As every year, for more than six years, there has been speculation about the possibility of Honda launching a CBX1000 of a new generation equipped with a powerful in-line six-cylinder engine. And not without reason, according to the patent registrations that the Japanese brand has made over the last few years.
Here are some of the articles in which we have discussed the matter in depth and which can serve as a guide to put the latest rumours on the subject into context:
Now it has been Minoru KatoGeneral Manager Honda of the Motorcycle and Power Products Division who, in a press conference before the Japanese media, has “let the cat out of the bag” about the brand’s future plans. But above all, what can we expect in the future? EICMA 2024 and what are the chances of a new one being revealed there? CBX1000.
He has not mentioned the latter, but he has confirmed the presentation of an electric leisure bike, the first of the brand, and a preview of a new internal combustion engine. It is at this moment that international media very close to Honda have begun to tie up loose ends, and put on the table the possibility of a CBX1000 for the next seasons.
Honda CBX1000 2025, 2026?
The arrival of the CBX1000 would undoubtedly be one of the most important events within the Japanese firm in recent years. Not only because of the fact that it revives such emblematic initials within the history of the brand. Also because we would be looking at a totally new 6-cylinder engine, something almost unheard of in these times.
On this matter, Kato said: “We will be showing at this year’s Milan fair (EICMA) what we are currently working on as a new ICE (internal combustion engine) together with a prototype of an electric model.”
He also confirmed that this new mechanism will not be V-shaped, arguing reasons of cost and difficulty in establishing a new design, using this mechanical configuration, starting from scratch.
In any case, it will not be until 2025 or even 2026 when Honda has a concept of the model ready with which to begin development of the final series model. A wait that is turning out to be long, given current market trends, where a 6-cylinder model would become a niche market product aimed at those few petrolheads that are left.
