Affectionately known as the Big One, the Honda CB1000 was produced for just two years as a bike that stood out in a world of superbike replicas with acres of plastic bodywork. The slightly detuned engine didn't help sales, and Americans weren't ready for
It stood out from the crowd by moving away from the standard super sports-derived big naked formula, melding exhilarating function to a form that offered a radically fresh, visually stunning two-wheeled aesthetic. Combining more with less, the reborn CB1000R gave its rider a huge amount of us...
2023 Honda CB750 Hornet Review When Honda launched the new CB750 Hornet I was eager to find out more about this bike and even better, see if I could get a ride on the bike. You see, when I passed my bike test, my first ‘big bike’ was a 2003 Hornet 600 and as it... Read...
Review your HONDA CRF1000L AFRICA TWIN (2016 - 2019) Summary of owners' reviews Overall rating: 4.4 out of 5 (4.4/5) Ride quality & brakes: 4.4 out of 5 (4.4/5) Engine: 4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5) Reliability & build quality: 4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5) Value vs rivals: 4.5 ou...
In November 1991 Honda unveiled the CBR900RR – a machine that would revolutionise the Super Sport sector. Since the arrival of the first Superbike, the CB750, more than 20 years earlier, much had changed. Chassis rigidity, four cylinder engine performance and suspension sophistication had all...
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Check out the instruments on the CB1000R Black Edition. You get a big, bright, five-inch TFT (Thin Film Transistor) display that gives you all the information you’ll need while riding. BLACKED-OUT EXHAUST From the four head pipes all the way to the end of the muffler can, the CB10...
Honda VTR1000 Firestorm Bike Overview In the mid-1990s, everyone wanted a big-bore V-twin. The huge success of Ducati – both on the road with its Monsternaked bikesand on track with its legendary 916 Superbike – made the other firms sit up and pay attention. Aprilia, Suzuki andHondaal...
It was also all very familiar as the CB1300's forefather, The Big One (CB1000), was launched on another island in the Med, Ibiza, ten years ago. I was on that one too. So I've been wallowing in waves of nostalgia. Nostalgia is an appropriate emotion here as, if you're greying...
Had the big valve check at 18000; one shim slightly out. As bike is over 20 years old I don't plan on paying for another valve check. Just oil and filters and I'm sure it will see 200k with no problems. Equipment 3 out of 5 Can't complain but they don't come any more ...