Honda CBX
disc brakes 280 mm (11 in) Rear: Disc 305 mm (12.0 in) | |
Tires | Front 3.5 x 18" Rear 4.25 x 18" |
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Rake, trail | 27.5°, 4.7 in (120 mm) |
Wheelbase | 1,495 mm (58.9 in) |
Dimensions | L: 2,220 mm (87 in) W: 780 mm (31 in) H: 1,145 mm (45.1 in) |
Seat height | 810 mm (32 in) |
Weight | 246.7 kg (544 lb)[5] (dry) 272 kg (600 lb)[5] (wet) |
Fuel capacity | 20 L (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) |
Fuel consumption | 6.00 L/100 km; 47.1 mpg‑imp (39.2 mpg‑US)[5] |
The Honda CBX sports motorcycle was manufactured by Honda from 1978 to 1982.[10][11] With a 1047cc inline six-cylinder engine producing 105 bhp (78 kW), it was the flagship of the Honda range. The CBX was well-received by the press, but was outsold by its sibling introduced in late 1979, the Honda CB900F.[12]
Engine characteristics
Honda had produced a
Although bulky, it was only two inches wider than a
Journalist L. J. K. Setright wrote of the CBX's width: "Don't tell me that its engine is too wide: It is no wider than the legs of a rider, so it adds nothing to the frontal area, and personally I would rather have my legs shielded by a cylinder apiece than exposed to every blow ..."[12]
Sport touring model
In 1981, Honda repositioned the CBX into the
Reception
In the February 1978 issue of
The CBX was pre-dated by the six-cylinder 1972–1978
Cycle Guide praised the bike as "the Vincent Black Shadow of 1979" upon its introduction.[16] In 2011, Australian publication 2 Wheels Magazine named the CBX as one of their favourite 12 superbikes ever.
To avoid confusion with Honda CBX series bikes, the CBX is sometimes referred to as the CBX1000.
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CBX 1320 cc Funnybike drag racing engine
Moto Martin CBX
In 1980,[18] Frenchman Georges Martin of the French firm Moto Martin designed and built a lighter and stiffer nickel tube frame capable of controlling the CBX motor, and supplied this chassis in kit form.
The original bike had handling issues if ridden hard and was heavy at 580 lb (260 kg). The Moto Martin addressed the handling problems by creating a new rolling chassis. The new frame was stiffer and lighter than the original and the stock 37mm
UK journal
Bibliography
- Kuch, Joachim: Honda. Motorräder seit 1970. (in German) Stuttgart: Motorbuch-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3-613-02061-0, p. 50-51
- Limpf, Martin: Das Motorrad. Seine technische und geschichtliche Entwicklung dargestellt anhand der einschlägigen Fachliteratur. (in German) München: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-486-27571-2, p. 59-63
- Foster, Ian: The CBX Book, part 1 and 2
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Burns, John (April 2, 2012), "Fifty Years of "Do You Have Any Idea How Fast You Were Going?" A brief history of Ludicrous Speed", Cycle World, archived from the original on April 7, 2012, retrieved March 7, 2017
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1981 Honda CBX". American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Ric (January–February 2006). "Honda CBX". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Honda CBX1000". Carole Nash. June 20, 2008. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Cameron, Kevin (September 22, 2016). "Honda CBX1000 - CLASSICS REMEMBERED". Cycle World. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Greg Williams (November–December 2009). "1981 Honda CBX". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ a b Bowen, Simon (January 11, 2011). "Classic Scrap: Honda CBX1000 vs. Kawasaki Z1300". Visordown. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Suzuki GS 1100 vs. Honda CBX: Is There a New Superbike King?". Motorcyclist. March 1980.
- ^ a b c Frank, Melling (November 13, 2015). "Classic bikes: Honda CBX". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- EMAP) p.65
- Motorcycle News, 27 December 1978, centrespread cutaway poster drawing. Retrieved 29 December 2021
- ^ General OneFile(subscription required) , p. 86
- ^ Boehm, Mitch (April 2016), "THE STATEMENT", Motorcyclist, pp. 48–52
- ISBN 978-0-7603-1077-9.
- ^ "HONDA CBX Grand Prix Glamour and Touring Chic". Cycle World. July 1981.
- ^ Ric Anderson (January–February 2006). "Honda CBX: The Power of Six Cylinders". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- Motor Cycle, 22 September 1982, p.8. Accessed 30 October 2021
- Motorcycle News, 17 September 1980, p.7 Accessed 8 December 2020
- ^ September 1996 – Bike Builders: Moto Martin CBX Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly, September 23, 1996 archived from the original 30 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2021
- Motorcycle News, 16 September 2012 archived from the original21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021
- ^ "European finesse for Honda's mighty CBX". Bonhams. January 7, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Honda CBX 1000 Review". USA Motorcycling. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- Motorcycle News, 17 September 1980, p.39 Accessed 9 December 2020