Honda CBX - Six Cylinder Symphony
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2019
- Few bikes made as much of an impression as the Honda CBX, or CBX1000 as it is also known. In the late 70s, it was arguably one of the most impressive motorcycles of the era. Much of that was down to its incredible six-cylinder engine and its even more amazing sound.
The Honda CBX was a true halo motorcycle - they didn't sell many, but it was the perfect response to other superbikes of the seventies like the Suzuki GS1000, Yamaha XS11 and Kawasaki Z1. The Honda CBX1000 was a true icon and re-established Honda's reputation as a maker of desirable and exciting motorbikes and the CBX had a noise to back it up.
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That CBX has more cylinders than most Honda cars in the world
45 years later and still no one has made a better-sounding motorcycle. That's amazing.
Would've been enjoyable w/o background music.
It has more cylinder than most of the cars today 😂.
My brother bought one new in 1979, he’s still got it!
Sure a great bike, with that lovely sound. I suspect that you are very cautious with it, because nowhere during this segment you pull open the gas to where the angels live; above the 7500 rpm until the 9500 rpm she actually sounds like the F1 cars of those days. If you ever have the guts and really let her go, be sure to film and post. Until that time; nice video, but missing the point of the real sound.
They should bring this back!! Doesn’t need to be huge 6 cylinder, make it smaller less wide
I bought a 1982 X registration German import which was 100 bhp instead of the 105 bhp British model from a guy called Roy greep. He had a power washing garage on billacome Rd plymouth. I paid £1995 for it in late 82, milage just over 6500. I think the reg no. Was FBP 693X. I loved it!
I hope i can own one one day
Man it sounds exactly like a GT3RS. I6 ftw!!
My dad have this bike.
When I was 16, my first job was a bike mechanic. I used to build these right out of the crate.
Super six in line by Honda, nothing touches it for the pure envigouring sight, sound and riding pleasure of it's era.
Owned the very first CBX ever sold in the state of New Mexico. Bought it in the second part of 1978. Fabulous!!!!
For us oldies these old Japanese bikes get more gorgeous looking all the time!
I had a Z1 before the CBX came out. The sound of this thing when you were out where you could hear it was so good it gave you goose bumps. One friend had one and promptly laid it down, breaking into the cases. Then they camouflage out with the cafe with side cases. Just too killer. This was IT in the very late ‘70s. Very cool bike.
I rode and owned a 73 Z1 and an 81 CBX......both bought new....the Z1 was the beast of the day taking on all manner of muscle cars and spanking them on my private strip of back road.....had about 70000 mi. on it when I had to lay it down in 76 when a drunk crossed the line on a twisty turny....the CBX I sport toured across the county twice .... It ate up some of the most delicious stretches of back road on this continent....always with that mechanical symphony humming under me when you turn up the wick...had close to 137000 mi when I sold it in 88 to pay for my wedding....I miss them both like long lost loves.
I had one. Rode it from southern Oregon to reno many times in the early 80s. Great ride. Sold it when I got married. We split a year later...no kids just us. I'll never forget she asked me what I was going to miss about "us." I told her it was my cbx.
One of the best looking bikes ever built, along with the Z900