Description
This motorcycle is Lot 19 to be auctioned by Bonhams at the Timed-Online January Sale, please see the Bonhams website for full details. The timed online auction runs between January 17th through January 27th, with lots closing from midday January 27th 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 22nd January 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, by appointment only at Bonhams Milton Keynes.
Lot 19
1979 Honda CBX1000
Registration no. CVR 22T
Frame no. CB1-2013936
Engine no. CB1E-2015190
Present ownership since 2019
Engine rebuilt in 2017
Numerous bills and receipts available
"The CBX was quite simply a marvellous revelation which has genuinely elevated the status of motorcycling. Few people will be able to afford to run one, but then the best is never cheap. Above all, such a motorcycle should not be condemned because it's an excess." - Bike magazine, December 1978.
Just as it had in the preceding decade with the four-cylinder CB750, Honda stunned the world again in the 1970s, introducing the Gold Wing super-tourer and the outrageous six-cylinder CBX1000. Launched in 1978, the latter was not the first six of the modern era, Benelli's 750 Sei having beaten it by a couple of years, but it was by far the biggest and fastest. Launched in 'naked', twin-shock form, the CBX was revamped for 1981, gaining Pro-Link mono-shock rear suspension, a half fairing and ventilated front disc brakes. Weighing around 550lbs and with 105bhp on tap, the CBX was good for over 130mph and scorched through the standing quarter-mile in around 12 seconds.
First registered on 22nd April 1979, this CBX has belonged to the current vendor since 1st October 2019. The machine comes with bills and receipts dating back 20 years, including one for a £3, 800 engine rebuild in 2017 at circa 34, 000 miles (the current odometer reading is 35, 273 miles) and a clutch rebuild in 2018. Just recently the carburettors were cleaned and rebuilt. Last run in March 2024, the Honda is offered with a V5C Registration Certificate and HPI check sheet, the latter recording a change of colour from black to red in 1988.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
