A list of awesome things: Honda CBR250R, riding off-road, low prices, accessible performance, lightweight bikes. Now imagine combining all those into a single product. We give you this new Honda CRF250L. Currently planned for Asia and Europe only, Thai manufacturing could, like that CBR, bring it to America at an incredibly small amount of money. Accessible, affordable and desirable, could this be the next great Honda? :continue:
Literally the nicest looking sportsbike we’ve seen since the 1960s, this Honda RC-E concept is debuting in Tokyo today. Don’t get your hearts in too much of a flutter, this is definitely a concept and stands very little chance of reaching production. So why should you care about it? :continue:
Check out the classic Honda wing logos and matching pin stripes on these special edition Shadows created for the UK market. We’ve cropped out the rest of the bikes to avoid giving you a spontaneous case of narcolepsy. Hot, right? We can’t think of a single Honda model — CBR600RR, VFR1200, CB1100F — that wouldn’t benefit from white paint, a classy pin stripe and these color matched wings. Can you?
“I don’t like Cafe imitations, they are gay as fuck and uglier than hell. Only a ’50s or ’60s Brit bike can be a real cafe racer and they even still look like they have a dildo butt plug built into the seat.”
Don’t let Ray Fitzpatrick’s coarseness or Brooklyn accent fool you. He’s a genuinely nice guy that’s been riding motorcycles as everyday transportation for longer than I’ve been alive. He’s got the scars and road rash to prove it too. For decades, he rode without a license, but two years ago he forked over the $21,000 in fines and fees to get it back. A Honda mechanic by trade, this is his very special CBX.
Dear Honda, hi, it’s me again, David Edwards. Different soapbox, same rant I’m afraid. Last time we talked, it was to implore you to build the CB1100F retro concept bike as seen at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. And, in fact, the bike did make production, even if it’s not (yet?) imported to America. At least you are bringing in the CB1000R naked sportster, another of my suggestions. I wish you would have acted a little sooner on that, but okay we’re making progress. So, building on that good will and trust, let me help you sell more motorcycles. No need for design studies, clay mockups, leaked spy photos or any of that focus group malarkey that just wastes time and money. Here’s the deal, simple and straight: Honda, build this motorcycle. Actually, let me rephrase that: HONDA, BUILD THIS MOTORCYCLE!!! :continue:
When the builders at Japanese custom maker Whitehouse first saw the Honda CB1100 they new exactly what it should be: an exact replica of the original CB750, just equipped with modern components. It only took a few key parts to shift the somewhat confused new model in the right direction, creating this Honda CB1100 Four. :continue:
This Honda CB1100 was ridden to Orange County’s Cars and Coffee event yesterday morning by a Honda employee who was keen to know what other motorcyclists thought after seeing it in person and sitting on it. We’ve heard that the company’s product planers are under pressure from other departments to bring the CB1100 stateside, but this sighting doesn’t indicate that such a decision is imminent, as proven by the not-for-the-US CB1000R parked behind the retro UJM. > :continue:
What looks to be an internal Honda marketing video for the CB1100 has naturally made its way to the Internets, and hilarity ensues with quotes from project leader Hirofumi Fukunaga like, “Hey Rider, you are in the leading role, so enjoy yourself” and “People around see you and think ‘Wow that’s cool.’” Childish giggling aside, Honda has now made it perfectly clear who they don’t care about this rather classy bike appealing to– anyone under the spritely age of 48.> :continue:
Look closely, this isn’t the Honda CB1100 Customize Concept that was shown alongside the production Honda CB1100 back in September, but rather a customized version of that production bike from Mugen. It’s hard to tell the difference, so look at this Mugen’s weedier forks, rear grab handles, smaller “Mugen” branded seat hump and slightly darker shade of red, those’re the changes. Not bad, this is a near direct interpretation of concept to reality. Are we getting any CB1100 here in the US? Well, it’s up to American Honda’s product planners, who are under pressure from across the company to find a way to bring it in.> :continue:
By its very definition, comparing the retro roadster class by performance figures is a bit silly. These bikes aren’t created to go fast, they’re created to recapture some sort of fundamental two-wheeled experience with handsome looks, easy-going power and a nebulous thing called “character.” That’s why we prefer the Triumph Scrambler to its slightly faster sibling, the Bonneville: character. Still, looking at these numbers should tell us a little about the 2010 Honda CB1100.> :continue:
