Honda Cbx 1000 Review

Used Buyer Review

The CBX is one of those bikes that genuinely stops traffic, and that inline-six soundtrack is absolutely addictive — nothing else sounds like it. But let's be brutally honest: you're buying a 40-year-old six-cylinder machine with six carburetors that all need to be synchronized, six sets of points on early models, and an exhaust system that costs serious money to replace properly. Finding one that hasn't been butchered is genuinely difficult. Mechanically, the engines are surprisingly robust if maintained, but neglected examples are everywhere. Budget at least $1,500-2,000 beyond purchase price for a proper carb rebuild, fresh rubber, and sorting whatever the previous owner ignored. The ProLink suspension on later models is far superior — stick to 1980-82 if possible. Handling is competent rather than inspiring, and those six pipes retain heat like a furnace at traffic lights. This is a collector piece masquerading as a motorcycle. Buy the cleanest example you can afford, not the cheapest.