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june 14, 2019 - Honda Moto

HONDA MOTOR EUROPE MARKS 50 YEARS OF HONDA INLINE-FOURS AT WHEELS & WAVES

  • Twelve customised CB1000Rs from across Europe on display at France’s leading motorcycle festival
  • Inspirations include the #honda Monkey, a Le Mans-winning #honda race machine, the Africa Twin and the original #honda CB750
  • 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of first sales of the seminal CB750 – acknowledged as the world’s first superbike
  • CB1000R is the flagship of Honda’s ‘Neo Sports Café’ family, which mixes modern and classic design influences to unique effect

Honda Motor Europe this week returns to the Wheels & Waves festival on this, its 8th edition, to celebrate 50 years of Honda’s inline-four heritage, since the seminal CB750 first went on sale in 1969.

1969 CB750

Now an International #event with overseas editions in Japan and the United States, Wheels & Waves (W&W) is a #custom bike show with a difference. Not just about bikes, W&W also celebrates surfing, skateboarding and amazing music all set to the stunning backdrop of Biarritz on France’s Basque coast.

50 years after the original superbike went on sale, #honda will celebrate its inline four CB heritage at W&W with a range of the best European customisations of its Neo Sport Café flagship, the #cb1000r.

The #honda Neo Sports Café Range, which now includes the #cb1000r, CB650R, CB300R and CB125R, are not simply retro vintage motorcycles, but rather neo-classics - modern motorcycles showcasing classic design styles combined with modern techniques.

The twelve unique heart-stopping #custom creations from Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy that explore the myriad #custom possibilities for the #cb1000r, will be joined on the #honda stand by an original 1969 #honda CB750, documenting 50 years of continued development and heritage of Honda’s inline fours.

In 1969, the #honda CB750 was a revelation. Pushing the boundaries at every level, not only was it the first mass produced inline-four 750cc motorcycle, but it was also the first motorcycle produced with an electric start and a disc brake as standard. Originally developed for the American market, with an ultra-competitive price point of only $1495, the CB750 set the tone for the next 50 years of motorcycling and is rightly heralded as the first ‘Superbike’.

Some of the highlights on the stand include three CB1000Rs from #honda Spain’s ‘Dream Garage’ dealer customisation contest. One of them, the ‘Alfredo’, a Freddie Spencer-inspired #cb1000r from Hakuba Motos, also took part in the Punks Peak sprint race in the hills above Jaizkibel Hondaribia, which marks the start of the five day festival.

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