New Honda CB1000F is Heading for Production

A new Honda CB1000F looks set to arrive soon after a concept was introduced at the recent Osaka Motorcycle Show in Japan.

Not only was the bike put on show as a teaser for what could soon land on the market, but some details about the bike are also known.

Revealed at the show in Japan last month, the new CB1000F, like the CB-F Concept, is a retro-style naked bike that takes inspiration from the CB750F which debuted all the way back in 1979.

But it’s the 1981 version of that bike which should be remembered when understanding the styling design behind the CB1000F, as it features the colours of Freddie Spencer’s AMA Superbike from that year.

Again, like the above-mentioned CB-F Concept, the new bike gets its engine from a previous-generation CBR1000RR, although the similarities quickly end there between the two as the new CB1000F Concept is expected to be a more affordable production bike relative to the 2020 CB-F Concept.

The main difference between both motorcycles is that the CB-F Concept from five years ago was based on the chassis and engine of the CB1000R, as well as featuring the same cast-aluminium frame and single-sided swingarm.

Where all this fell flat is that Honda management ultimately decided against introducing the CB-F Concept because it would have been too expensive due to the already successful CB1000R platform.

Fast forward to 2025 and the much more affordable CB1000 Hornet, which shares the same machinery as the CB1000R as well as a similar Fireblade-derived engine, allowing Honda to have a cheaper route to achieve the same end goal. This is believed to be the basis for the new CB1000F.

A steel twin-spar frame, dual-sided swingarm, and a 150bhp engine derived from the 2017 CBR1000RR Fireblade motor will form part of the CB1000F’s makeup. The suspension includes the same Showa SFF-BP inverted fork and adjustable monoshock that is found on the new 2025 Hornet.

Honda’s stand at the Osaka Motorcycle Show revealed the bike in two modified versions alongside the standard model, which were a blue Moriwaki option based on the company’s old endurance racers, and this concept featured a fabricated aluminium swingarm.

Elsewhere, the CB1000F includes a rectangular taillight and muscular fuel tank with an elevated central section where the filler cap sits. The circular headlight gives the bike a fresh style with LED running lights.

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