Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1979 Honda CBX1000
Six Cylinder 1970s Superbike
Estimate
£10, 000 - £13, 000
Registration No: SWP 929V
Frame No: CB12018002
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented UK-supplied Honda Six
Subject to a recent £750 carburetor overhaul
Supplied with paperwork file and a V5C
The Honda Motor Company was founded by Soichiro Honda in 1937, initially producing piston rings for Toyota. They made their first motorcycle in 1949 and within 10 years had become the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, going on to make over 400 million two-wheelers as well as millions of other power products. The launch of the four-cylinder CB750 in 1969 ushered in the 'Superbike' boom in the seventies and Honda’s crowning glory of the era was the amazing six-cylinder CBX1000, still one of the few 6 cylinder motorcycles ever produced.
This impressive looking Honda CBX1000 six cylinder has been part of the Brian Ditchfield collection, a retired engineer and lifelong motorcycle enthusiast who has in the past run a very successful Sidecar Grand Prix team, finishing second in the World Championship in 2002. Bought by Brian about 10 years ago it is presented in fantastic condition and has obviously been cherished throughout its life so has managed to keep a good degree of originality. A low handlebar version that appears to have spent its whole life in the UK, it is fitted with a Marving replica of the genuine 6 into 2 chrome exhaust system and still has its FVQ rear shocks that were often replaced in the day. It comes with a good paperwork file containing 20 old MOTs, a few old tax disc, a Honda technical training manual, a V5C and a fascinating record of the numerous times a previous owner had the 24 shims checked. The carbs have been overhauled in May this year including vapour blasting at a cost of £775, receipt enclosed. A beautiful looking machine in Candy Red and a rare example of a six cylinder engined bike, the CBX is already considered a classic and should keep appreciating in value.
