CBX1000, 1978

Watch this Honda Factory video of the 1979 CBX in action.

CBX
1978-82

1047cc, 6-cylinder, 6-carbs, 24-valve DOHC Air-cooled producing 105bhp@9,500rpm.

Launched in 1978 as a 1979 year model the stunning CBX was Honda's first production 6-cylinder motorcycle and was developed from their mid 1960s World Championship winning RC 6-cylinder racers.

At the time the CBX was Honda's flagship model but due to its high price it was outsold by the CB900F. 

Today, the 1978/79 CBX model is very much a collectors model with prime examples reaching values of over £20,000 at auction!   


1978/79 CBX-Z
- First model

1980 CBX-A 
- Air-assist front forks.
- Black reverse ComStar wheels.
- Small lockable storage box in rear seat tail.
- Produced in Japan and at Honda's Ohio, USA plant.
- Not formally sold in the UK.

1981 CBX-B 
- Pro-Link rear suspension
- Black finish engine
- Touring Fairing
- Touring panniers (optional extra in some markets)
- De-tuned engine!

1982 CBX-C 
- Mainly colour change
- Not formally sold in the UK.



Price at introduction: 
CBX-Z - £2,560.00 (UK, 1978)
CBX-B - £3,395.00 (UK, 1981)





Back in 1978...
In late May 1978 four early production examples of the CBX-Z were flown from Tokyo to Heathrow. The four special crates were then rushed overnight to Honda UK Headquarters in West London where 4 staff members assembled and PDI'd them, then rode them in the early hours to Liverpool for the ferry to the IOM for the TT travelling-marshals. From Tokyo to the TT in under 48-hours, and I was one of those 4 privileged staff members!  
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