– (12) NEW Honda CB1000R Custom / Concept Motorcycles just released! –
Honda just pulled the covers off of twelve, yes – TWELVE customized versions of the CB1000R the flagship of its Neo Sports Café range (CB125R / CB300R / CB1000R) – at the Wheels & Waves show in Biarritz, France.
The bikes you see below were created by Honda, its dealers and custom shops they’ve partnered with from France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain – and draw their influence from a wide range of models, personalities and design themes.
Which one is your favorite? I’m torn between #1, #5, #6, #9, #11 and #12. Just a couple haha. There’s different design elements that really draw my eye on different ones so if you were to say “Kevin, you can pick one – which is it?”. I would probably just sit there and go uhhhh as it would be near impossible to just choose one to take home with me. Could we see one of these motorcycles in the 2020 / 2021 model lineup…? That wouldn’t be the first time Honda has done that. Cough cough wink wink. (*more pictures uploading now)
1) The ‘CB1000R-adical’ | CB1000R
- By: Gannet Design and Fuhrer Moto, Switzerland
- Inspiration: ‘Take it to the Limit’
- Contact: Instagram/fuhrermoto and Gannet Design
- Work includes:
- Ultralight CeraCarbon racing front fork and custom sprockets
- Bespoke Rotobox carbon fiber wheels
- Synto Evo brake and clutch levers
- fiberglass belly pan
- K&N air filter
- Titanium and carbon fiber Akrapovic end-can
- Hand-painted ‘camo’ bodywork by Walter Oberli
- Work includes:
2) The ‘Africa Four CRF1000R’ | CB1000R
- By: Brivermo Motors dealer, Switzerland
- Inspiration: the CRF1000L Africa Twin
- Contact: brivemo.ch
- Work includes:
- CRF450R front end, inc. single large front disc and anodised 4 piston caliper
- Bespoke 4 into 1 exhaust with stubby carbon fiber end-can
- Custom rear seat cowl (with original seat)
- New headlight and mudguard
- New aluminium handlebars
- Engine bars
- Serrated footpegs
- Mini LED indicators
- Bodywork in Africa Twin colors
- Work includes:
3) CB1000R ‘Monkey 1000R’ | CB1000R
- By: Werther Honda, Nice, France
- Inspiration: Honda Monkey
- Contact: honda.werther.nice
- Work includes:
- Frame, covers and fork legs painted Glittering Blue
- Monkey mirrors and handlebars
- Mini LED indicators
- Undertray tail tidy
- Arrow double exit high exhaust
- Enduro tires
- Work includes:
4) CB1000R ‘Black Edition’
- By: 3C Motos dealer, Biarritz, France
- Inspiration: ‘Full Black’
- Contact: Instagram/hondamotofr
- Work includes:
- Three shades of black paint scheme
- Black forks, swingarm and frame
- Gloss black wheels and rear shock
- Akrapovic exhaust
- Special engraved ‘Black Edition’ plate
- Work includes:
5) CB1000R Neo Sports Café Endurance Team Replica
- By: National Motos, France
- Inspiration: 2006 24hrs LeMans winner
- Contact: Instagram/nationalmotos
- Work includes:
- Spoked wheels,
- 2006 24hrs Le Mans race winning paint scheme
- Classic Honda logo
- Work includes:
6) The Café Chic CB1000R
- By: Horizon Racing Vergy 95, France
- Inspiration: Café Chic
- Contact: Instagram/horizonracingcergy95
- Work includes:
- Fully brushed aluminium and candy red paint
- Fawn colored leather saddle and seat pad
- customized rear seat cowl
- Kineo spoked wheels with mass-cut hubs
- Moriwaki silencer
- Thermal paint on exhaust and headers
- Work includes:
7) CB1000R ‘Dirt Endurance’
- By: VC Moto dealer, Sabadell, Spain
- Inspiration: classic Honda color scheme
- Contact: Instagram VC moto
- Work includes:
- The number ‘48’ in Japanese on the rear cowl to honour the foundation of the Honda Motor Company in 1948.
- Bespoke fairing inspired by vintage café racers
- Bespoke rear cowl, with standard headlight
- Racing handlebars with Soichiro Honda quote ‘improves the breed’
- Bar end mirrors
- New split-level silencer
- Air filter mount made by 3D printer
- Work includes:
8) ‘Monkey Kong’ CB1000R
- By: Mallorca Motos dealer, Spain
- Inspiration: the Honda Monkey
- Contact: Instagram MallorcaMotos
- Work includes:
- Original Monkey mirrors, indicators and front mudguard
- Engine cover with original Monkey style chrome plate ring
- Headlight details in original Monkey yellow, with chrome surround
- Original Monkey yellow and white paint scheme
- Customized seat inspired by original Monkey
- High mounted handlebar with chrome finish
- Chrome finish to rear mudguard
- Africa Twin silencer
- Gold forks, yellow rear shock spring
- Work includes:
9) ‘Alfredo’ | CB1000R
- By: Hakuba Motos, Spain
- Inspiration: Freddie Spencer
- Contact: Instagram hakubamotor
- Work includes:
- Tank hand painted in three colors with Freddie Spencer logo on tank
- Hakuba logo laser-engraved on clutch cover
- Black enamelled front forks
- Front and side number boards
- Bespoke handmade exhaust with SC-Project racing end-can
- Relocated pegs and controls
- Work includes:
10) Honda Limited Edition CB1000R
- By: Honda Motor Europe, Italy (total 350 units for sale in France, Spain, Germany and Italy)
- Inspiration: HRC racing tricolor
- Contact: Instagram hondamotoitalia
- Work includes:
- HRC-inspired tricolor paint scheme
- Split-level SC-Project end-can
- Carbon fiber parts by SC-Project
- Work includes:
11) CB1000R ‘Tribute’
- By: Honda Italia
- Inspiration: Celebration of 50 years of CB750
- Contact: hondamotoitalia
- Work includes:
- Paint inspired by CB750 ‘K0’ of 1969
- Tubeless Jonich spoked wheels
- Conical split-level SC-Project end-can
- New 3D Honda logo
- Rizoma indicators, mirrors and handlebar weights
- Alcantara velvet seat coating
- Lightech plate holder
- Work includes:
12) CB1000R ‘Dani Pedrosa replica’
- By: Moto Macchion, Italy
- Inspiration: #26 Dani Pedrosa RC213V
- Contact: hondamotoitalia
- Work includes:
- Full titanium SC-Project GP 4-2 exhaust
- Carbon fiber parts with titanium details by SC-Project
- Lighter homologated plate holder
- Rizoma indicators, aluminium handlebars, front brake guard and mirrors
- #26 Dani Pedrosa RC213V paint scheme
- Seat by ‘Race Seats’
- Work includes:
