The CB1000R, which was released in 2018 as Honda's new generation naked, will end in 2023 and will undergo a full model change in 2024. However, it will be reborn as a popular street fighter in Europe, not the CB-F concept that was considered the successor.
Written: Best Car Web Editorial Department, CG / SRD
This article was published on "Best Car Web" on December 24, 2022
Is the CB1000R transformed from a cafe racer into a street fighter?
The CB1000R was originally sold locally in Europe, but in 2018 it was expanded globally and launched in Japan. At that time, the direction was changed from a street fighter to a cafe racer, and the target was expanded by making it a popular neo-classical style.
At the same time, starting with the CB1000R, a series of CB650R, CB250R, CB125R, etc. was launched to launch a new era of Honda CB, but sales of the flagship CB1000R were sluggish. Although the design will be improved in 2021, the situation will not change, and the current CB1000R is said to be the final model in 2023.
The new CB1000R is expected to return to its origins as a street fighter and is expected to greatly improve its potential based on the 2017 model CBR1000RR (SC77 type). Since Streetfighter is focused on performance, an update to the base model would be welcomed.
The SC77-type CBR1000RR has a maximum output of 192PS, which is sufficient for its rivals in Europe. In addition, the introduction of electronic controls such as slide control and semi-active suspension that has been significantly updated with the SC77 type will make it even more attractive.
HONDA New CB1000R. The image is the expected CG of the editorial department. Based on the 2017 model CBR1000RR, the new CB1000R was reborn with a street fighter concept. It seems to have wings
HONDA CB1000R (2008). The first generation CB1000R appeared as a higher model of the 2007 CB600F Hornet. Both were sold in Europe as street fighters.
The photo shows the 2012 model
HONDA CB1000R (2018). With the neo-classic boom, Honda made the CB1000R a cafe racer style and sold it in Japan as well. It is said that the design will be changed slightly in 2021 and will be finished in 2023.
HONDA CB1000RR SP. It is expected to be the base for the new CB1000R. In 2017, it introduced a 192PS engine, a 195kg body that was 16kg lighter, and electronic control to compete with rivals such as Yamaha's YZF-R1.
CB1000R was supposed to be the CB-F Concept
The search for the new CB1000R has actually surfaced since 2020. The CB-F concept was released online in place of the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, which was canceled due to the corona disaster. The 1979 CB750F/CB900F was reproduced using the CB1000R engine and chassis.
The CB-F concept was planned from the end of 2018 to be proposed for the 60th anniversary of the CB in 2019. The slump of the CB1000R, the failure of the CB1300 series to compete with Kawasaki's Z900RS, and Suzuki's announcement of the new KATANA are all contributing factors.
If the response is great, the CB-F Concept could be on release now. However, it turned out that this was not commercially available. At an event held in November, Mr. Tetsuo Ban, who worked on the CB-F concept, said that he would not appear.
At the March 2022 motorcycle show, which was held in real life for the first time in three years, not a single CB was exhibited, suggesting the end of sales of the CB1000R and the end of the CB-F concept project. And the new 2024 CB1000R will return to the street fighter.
HONDA CB-F Concept (2020). A proposal derived from considering a new Japanese CB on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of the CB in the previous year. Based on the CB1000R, the silhouette of the CB750/900F was reproduced.
At the "Project BIG-1 30th Anniversary Designers' Talk Show" held at Honda's Welcome Plaza Aoyama on November 26, Tetsuo Ban also talked about his own work, the CB-F concept.
The new CB1000R will also be equipped with winglets!
It seems that the CB1000R, which was reborn to be sold not only in Europe but also in Japan and other global markets, ended up in the middle of nowhere. In order to shake off this, the new 2024 CB1000R will be naked based on the latest SC77-type CBR1000RR.
A patent has also been filed for a winglet that conforms to the Super Sports, perhaps in order to pursue even more thorough performance improvements. In the document, there is a drawing of a street fighter equipped with a parallel 4-cylinder engine that looks like the new CB1000R.
Winglets are installed on high-power motorcycles to suppress wheelies, and this patent suggests the direction of the new CB1000R. Rivals Ducati and BMW also have appealing performance with large winglets, and it is also effective in showing off performance.
Do it in Street Fighter. The CG illustration of the new CB1000R was inspired by the parts that show Honda's spirit of unbeatable performance and appearance, but this is the original CB1000R. The next issue is what to do with the model to replace the CB1300.
The drawing is a fairly sharp naked model equipped with a parallel 4-cylinder engine, and a patent has been applied for the winglet "30". The frame seems to be a new work different from CBR1000RR as it becomes a professional arm.
Winglets use the flow of air to create downforce and have the effect of making it difficult for the vehicle to the wheel. It is equipment to make the high-power model run faster.
DUCATI Street Fighter V4S. The V4S is a streetfighter representative of the genre that the car's name represents. The V4S can be called a supersport without a cowl, and its V4S marks 208 PS. Four wings are set up.
M1000R [BWM] One of the rivals of the new CB1000R. Debuted in 2023 with Street Fighter bearing the name of M. The 210PS engine inherited from the M1000RR is equipped with winglets.
Production of the former flagship CB1300 series will end in 2025
The 2024 new CB1000R is information that it will be released in Japan even if it becomes a street fighter style. However, the CB1300 Super Four and the Kawasaki Z900RS, which are popular in the Japanese market, are naked with round headlights and should not be removed from the lineup.
Therefore, it would not be surprising if a new Japanese CB was prepared separately from the new CB1000R. The reason is that the current CB1300 Super Four needs to upgrade the in-vehicle diagnostic device OBD2 by November 2026, and there is information that production will end at that time.
According to the Web forecast, 2025 will be the final year, so we would like to prepare a model that can compete with the Z900RS by then. Since 2018, it is believed that Honda will not simply let its rival, who has been the top seller of large motorcycles in Japan, remain silent.
On the other hand, there are rumors that the new CB400, which will replace the CB400 Super Four, which was discontinued in November 2022, is under development and targeting the Chinese market. There is a possibility that the Japanese CB with a common image will be rebuilt as a brother model of medium and large size.
HONDA CB1300 Super Four SP 30th Anniversary. A 30th-anniversary motorcycle set as SP equipped with front and rear Ohlins suspension and Brembo radial-mount calipers.
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HONDA New CB400. CG produced by the editorial department. The new CB400 is expected to develop a parallel 4-cylinder 500cc engine for the Chinese market and to be marketed as a 400cc engine for the Japanese market. Do you want round headlights?
