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An article looking back at the 1978-1982 journey of the CBX, Honda's first street-legal inline-six. It was announced in December 1977 and began deliveries in 1978 as an export-only model, arriving slightly ahead of the CB900F, which was developed around the same time.
The CBX can't be explained away as a mere cylinder-count flex. In the late 1970s, Honda bringing an inline-six to the street was Honda's answer to an era's question: what does technology have to show the world? The fact that it launched export-only, ahead of the CB900F, tells you everything about the ambition behind it. Every machine carries the context it was born into.
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That engine in a chassis that size—wonder what it was actually like to handle.
I've heard the name CBX but never actually seen one in person, is it really that rare?
Announced in December 1977 and delivered in 1978—that's a fast development turnaround.
So it actually came out before the CB900F—really shows Honda's determination.
A six-cylinder is romantic, but maintenance must've been an absolute nightmare.
I've heard that syncing six carburetors was an absolute nightmare for shops.
Just found out now that the CBX was export-only—no wonder I never saw one domestically.
So it was an export-only model—guessing a lot of people saw it as a reverse import.
