Motorcycle News - CB XXX: A top-spec Honda CBX1000 from dB Customs
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It was also designed way before stubby tail sections were en vogue. Old CBXs look unbalanced by today’s standards—but to purists, they hark back to a time where function trumped form. If that’s your vibe, rejoice: this CBX1000 restomod from dB Customs still wears all of its original bodywork… and paint.
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Darren has a thing for old Japanese bikes that go fast. And he knows how to make them go even faster. His projects are mostly late 70s and 80s restomods and race bikes, always with modern upgrades. This 1979-model CBX came from a client in New York—its original owner—with less than 12,000 miles on the dial.
The CBX might have been in original condition, but that didn’t stop Darren from tearing it down and sending the frame off for a fresh coat of black. And the motor’s low mileage didn’t stop it from being rebuilt and bored out to 1,147 cc.
Darren’s a dealer for the Japanese company JB Power, so he used an oil cooler and a set of Keihin flat-slide carbs from them. And they supplied the stunning hand-bent six-into-one titanium exhaust system.
The wheels are lightweight carbon fiber 17” Dymag CA5s, shod with Avon Spirit ST tires. The brake setup is a mash-up that includes Brembo calipers and rotors, a custom rear brake mount and tie rod, and Speigler lines. There’s also a Brembo RCS front radial master cylinder and lever.
More JB Power parts finish off the build, like billet aluminum rear-sets and engine mounting braces. And naturally there’s a new chain and sprockets, a bunch of fresh fasteners, and safety wire in all the right places.
Our only wish is that we could be there when its owner turns the key, so that we can hear all six cylinders light up that titanium can. dB Customs | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Darren Begg Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c November 11, 2020 at 11:29AM Leave a Reply. |
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