Is the GB coming back?

[misterprofessionality]

This article about a concept for a twin-powered modern GB1000

*whistle....*

https://www.rideapart.com/articles/305978/honda-gb1100-twin-rumor-concept/

 

[Houtman_imp]

I do not think that this bike is a looker at all.

 

[misterprofessionality]

Seems like the same theme as the CB1000R. This is the modern interpretation of those old bikes.

 

[the Ferret]

I thought the GB 500 and 400 MK11 attractive. But that prototype 1000 does nothing for me. The classic lines are gone replaced with street fighter clues.

 

[Houtman_imp]

I call it the streetfighter blues !

 

[Bazbro_imp]

It might just be me but... I really dislike that pseudo-cafe racer GB400TT.

It's got a bloated handlebar fairing that's more "Vetter" than "England in the early '60s". No swept-back pipes. A pretend bum-stop seat. A too-slick tank/side panel combination (reminiscent of our own CB1100s?). And finally a front mudguard straight off a Honda GPracer of the mid-to-late 60s. Honda is victim of it's own slickness and perfection with this. Their 500GB was a good starting point for a cafe racer, that's all

Cafe Racers are stripped down, with big sculpted tanks, single seats, swept-back pipes, clip-on bars, brief alloy mudguards (US fenders?), rearset footrests... Anything less is just "a work in progress..."

Discuss!!

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Interesting attempt. Not hard to see the suggested legacy cues. The radiator size is approaching that of the front cowling.

 

[misterprofessionality]

Interesting attempt. Not hard to see the suggested legacy cues. The radiator size is approaching that of the front cowling.

As somebody who never rode an original GB and wasn't alive when they came out, All I can say is that i'm excited to see a relatively light street bike with a cool classic-esque fairing come out with the Africa Twin engine. That is such a cool engine and deserves to be applied to other frames.

 

[LongRanger_imp]

What the heck is "Neo?"

These new design concepts are really hideous.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

The 2018/19 Honda CB1000R is a Neo Sport. (Honda's words)

Excerpt:

THE 2019 CB1000R - PERFORMANCE HAS A STYLE ALL ITS OWN.

An inline-four streetbike is truly a thing of beauty. It’s all business, and you never get tired looking at it. Simply put, our CB1000R is the best open-class naked streetfighter we’ve ever produced. It has cutting-edge Neo-Sports Café styling, and a high-revving 998cc four-cylinder engine that’s specially tuned for midrange and top-end power. All in all, the CB1000R is light, powerful, responsive and an absolute blast to ride. So get ready to get noticed, on our 2019 CB1000R.

 

[Bazbro_imp]

This is an archetypal cafe racer - it's a virtually perfect example. All the features are there - copies of cafe racers should at least come close to this - sadly, SO many just don't. It's not a problem - their owners love 'em, which is what is REALLY important. It's just galling to see pastiche examples that are almost, but not quite, complete. Just a little more effort, attention to detail, could make them perfect. Pulling parts off an old 'bike does NOT make it a cafe racer.

 

[Cormanus]

What the heck is "Neo?"

These new design concepts are really hideous.

Not what, who. It’s that bloke in The Matrix.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

What the heck is "Neo?"

These new design concepts are really hideous.

Not what, who. It’s that bloke in The Matrix.

Not what, who. It’s that bloke in The Matrix.
That explanation is acceptable too.