Honda finally realise there's a demand for a decent retro...

[tdm34]

I really like the look of this concept Honda... Hope they make it....

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-bikes/honda-cb-...





https://youtu.be/lwFEGe4Xkh8

Another video, the Tank seat unit and tail light are a work of art, although no pillion pegs, rear guard, indicators or mirrors shown...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrQ7S8f-iTY

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[joema]

Looks brilliant. Simple and clean.

[bogie]

Nice...just needs a CBR1000 engine

[dibblecorse]

Love the clean lines, nothing fussy / lairy, competition for the Ducati Scrambler ...

[lukeyman]

Nice.

Think I'd prefer a square headlight. And it doesn't need a fancy dash.

[Janluke]

Who doesnt love the Superdream :-)

[Triaguar]

Janluke said:

Who doesnt love the Superdream :-)

The most magnolia of motorcycles. Sorry folks not for me. Beauty is in the eye of the be holder

[bogie]

Janluke said:

Who doesnt love the Superdream :-)

Yeah, I had one on the bedroom wall in the 70s

[S2r]

That's really nice, clean and simple. No doubt when it makes it to the showroom with a rear mudguard, plates, rear pegs, indicators and mirrors it'll lose a bit of its clean lines but nothing that a few minutes with a couple of spanners and an ebay account wont sort.

One of the few recent concepts that I actually like the look of

[Maruchino]

Love that! Chances of it coming to production?

[carinaman]

I wonder what green and black stripes would look like on that Honda concept bike?

http://www.bikebound.com/2020/01/27/honda-cbx750/

[Esceptico]

Retro bikes not normally my thing but that does look good. I hope the actual book looks similar.

[Rubin215]

It's not truly retro without twin shocks; too much space between the seat unit and the rear tyre.

Even with a single sided swingarm they could at least stick the shock on that side so that it looks ok from the left...

[So]

bogie said:

Nice...just needs a CBR1000 engine

And twin rear shocks for aesthetics.

[Ho Lee Kau]

I like this.

[Pothole]

Surely they made millions from that realisation with the CB1300?

[LuS1fer]

I once bought a Honda CB750FA - very similar to this, blue stripes on silver - but it wasn't very good so I sold it.

This looks nice but it wouldn't make me rush out and buy it.

[mikal83]

Janluke said:

Who doesnt love the Superdream :-)

Those of us that prefer a CB. I would be in heaven if I had an early 1970's CB550. My first bike was a brand new 1975 CB200. Jeez they are tiny

[lukeyman]

So said:

bogie said:

Nice...just needs a CBR1000 engine

And twin rear shocks for aesthetics.

And not handling.

[tvrolet]

mikal83 said:

Janluke said:

Who doesnt love the Superdream :-)

Those of us that prefer a CB. I would be in heaven if I had an early 1970's CB550. My first bike was a brand new 1975 CB200. Jeez they are tiny

But when new I can’t think that anyone wanted a CB550 (or a 500). After you got off your 250 it was straight to a 750 or above. I can’t remember anyone ever wanting or riding one at the time...at least from the ‘young lads with big bikes’ brigade.

I did like the styling of the original CB900 - miles better than what came before it. I took one for an extended test ride in the late 80s as a possible replacement for the Z900 as it did look nice. But ended up buying a Z1R as I was a sucker for the extra cubes and I liked the wee fairing.

But if this does get launched and it looks like the pics it will be a real nice looking bike. Only problem I can see though is I think the demographic that can remember the CB900 first time round are probably at the point in their lives when they’d rather buy an actual CB900 and relive their yoof. Still a nicely styled bike though.