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Honda EVO6, CB1100R, and CB1100F Concepts

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Honda EVO6 prototype introduced at Tokyo Motor Show

Honda announced the lineup of prototype, pre release and other exhibition models scheduled for display at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan from Saturday, October 27 to Sunday, November 11, 2007.

The prototypes shown here, the EVO6, CB1100R and CB1100F look like they could be put into production without a whole lot of changes. Though concept bikes at shows like this are often little more than far out styling exercises, sometimes they are very close to what eventually appears and feedback from the show is taken before the final design is settled. No tech details yet. The EVO6 looks great to me and the CBs have a very nice retro standard design. What do you think?

More photos below:

Honda CB1100R prototype introduced at Tokyo Motor Show
Honda CB1100R

Honda CB1100F prototype introduced at Tokyo Motor Show
Honda CB1100F

Comments

  1. Well done Honda ! Style from Honda?

    The EVO6 is superb…modern, but not overdone with edges & busy lines going everywhere. The rad is integrated very well. As far as I can tell the lighting looks good, too. And that engine will embarrass A LOT of riders (120+ ft./lbs of torque). This needs built for many reasons.

    The CB1100F is cool. Subtlety that will continue to last.

    I like the CB1100R, but Jason from Fri 13th comes to mind with that fairing.

  2. Hope all of ’em come to be.
    Hoyt is right about the fairing on the 1100R, except for that it’s a winner.

  5. EV06, cool muscle bike! Ripe for the market. Choppers are dead/ fading, Vmax took too long, the Rune was a little to big and not for the masses. The CB’s are throwback homages but are way cool. I expect that they would sell well at a certian price point otherwise they could languish on the shoroom floor as an overpriced style bike. Then 4-5 years later everyone would want one when they arent for sale anymore. Me I want all three and would probally ride the CBR the most.

  7. The EVO6 looks cool but it needs at least a half-fairing in order to really take advantage of all that power.

  8. I think they all look good, and may or may not sell well depending on price. I like Evo6 best and i would be most interested in… rear wheel looks like it came off BMW M3, 1100r fairing does have a freindly face… I think more C3PO “star wars”

  9. It seems that Ducati isn’t the only marque to remember their history (but with better electrics). These are all really nice bikes.

    They’re all pretty big, though. How about some of that style in a CB650/750?

  10. The Evo6 is a really slick design. It’s naked but it’s clean and uncluttered and it’s probably one of the best jobs I’ve seen yet of radiator integration.

    I love the look of old race bikes but never thought I’d want to own such a thing until now. That CB1100R is a damn good looking bike. There is something about red, white, and blue with flat gold mag wheels.

    Ironically, the CB1100F is my least favorite of the trio. The tank is a little boxy for my taste and I’ve never warmed up to stadium seating anywhere but stadiums. A flatter seat and a curvier tank and I’d be as hot and bothered over it as I am for the other two.

  11. I would absolutely be at a Honda dealership tomorrow if they came out with the Evo 6 just like it is minus the blingy wheels.

    Best concept bike since the Honda NAS

  12. I like the shape of the CB1100F’s tank.

    Imagine this bike with an accessorized rear seat cowling that fits tight down on the rear pillion. Add bar-end mirrors, black rims with spokes, and clip-ons. Those swoopy headers and a black 180mm rear rim with spokes? tasty!

    Got to add the EVO6 to my torque blog.

  13. Beautiful!!!!

    The EV06 styling puts the B-King and new V-Max to shame. Not another “Transformer” knockoff. It looks futuristic without looking like a toy.

    Both 1100s are stunning. Nice clean SIMPLE lines… I love ’em. Best new concept designs I have seen in years. Let’s hope Honda is as bold as they were with the Rune and actually produces these, including for the US market.

  14. wow, some really nice looking bikes here, although I can’t help but feel for Erik Buell, it seems like all the mainstream manufacturers are coming around to his thinking with design; centralized mass, fairly low under engine exhausts, upside down forks, stubby seat design with uncluttered tail end etc… The EVO6 does remind me of a Ligthning XB model.
    The difference here is Honda has a lot longer history and these bikes indeed are drawing on their own tradition while being futuristic at the same time. They all look absolutely great, but that EVO6 is somehow hypnotic, I really want one badly.

  16. I own two CB400Fs, a 919Hornet and a couple of VFR400’s. I lusted after a CB1100R in the 80’s (till I sat on it and realised what a behemoth it was). Not 100% sure about the tank on the 1100F (bit slabby sided?) but you have to love the pipe! I wonder how close to production ready though? Im thinking about things like catalytic converters, radiators etc (or are they air/oil cooled like those 1980’s Suzuki motors…if so, how about noise and emissions compliance?)

    Having said all that: I want one of those CB1100R’s. Today.

  18. I don’t at all feel sorry for Erik Buell. He is getting validation the likes of which few people get. He also now has the opportunity to take things to the next level and demonstrate that by the time the big boys get around to catching up with him that he’s got something else up his sleeve.

  20. Love the CB designs. Actually the color combo and shape of the F looks a lot like a Yamaha SRX-6, it even has the roundule on the tank.

    I’d take a CB-R syled as above but would like a 750 at most, I guess 800 is now the new 750. Honda has had the Bol d’Or replicas (named “Super”) available in other countries for a while. I suppose this means we won’t be seeing either of the CB’s here (US) then too.

    Any news of the CB750 Classic?

    -todd

  21. Wow, thanks for showing. Now I am certainly gonna be at Makuhari this year!

    Erm, BTW. Is the EVO a boxer engine?!?

  22. Wow , nice . It’s about time they came back with the classics . Why does the Japanees have to copy American styling anyway ? Every biker I know of started out on a old Honda CB and had no complaints .

  23. ALL HAIL THE CB!!!!

    Those 1100’s are just what is missing from the showroom floors. I hope Honda makes a LOT of them, otherwise they’ll would have to beat customers back!

  24. Those 1100’s are NICE! Love the F-model’s sideswept pipes..a nice historical nod to the CB400F. The R is very cool too..sort of a retro with modern components.

    The EVO6? About as subtle as a set of brass knuckles. Definitely needs less brightwork IMO, but very very nice. I’ve been wanting to do something along that line with the Valkyrie motor…maybe Honda will do it for me!

  25. Add the EVO6 to the Griffon, DN-01 and E4-01 – way cool concepts that entusiasts will never get their hands on. 🙁 Meanwhile, American Honda returns the Nighthawk and Rebel for their 23rd model year, the VLX and Helix for their 24th model year and the Elite 80 for its 27th model year!

    Tom

  26. I love that CBR! I wish it had a single-side swingarm (hard to tell from the photo). I would buy it over a 1000RR any day of the week.

  27. That CB1100r is awesome. Hope the performance is there with it. I agree the EVO6 is a bit out there though.

  28. I like all of these. Especially the EVO 6. The valkyrie and rune models just didn’t do that motor justice.

    The CB1100R is nice. I am in the process of building a “cafe racer” from an old CB750. The openness and exposed nature of the frame reminds me of the Ducatis. Its nice to see a clean open look from one of the Japanese makers for a change.

  29. That CB1100R is about the coolest modern-retro I’ve seen maybe…ever? The Ductai Sport Classics are great and all but Honda designers managed to blend old with new even more seemlessly with this one. I’m tempted to beg and plead for a US release but it’d be a waste of time, It’ll show up in Japan if anywhere.

  31. Is that EVO 6 trick or what?!! I’ve been hoping that a sharp looking naked would show up on the scene, and this is it! The B-King is just way overstyled, nakeds are supposed to be lean, mean, and clean, not cluttered up. I was thinking how the new Buell 1125 would look naked, but no doubt the EVO has got the look down and it wouldn’t even be a contest. The only changes I would like to see is for the wheels to be a little less showy and for the motor to not be blacked out, don’t paint it up at all.

    Built it and I will come!

  32. I would buy the Honda CB1100R in a heart beat
    looks like someone in Japan took a shine to the Ducati Sports Classics

    alas, Honda brings milk toast to the show room year after year

  33. I love that CB110F. I have missed good old standard bikes, as cruisers make my back hurt, and race replicas hurt my wallet and my back. The main reason I bought my Bonneville was because it was affordable and COMFY. After 30+years of riding, I still dislike giant touring bikes.

  34. The Evo6 looks like that hot, half-asian halfsister the hottest girl in highschool had, and they absolutely hated each other. That radiator has already been said to be amazing, the exhausts are quirky yet cool, and the seat has that hanging-out-in-nowhere the Griso works so well.

    The CB1100R looks like they realised the CBRxxxxRRs are just plain intimidating, and reworked it into a cute bikini fairing and let the rest of the body do it’s own thing. Now, if we could just drop that down to a twin, and scale the cc back to 250…

    The 1100F looks like an old Yamaha. What’s up with that? Oh, and what’s up with the dual shocks on both?

  35. If the reaction here is any indication, Honda had better get these things in showrooms yesterday.

    I LOVE that 1100R. It’s the Japanese Duc 916.

    cl

  36. At first glance I really like like these bikes…. Especially the CB’s! And I want to like them.

    I like the clean lines, the air cooled engines, the retro style

    BUT when you start to look into the styling a little deeper

    Those dual rear shocks on the CB’s ….one example.

    The exhaust on the 1100f …. looks like they pulled it off an old CB400 …. and I NEVER liked that exhaust system with the header pipes pulled into a flat group before the collector. If Honda wanted to reproduce that era they should have emulated the after market equipment like the popular Hooker or Jardine or Kerker systems that were the choice of almost every rider who upgraded their exhaust in the day.

    The 1100r looks really good to me …. kind of a cross between a JPS Norton and a Honda Endurance racer circa 1977 … but why why why compromise the performance with that rear end??

    It seems that the Japanese ALWAYS …. always ….. do something stupid with otherwise great designs.

  37. Heh! That’s interesting… Especially since the 4-into-1 collector on a ’75 400 supersport is considered one of the most beautifulpieces of motorcycle design… EVER. Don’t think so? Ask Sir Alan Cathcart…

  38. Love the EVO, I bet they produce it right after the new VFR and the NAS. The most exiting thing in this year’s “dream machine” is the Semi. Not too bitter, eh?

  39. Rule of thumb. On any Honda, there will be one design flaw. It might be the way you take off the tank, the way you adjust the chain, the way you remove the fairings, or… Dual rear shocks. Why, oh why Honda? I rather think it’ll become a standard aftermarket part, a SS with monoshock.

  40. Those Hondas have dual rear shocks for the same reason that the Ducati Sport Classics do: they are intentionally designed as retro looking bikes.

    If you want modern performance I think Honda prefers that you buy a CBR1000.

  41. I’d love the CB110F with the 1100R’s inverted forks and black 4-2 exhaust system. I don’t mind the dual rear shocks at all.

  42. Dual shocks arguably allow greater control than a shock that is trying to control the wheel on the end of a long arm. Just think of what a tiny bit of play in the (many) pivots will do with a single shock. With dual shocks, the fork can be made much-MUCH lighter and the shocks and springs can also be much lighter than a single that has leverage working against it. The dual shocks cool better as well.

    The main reasons manufacturers went to a single shock is; cost, looks, progressive linkage, and longer travel. Progressive damping is now controlled with more sophisticated valving and springs and there has been a large move to linkage-less shocks to get rid of some of the slopiness. There have been many articles written on the benefits of dual shocks but Vanity proves to be a stronger motivation.

    -todd

  43. The first single shock bikes were an improvement over the twin shock bikes of the day because adapting the single shocks forced the designers to stiffen up the swingarms and frames. Since then, it has just been an obligatory gimmick of SportFashion, in my opinion.

    You will not find that in any brochure copy.

    I’ll bet we’ll see more shocks migrate out where they belong in the future.

  44. yes, where they belong is a good way to put it… Have you guys ever thought about the stresses placed accross that swingarm with the pivot point only 2-3 inches away from the load point? Shocks outboard, and near the end of the axle are more adjustable, more supple, can make better use of spring-rate changes, etc..

    Personally, I think single-shock swingarms, undertail exhaust, flush-mount signals, and all that other boy-racer crap… Is just that: Crap. But, aesthetics *DO* sell. But, the *NEW* aesthetic is Retro-Cool.

    Mark my words…

  45. The CB1100F looks like a Yamaha SRX ripoff, but the 1100R looks like pure business, I’d like one of those. I like the no frills look of both those bikes.

  46. Dual Shocks seem to be one of the main talking points here.

    Those who argue that dual shocks are stupid and mono shocks are better, I encourage them to back it up with an example. There is little evidence that one is truly better than the other. Looks to me like vanity will be the winner there.

    It’s clear from these publicity concepts that Honda is acknowledging the push towards ‘retro tech’ and American ‘muscle bikes’. One clear way to do that is with dual rear shocks. Going on the principle that ‘wider is better’, modern dual shocks can work quite well. After all, these Honda concepts are for ‘street bikes’, so debating over one shock or two will almost always boil down to personal preference. I like both setups, really. But which one depends on the style of bike.

    As far as strength, take a look at how elaborate mono-shock equipped swing arms have become over the last decade with the goal of minimizing torsional flex. This is less of a concern with dual shocks braced to each side of a twin spar swing arm, thus simplifying the design.

    Once again, as with so many other motorcycle debates, I believe it all comes down to personal preference.

  47. Nice but then Honda makes all ‘nice’ bikes.

    I mean the Rune was ‘nice’ but not many people wanted one in their garage at $25K.

    The Goldwing is ‘nice’ for a tank.

    The 1000’s are ‘nice and boring’ unless you go to the track.

    To me, the last, most exciting non-track bike that Honda built was the V65 Magna. I loved that V4 power..bought a new one, cash, back in 1983….and then Honda stopped making them after a few years.

    I hate V-twins, flat 6’s and inline 4’s…so I still ride a VMax…..and I’m waiting for the new exciting VMax, or until Honda decides to build something other than ‘nice’ bikes.

  48. EVO6 – this thing is expected to produce lot more then 118 horsepower of a Goldwing and will be half the weight of a Goldwing which tips the scale at around 800lbs. So not only it looks amazing it will handle like a sports bike.

    If Honda goes to production with this, I think B-King and V-Max will be in serious trouble.

    I have not seem anyone integrate the radiator so well, I remember people at Harley made a huge deal about integrating the rad in the design yet still came out looking like shit. So really great job Honda!

    I really hope Honda puts Evo6 in production and do not dilute the design. I will buy one no doubt!

  49. I just visited the Honda worldwide web site and there is mention of a CB750 as a production bike and a future CB1300 SuperFour abs? I wonder what they look like…..

  50. CB1100R is gorgeous. I used to own an original RC model. I have only bought one new bike in my life up to now, but it could become number 2. I would love to see it with the 1100F exhaust.

  53. I’ve just noticed the letter box style air intake for the oil cooler, on the CB1100R, just like the endurance raceers of the 80s.

  54. I’ll take the CB1100F! A great nod to original Honda styling from the ’70’s and I don’t have to restore anything. It’d nice to see Honda going back to their own history and building something like this.

  55. CB1100R looks like it has the fairing, tank and the seat cowling from three different bikes. The fairing has very blocky old school look but the seat cowling is off any new super bike and the tank well its neither here or there. I think the bike is in serious identity crisis.
    Dont get me wrong I still I like the over all look and direction honda has taken but the design needs to me more refined and thought out.
    Evo6 hmmmmm I cant say anything bad about it, it is pure perfection!

  56. The guy who says any Honda has design flaws has obviously never owned an Italian bike, especially one like MotoGuzzi. Dealing with design flaws are a way of life for Guzzi owners (I have a Griso) and makes Honda look like perfection itself.

    That said, the 1100R is perfection! It’s got none of the grotesque contrived lines coming out of Italy lately e.g. Benelli Tre or Bimota Delrio. This is the essence of retro-classic. Simple, elegant, pure. I will sell my Griso and buy one of these if it comes to the US.

  57. Everybody whant’s to be a “New V-MAX”.

    Common Yamaha ! Release your stuff !

    (I have one 1996 Black Max)

  58. The CB1100 tribute machines look superb,they also look like they’ll handle pretty well too ! its about time we saw a return to a bike you can actually use on the road in the real world ! I’ve been running a CB1000 this year and its a superb machine ! much better than silly sportsbikes and these 2 machines really look like they’re carrying on what honda started a long time ago look lush loads of classic styling nods hits all the right buttons much better than triumphs attempts with the crayons and we’ll just not mention the hernia brigade on the ridiculous tribute ducati’s (yes we only bring them out on sunday mornings and i know its broken down 6 times this month but)beautiful honda machines understated simple does exactly what it says on the tin ! and more …..

  59. I’ve been a Honda man all my life, and they have been a tough company to love for the last few years. I still ride a UJM (’92 Nighthawk 750), and the CB1100F looks like my next bike. Great hat tip to the original design that killed off Triumph, BSA, Norton, et. al. I wonder if Big Red has the guts to actually build it.

  60. You guys arguing 1 shock vs 2 are missing something.

    INSURANCE COSTS. I ride a nighthawk 750 (yeah yeah I know I’ll wait for the laughter to die down). My insurance company pretty much rates any bike with a mono shock rear end as a sport bike with very high insurance rates. But a dual shock rear street bike is considered a cruiser. with about 1/3 to 1/4 the insurance cost of a “sport” bike.

    If the cb1100f or cb1300 comes to the USA my nighthawk is being hauled down to my honda dealer for a trade.

  61. With a 17 month old son, I don’t have time to run two motorcycles. So, I’m selling my 2002 KTM Duke II and keeping the bike that best matches my current riding, a 2004 Honda 599. I’ll run the 599 for many years, and see if Honda brings something like the CB1100R to the States. If they do, it’s “bye, bye” 599 and “hello” new moto!

  63. EVO 6
    I’ve owed Harleys all my life ,2005 Deuce as my current model with many ugrades .Sitting here with other Harley owners we all agreed that this has to be the cleanest,baddest bike we have ever seen .
    Love the single sided swing ,cool radiator ,beautiful contrast black out engine with the chrome . Looking at the B king the tail looks weak and the face looks like a bug and the V max styling has too much going on really hard to depict the features . EVO 6 Jumps at you with clean powerful classic lines . I would buy this at $20,000
    if they stay tru to the concept , unlike the B king!

  65. Excellent. I really hope they start making real bikes again. It saddened me to see the once great 750 turned into another Harley look alike.

  66. I ride a Valkyrie now. Bring the EVO6 to market and I’ll be the first in line. The Rune just never did it for me…

  67. The CB1100F looks great. They styling is superb with clean, uncluttered lines and no goofy graphics. I especially like the seat and rear fender/taillight treatment. The chrome 4-1 pipe is a Honda masterpiece and it’s nice to see it back. The CB1100R is funky and will get the most attention but I believe it would ultimately fail in the showroom. A high performance bike in a retro style doesn’t make sense. If someone is looking for performance, a CBR1000 would be the obvious choice. I don’t know what kind of rider would be interested in the CB1100R when it comes to handing over the cash. The EVO is not my thing so I won’t comment.

  68. JUST BUILD THEM ALREADY!!!! How many POSITIVE reviews DO YOU NEED? BUILD it1 Build it!

    I already own too many bikes and I will make room for the CB1100R.

    OK, and if I can maybe even the EVO6.
    PLEASE build me one.

  69. Dear Honda, I’ve been a real big fan of your products since I owned my first honda in 1980. It was a CR 80 and I was just a boy. Now I’m a 36 year old man and still a kid at heart. I have 3 Hondas in the garage now. A CBR 1000 rr, a CRF 450 and a NX 650. This new EVO6 is the first thing to impress me from HONDA in a long time. Where are your super moto bikes? Where are your adventure bikes? Where are your naked, street fighter bikes? The truth is you have not done much in the motorcycle segment of your company to impress us.

    I am impressed with your jet and everything your doing in the automotive divisions of your company. But, release a little money to the design teams of the motorcycle divisions and quit being so conservative when it comes to what you release to the public.

    Take a step back and look at why Honda exists in the first place, “motorcycles”. I believe HONDA builds a quality product and you truly get what you pay for. I also know if you build this motorcycle ( EVO6), I will have to have one. I also believe this will put Honda back in the race as a leading manufacture of performance toys for adults like myself that love to live like a free spirited wild horse, if only for a few hours a week. So, what are you waiting for, build it.

  70. All the EVO6 needs is some well-styled detachable hard bags–maybe a better passengers seat option–bang! she’s ready. I’d want one!

  71. I own a Valkyrie now and love it!! best overall bike i have ever had! but if they build an EVO6 CRUISER, i want the first one off the assembly line!!!!!!!!!
    this could be the replacement VALKYRIE that everyone has been waiting for!!!

  72. Hi every body, I am Honda Finance member in Spain.Motobiker for more than 20 years experience riding.CB1100 F reminds to me a cb 400 four or even a kawasaki kz400. This is fresh air for all my generation.Really proves the power of dreams’ coming, and rescuing 40 year old guys from extreme futurist design to the very best honda bikes tradition.
    Honda engeenering, please perform.let the good times role again

  73. This is driving me crazy! I wish there was a release date for any of these. There is not 1 single, new, motorcycle out that suits me like any one of these 3!

  74. i LOVE the evo6 but it will probably not be practical enough to convince the wife. The cb1100F if done in “K” trim would probably have me finding another wife.

  75. OK!! Old Skool cb1100f owner wants to comment on
    On HONDA,s New line. Full circle has come about for the new cb1100r What has taken so long
    to design the new UJM Looks like a hot rod from
    Hell!!! I woul love to take this up and down the Banff Jasper High way

    A Crazed Canuk

  76. I love these Hondas I think they make the best bikes anyway(personal opinion).I ride an 82 wing I just like the styling from a byegone era,one comment though I think especially with gas costs and insurance rates going the way they are, it would be great to see some more mid size stuff.I just found this site and I’m loving it, been riding since 75.thanks

  77. I… I can’t believe it. I’m falling in love with a machine! GOD! Honda produce the EVO!!!! Look at the reaction of the public, the enthusiasts! EVO is totally going to pawn its competitors! So please! Release it!

  78. The Evo looks like the usual “i only had a ruler” school of design, not really my thing…

    But the other two are awesome. The 1100R looks like a machine, it looks brutal.

  79. That CB1100R is just amazing! To each his own, you guys, but I want that CB1100R!!!

  80. Now now, I am loving these bikes as much as the next man, been waitin for honda to build another power cruiser like my 87 magna and looks like the evo6 could deliver, I especially like the 1100f, but lets not forget…the evo6 is…AUTOMATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HONDA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!

  81. Everybody keeps comparing the cb110f to the cb400f,hasn’t anyone ever seen the 77 cb750f supersport?It is far more like that,which isn’t bad,as the cb750f2 might have been the best all-round motorcycle ever built! If they sell the cb110f here.I will buy it!Unfortunately,the good stuff never seems to make it over here.See the xr1200 for example.Harley finally builds a bike worth owning,and they won’t sell it in the U.S.!No wonder their sales are down.One bike after another with(dated)styling but no substance.Amazing.

  82. Hey, Honda! Still haven’t built the Evo6 yet?!?
    I’ve always prefered agility over horsepower and I think my BMW F800 matches me perfectly. But I wouldn’t hesitate running to the bank to get the Evo6 instead! This bike is far too cool for Honda not to produce it. This is how naked bikes are supposed to look: clean, sexy & minimalist design and a beautiful engine. And with this exotic powerhouse in its racks, Honda really should commercialise the Evo6. The only thing I don’t understand is why they would give it a chain instead of a cleaner and more durable driveshaft, which is much more logical on a boxer engine…

  84. There are rumours that the CB1100F might go into production this year.

    Personally I’m waiting for the R…

  85. Hello, does anyone from Honda read these blogs?

    If so, please email me at warren@heliosproperties.com and I will, subject to contract, and no detuning, put a deposit on an Evo 6.

    If I have any input at all, give it more torque than power, but make sure it can do at least 300km/h without a fairing, make it light enough (or give it the right gearing) to pull power-wheelies in the first three gears, and make it handle as well as you can – I don’t expect a ‘Blade, but I don’t want a ‘Wing. Although your new sports ABS is interesting, I’m not sure about the HFTransmission concept on the DN-01. Oh, and give it a really good flat six sound track, like a 911 with a sports exhaust – give it a sports button to open a flap in the exhaust like Porsche, Aston or Maserati – and if you could give it some form of electronic suspension adjustment (like BMWs ESA) that would be good, or great if all combined with a more aggresive map to make it feel really different. Give it good, projector beam headlights and don’t make the parts a human intereacts with crude – spend money on the materials you use for the saddle, handlebar grips and control levers to give it an aura of enhanced value. Like Audi does with the R8. Or Bang & Olufson does with its high-end stereos.

    I’m 43 years old, have owned 44 consecutive motorcycles (had the latest, fasted, meanest from most manufactures since 1984 including GPZ900r, 750Turbo, Z1000R, ZZR1100, ZXR750, V-Max, GSXR750H/1000K1 & K5/1100L/Ms, FZR1000, R1, FireBlade, 1098S, BMW1100GS, KTM990Adventure and a plethora of dirt bikes) and would love to find something fast, good handling, classy, cool and innovative.

    A factory supercharged version, sub 240kgs, plus 300hp would get Euro 25/30,000 from me. And most of my like-minded friends.

    Or at least make that bloody V5 I’ve been waiting for guys! Put Tadeo Baba in charge if you want spirit?

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Kind regards,

    Leslie

  86. Robert Arthur, the F does not look anything like the 1977 CB750F Super Sports I have seen. What with Comstar wheels, plastic fastback seat cowling, low tank, straight down pipe 4-into-2 pipes, and ugly stripes they can’t be more different. The CB400F has the same distinctive snake 4-into-1 pipes, boxy tank, simple seat, and graphic-less paint scheme as this one. Actually it still looks a lot like a Yamaha SRX-6, especially with the silver side panels – Honda hasn’t done that since the CB77.

    -todd