The CBX1000 was Honda’s first production motorcycle with a six cylinder engine. The design of the CBX1000 was overseen by Shoichiro Irimajiri who had been instrumental in the design of Honda’s world championship winning six-cylinder engines in the 1960’s.When the company first started selling the bike in 1979 it had a standard bike appearance that highlighted the bike's in-line six cylinder engine. The twin cam, 24 valve engine produced 105 bhp and turned the quarter mile in under 12 seconds, but had disappointing sales in its first two years of production. Honda added a fairing and panniers in 1981 to make the bike appealing to the sport touring market, but sales didn’t improve. The bike that had burst onto the scene in 1978 was discontinued after four years of production. The heavy machine couldn’t compete with lighter, faster, better handling bikes like the Suzuki GS1000.
Honda CBX1000 Slideshow
1979 Cycle Magazine Road Test
