Best Sounding Motorbike EVER! Honda CBX1000 6 Cylinder Motorcycle From 1980! F1 Car Sound!

[@davemitchell8756]

There’s not a biker alive that wouldn’t enjoy having that CBX in the garage. Well done lads 👍👍

[@garys7828]

The 1980s were a golden period for Japanese bikes😊

[@kwakithailand]

Brings back memories from the golden years. Thanks for your work, lads 🙏

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Our pleasure!

[@MaxUtley]

I rode a Honda CBX 750 everyday in mid 90s as commander of Traffic Enforcement with Royal Hong Kong Police. It had to lug blues and twos, radios, sirens, panniers of 1st Aid kit and loud speakers - and deal with HK Island congestion. Not quite the 6 cylinder 1000cc - but very similar in handling. At that time I rode a Yamaha 1200 VMax in private life and so pretty much spent all day - everyday on two wheels. Fond memories

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Awesome, great to hear 👍🏼

[@sneekylinux]

I owned one of these in the eighties and it was a lot of fun, bloody heavy though for a short guy😀

[@snickrologen]

Nostalgia in the flesh! 👍🏻

[@ginamiller6015]

Back when Honda’s weren’t boring! Nice video thank you for an enjoyable trip back in time 🙂👍

[@hughphillips1427]

This bike sounds great. I remember my friend’s Dad in the early 1980’s had a Kawasaki Z1300 6. That sounded great also, It was kitted out with Craig Vetter panniers and top box and be taken all across Europe two up.

[@johnsr10]

You are right to call Honda out over their current line up of uninspiring and mostly boring bikes. I started biking in the early 80's and Honda always seemed to pushing the boundaries of engineering and design back then, they need to start doing that again.

[@jonathanstyles5033]

You lucky guys, at last, a proper classic, I remember back in 1979 watching in awe one of these on a turntable at Ken Ives Honda in Leicester. By the way, it was nice to see the shot of the CB1100RS you tested a few years ago, I have the actual bike in my garage if you'd like to ride it again? Cheers, J.

[@frenchenstein]

🌟Would like to see that again 👍🏽

[@rotax636nut5]

Back in the day my good friend Paul Barkway let me have a go on his CBX and I thought it felt about the same performance as my slightly tuned Norton Commando 750, later it was confirmed at Avon Park that the bikes were about equal with 12.5 second ET's and terminal speeds of around 109 mph, I really liked the Honda though and fancied buying one but the Norton gave nearly double the fuel mileage under steady motorway cruising and general blasting around town and that settled it. Thanks for another great review lads, Roland. HT Racing Ltd

[@phils2180]

A much older biking friend of mine, sadly now passed, had a Dunstall Norton Commando, back in the '80's, which was much quicker than I thought it had any right to be!😂 Very light and nimble compared to the big Jap fours of the day.

[@Lee-70ish]

Japanese styling at its best And it actually looks like a motorcycle to boot. Modes? Your right wrists, hooray!

[@JA-fo7qi]

I remember my boss bringing his in silver home brand spanking new in 1980, omg timeless in my opinion, nice video thanks.

[@colinwilliamson9114]

A friend of mine bought one these back in 1980. Amazing machine. I currently ride a BMW K1600, also an in-line six mounted in just the same way. It’s a fantastic bike and sounds like a Ferrari when you wind it out!

[@inverlane1939]

An inspirational engine and design when launched by Honda. I remember seeing brand new machines in the showroom at DC Osborne on East Hill in Colchester in 1980. A friend at Colchester College had one and I’ve never forgotten the sight and sound as he left college and accelerated up Balkerne Hill 🤩

[@fredstraw]

In the 1990s, I had a CBX1000 that was exactly like that one. It had a Marshall deep tone exhaust, and I wish I still had it.

[@Andy-xs3ld]

It never sounded like that from new. My neighbour had one of these and, with standard pipes, it was so quiet you never heard him come and go.

[@bikerbeliever8169]

Wow what a bike and man that sound is intoxicating.

[@Michaeldaran7]

Agree about the modern Honda range. Just picked up a mint CB 1100 rs with 4500 mls. What a treat! Great channel. Glad to see you two on top form!

[@mohawkdriver4155]

My dream bike. Seriously. I'd trade both my Harleys for it.

[@jimmyb4982]

I'd give up a testicle. Either one, don't care.

[@JH-ox7hn]

I remember when in the mid-80ies most CBXs were run-down cheap bangers. Some of my mates had them, in various states of decay. Being honest, i was quite envious, but at least got the gratification that i could keep up with them on my GS 1000, which nominally was 15 HP weaker. The sound is truly something else, and i remember that a 6-1 exhaust was quite popular back then.

[@phils2180]

Ironically, those 6 into 1 exhausts probably lost power. The sound of a standard bike was quite muted, even back then, a situation quickly remedied buy many owners!😂😂

[@lawrencerose5558]

I’ve owned 8 of them, one with 6 into 6 pipes. Great bikes if you keep the fuel clean and run them regularly. And sound like no other!

[@30smsuperstrat]

I remember in the early 90s amidst the Superbike craze, these were everywhere used. Could have picked up a few and sat on them. They sure sound great. Maybe Joe could put one of these engines in Freddie Dobbs Fiat, so he feels like an F1 driver listening to the exhaust note 😂.

[@robinfresser7461]

45 years old and still better looking than a Harley any day

[@davidtruong9367]

God Bless you for making this video and bringing the joy back into my aching heart.......My goodness does that bike look & sound amazing.

[@keithmayes4842]

Hey guys this channel just gets better and better thar sound of the CBX was awesome. I remember my older brother riding out with his mate that had a CBX. My local dealership (Freedom motorcycles) has a kawasaki z1300 6 cylinder in the showroom I always drool over it 😂 Thanks for the vids love em!

[@bucksmusic]

I was 18 or 19 when this came out and it was instantly a poster on my bedroom wall.

[@pablocespedes5880]

My dream of bike, I remember 1980 when I was 15 years old and two of these things arrived to Costa Rica's Honda dealer ship... 1050 cc, two cams and six big carburetors... nothing less than Rocket ships!

[@Kjoellereu]

Amazing Honda, as many fellow Hondas 🏆

[@widgets76]

Nice to see you team up with CCC👍 look forward to seeing you review more of their bikes!

[@franktreadwell3442]

From a time when bikes were bikes, men were men and women hadn't been invented.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Every motorcycle shop must have cringed when they heard a CBX owner utter these words: I need a carb cleaning, balance, and tune.

[@jackwood2328]

It was all unnecessary. Original settings lasted virtually forever.

[@robbyclark6915]

Yes, i love the shape of those wheels! Square ones are so ancient school

[@derekbelton9384]

I had one of these in 1981. Had it for about a year & did about 5k on it. Sold it on for a 1976 Bonneville. I wish I’d kept the Honda. The frame was a bit flexy, but you got used to it.

[@ianhalliwell8604]

Awesome, very special indeed, great video really enjoyed it.

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Great to hear 👍🏼

[@karanveersinghdulku]

That sound is absolute KING

[@233kosta]

I must have one. I MUST.

[@holzwurm_hd7029]

There are wayyyy better exhausts out there that really sound like a F1 car compared to the one youve got on it.

[@martinfarrell5778]

Keeping it stock...

[@peterreece6547]

I rode one on a test ride many years ago and on negotiating a slight right hand curve it went into a horrible speed wobble it nearly threw me down the road. I was asked what I thought about the test ride and I told the owner what happened and I didn’t like it. He informed me that it often did that. It wasn’t as if I was inexperienced rider, at that time I was an advanced police motorcycle rider riding bikes every day.

[@Jagshemasher]

I had perhaps been riding for a year when this bike came out. These days a 600-750 cc Supersport would leave it for dead but back in its day it was the fastest, quickest accelerating and most powerful stock bike you could buy - it was the first bike with an engine that produced more than 100 HP. Bikes from that era had very comfy seats.

[@Flyingscotsman3]

Brought back some great memories! Had 3 in the 80's, 2 silver and 1 red/black...that you've seen photos off lol Only 1 bike I've owned since that does the same, to my neck hairs to make them stand on end since🤔 My z900rs with the 4 into 4 delkevic copy pipes. Not the same cylinder numbers but, it does sound very similar. Great video guys....safe rides to ya both....🏍...🏍...🍻🤙

[@VonT68]

Great to see this older classic on your channel👍

[@olavius771]

The best on this bike is the ashtray in the rear end! Like it! 😂

[@bobbralee1019]

BMW K1600 straight 6 is still being produced

[@christopherpekel6096]

It's a 4

[@christopherpekel6096]

It's an awesome sounding 6

[@IanSixbikes-by6ei]

Great review, back in the late 80s I owned a 79 model CBX 1000 Z , I loved it , the sound out of those exhausts was intoxicating and that six cylinder motor was awesome , even in 80's everywhere I went other bikers wanted to talk to you about the bike , "happy days" , it still a fantastic looking machine and I wish I still owned one.

[@Ganesh.krish0212]

A piece of motoring history. Glad you guys got to experience it. Jealous!

[@1234567marks]

Friend of mine bought one last year, genuine 4K miles, yes it was expensive, fantastic machine, yes a modern 600 would show it a clean pair of heels but that’s not what it’s about, it’s a superb piece of engineering and a very evocative motorcycle, nice review 👍

[@ScrapYardDog64]

As an apprentice my boss had one, had barely passed my test and I used to borrow it, he must have been crazy!! 😁

[@JoJo-hc4dj]

Omg 😳 what a sound ❤

[@matheus0589]

What a gorgeous symphony 👏🚀🎼

[@borderlands6606]

Pre-Tupperware era monster.

[@MercilessGuitar151]

Tupperware came out in the 70s lol.

[@OldSkoolGrandad]

Does it really matter , we know what he means !!

[@borderlands6606]

@@MercilessGuitar151 1940s

[@nominalvelocity]

Someone has opened those pipes up somewhere along the years. Those bikes were the epitome of speak softly and carry a big stick. From the factory they did sound like a straight six car.

[@roscodog441]

First one I saw was at the racing and sporting show at the royal horticultural halls in the late seventies I fell in love with it then and still love it now 😀 never owned one though but surprisingly there are a couple in the village where I live and can be seen occasionally.

[@MGman100]

Absolutely stunning bike!

[@andyjdaviestjk]

Great video , I remember these from the days of old fantastic bike

[@enzoman1987]

Need the ol man to review the Z900rs please. We’re the same height and build and it would be super entertaining aswell. Pretty please❤

[@darrenhall6509]

I first rode one of these back in 85. My mate needed the money and offered to sell his to me for six hundred quid. I was twenty and skint and no one would loan it to me. A magic day to remember all the same, when I got the chance to give one of these the berries...

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Great to hear 👍🏼

[@bally632]

I owned exactly the same bike in 1985 when i was 22! Same colour but with the flatter bar's fitted as it was a UK model. I paid £1400 done only 6000 miles! It had been covered in grease by the previous owner to preserve it. Took me a full day too get it all off,and it was absolutely mint 😊. I put a brand new 6-1 chrome laser pipe on it and it sounded brilliant 😁. At 10,000 miles a few months later it needed new chain and sprockets,two new tyres and front brake pads,so facing a largish bill i sold it for £1800 thinking I'd done well 🤔. If I'd kept it,it would probably be worth £15,000😭.

[@bally632]

Because we're talking about it I've just remembered the reg number 😀 NRW852W , last taxed in 1987,so it either got scrapped or it's in someone's shed still being polished 🤞😁

[@francomartini4328]

My favourite feature is the ducktail spoiler.

[@EazyDuz18]

Agreed very nice shaped wheels

[@russellbenford6611]

If you want to hear a bike that sounds like a F1 car get a hold of a GT 750 Suzuki with a 3 into 1 chamber !!!

[@jez6208]

Just realised that this bike could have a black/silver numberplate. 😂

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Yes indeed!!

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. I well remember when it was released and the incredible reaction that ensued. However, I believe that the Suzuki GS1000 actually had greater performance figures, just not the same visual or audio impact.

[@hedning003]

i own the little brother of this,the cb 750 , only bike in the world i woud trade in my 750 for is this compleltley amazing cbx,,yea,i know, the turningangle and lean is off, the weightcontribution is odd , but my god! i love it!

[@paultodd533]

Nearly bought one yrs ago for £1500 but he backed out . Had cb900 super sport . Cbx great bike . After this came the pro link

[@97420Chris]

Love the rear spoiler. Keep that rear wheel planted at 125 mph

[@ralf-michaelsander6993]

The driving experience cannot really be adequately described in words. Once you have driven one, it is hard to get away from it and you really know what pity means for the poor 4-cylinder drivers, no matter how loud and souped-up they are....

[@raytoal]

Brilliant bike

[@trevjones1315]

Your a very lucky young man. I've been riding 40odd years and never had the chance to ride a cbx. Pity it's an American import. 👍

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

Yes very pleased 😀

[@judge831]

A modern sport touring CBX would be sweet. There should be more straight 6s.

[@michaelwatts224]

What a bike! Haven't honda just launched the CB1300; that looks stunning (although only 4 cylinders 😅).

[@nigel274]

I've got a stunning 2008 cb1300s. They still sell in Japan but not here in UK.

[@19ruben81]

Bikes have definitely improved since the 80s. It's not like I'm craving driving modes of lcd screens, but just to say the least material tecnology has gotten better and today bikes have stiffer frames (meaning better handling), better tire compound, stronger brakes; and they pollute less (which is not capital, but nonetheless important). And by the way, I have absolutely ZERO sense of direction, and I enjoy a gps system not to get lost in the streets behind my own house (yes, it has happened).

[@simoncaddick9085]

I think it's a bit of a fallacy Motorcycle are better due to conveniences, yep, Japanese multis wallowed, but there was (is) a lot you could do to address that (yourself, at home..) and there were a lot of good handling machines out there..

[@richardeyers322]

had 2 of these back in the years,that was then not now,but that is a import,its got b- wheels on,and high bars.

[@kevinpollard1550]

Love it stunning so much beauty

[@erickriebel4366]

They're extremely hot bikes at the time but you could not keep them running they were service nightmare but they are still nice to see and hear I almost bought one but I ended up getting a Yamaha 1100 and I am glad I did because my buddy bought the Honda I never had a problem with my Yamaha not one and he was back and forth to the Honda dealer with that bike and it drove him crazy he finally got rid of it but it was a nice bike you just couldn't keep them running

[@SS-ck3ew]

Make it the white 1982. A work of traveling art. SS

[@nicholaskemp2246]

It's the only bike I have ever, and I mean ever, regretted selling. To this day, I still kick my arse for being a prize wally. And, here's the killer. I only paid £1k for it in 1992. What was I thinking???? 😢😢😢 Don't ask what I chopped it in for! Lol.

[@SuperHfhgfh]

It was an incredible motorbike 🏍 ...... but have younger sister CBX 750 F...... That's was the time's ...

[@pauldavies3764]

I rode one and it certainly would'nt go round corners like my Commando or Trident in '79!

[@allaboutkalergi5012]

Put a turbo on it!!! 😁😁

[@rbernardify]

What an iconic bike. Please can you review the Honda Super 4.

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

If we can get hold of one we will 👍🏼

[@simoncaddick9085]

The fast Honda at that time was the CB1100R(B/C/D/).

[@kwakithailand]

Weren't those relessed6 a couple of years (1984) later, though?

[@simoncaddick9085]

@@kwakithailand Nope, they were produced and sold in just high enough numbers to qualify as genuine production road bikes, but could be factory road raced with little or no modification, they were the tasty versions of what was already being modified by outfits such as Harris and Bimota. If you had one, you knew your onions and probably the turning point (you can shake a stick at) when Universal Japanese Motorcycles started becoming plastic wrapped track bikes with lights and numberplates.

[@simoncaddick9085]

'Glad you asked though....And considering the timing of getting back to this, this evening's suggested listening is *"The Lunar Musick Suite" by *Steve Hillage* from the '76 album *L* (or '79's *Live Herald* maybe)..

[@kwakithailand]

@@simoncaddick9085 thanks for the feedback with in depth info, mate 👍

[@HarleyGeezer1954]

This is my all time favorite motorcycle from the past. I have always said it sounds like a Ferrari.

[@midlife-crysis]

Think it still needs a better sounding exhaust

[@simoncaddick9085]

Inspired (in most part) by a magazine article (*Bike*'s *"Never Mind The Bosozoku"*), an acquaintance ran his with a straight through six into one (and pretty sure almost just down pipes at one point).

[@collyernicholasjohn]

There’s a vid of a guy balancing a coin on its edge on his CBX case. Starts it up and coin doesn’t move.

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

It’s very smooth

[@kennethszpindor1723]

Benelli did one a 6 cylinders 900 or 750 I think a bonkers machine is a van veen ocr1000 a wankle engine from a Citroën car a fabulous think to me but the cbx is good as well you should try and see if can a cx500 or cx650 turbo to test

[@wboeren1]

It looks like new, that sound is not in favor of keeping my license. 😂

[@martinfarrell5778]

Brother in law had one..

[@goldilocks913]

Now you’re talking 😂

[@JordanGraf-k9q]

That baby is clean. I’d love to win that. Gonna have to check if the raffle is valid in the US.

[@Kyle181INF]

UK only =(

[@Shaun.Stephens]

@@Kyle181INF I read free delivery in the UK (which I assumed meant you need to arrange shipping yourself for any other country). I could be wrong, I didn't proceed when I read that.

[@pauls8456]

Now try the bigger Kawasaki 6cyl Z1300……

[@brianhoward9217]

Nice vid and glorious bike but it is clear you guys haven't ridden the latest BMW 6 cylinder tourer. 🙂

[@233kosta]

Heard one in person, sounded like my E90 (N52)

[@billcarson4566]

Imagine a modern V6.😮.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Horex made a VR6 motorcycle.

[@kenmason9354]

That's mental engine, l was never really fan of the back end..👍😎

[@BlakesPipes]

I think the days of progress are behind us unfortunately. But do enjoy the the old stuff! Just think the new stuff that is new and creative, is out of reach financially with price tags over 30k dollars for a two wheeled vehicle?

[@gregorymcnear6474]

The best sounding CBX is the ones fitted with a 6 into 2 KERKER exhaust and then if you want to please your nabours, remove the baffles❤🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leeinwis]

6 cylinder 🥰🥰

[@jamesmegill]

Old widow maker 😊😊😊

[@VinayKumar-db4qz]

Back then manufacturers made bikes for bikers, now they make them for emission norms.

[@robedmunds7163]

Don't Rev it too much, the cranks are a little weak.

[@MrDarcy-OlMan]

We kept it well below max 💯👍🏼