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1980s Icon: Honda CX500 Turbo – The First Mass-Produced Turbocharged Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 2, 2020
Honda CX500 Turbo
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

  The Honda CX500 Turbo was a one-year-only model released in 1982 that helped fuel an arms race among the big four Japanese motorcycle…

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A Custom Honda XR650L by Sea Of Rocks

Ben Branch September 30, 2020
Honda XR650 10
  • Camping
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

When the pandemic had me stranded at our South Western German workshop for the summer, my 1993 Honda XR650L got some TLC. I always loved the combination of the fun aesthetics and the utilitarian function of early 80s rally bikes.

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The Honda CBX – An Unusual Japanese Inline-6 Cylinder Motorcycle

Ben Branch June 22, 2020
Honda CBX 10
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  The six-cylinder Honda CBX was released 10 years after the seminal Honda CB750 as a new halo model for the Japanese marque. The…

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Short Film: Honda CB750 – The Birth of the Superbike

Ben Branch April 19, 2020
Honda CB750
  • Films
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

“Honda CB750 – The Birth of the Superbike” is a new short film from the team at Brightside Media, it gives a look back…

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A Rare 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast – The World’s First “Superbike”

Ben Branch December 13, 2019
Honda CB750 Sandcast
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This is an original Honda CB750 Sandcast, it’s called a “sandcast” because it was built in the first year or production when sand-casting was…

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The Honda VF1000R – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World (In 1984)

Ben Branch November 13, 2019
Honda VF1000R
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Honda VF1000R was the high performance member of the Honda VF1000 model family. All models had an advanced V4 998cc double overhead cam…

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A Mesmerising Honda CB750 Sandcast Restoration Time-Lapse Short Film

Ben Branch September 1, 2019
Honda CB750 Restoration
  • Films
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This short time-lapse film captures the restoration of an original 1969 Honda CB750 (Sandcast). Remarkably the restoration was completed by Sam Roberts in a…

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The New Honda Monkey 125 1:12 Scale Tamiya Model

Ben Branch June 8, 2019
Honda Monkey 125 Tamiya Model
  • Gadgets
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

  This is the new Tamiya 1:12 scale model of the also-new Honda Monkey 125. The new Honda was released in 2018 as a…

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The Honda CB1000R – 13 New Customs From Spain, Portugal, and the Balearic Islands

Ben Branch March 16, 2019
Custom Honda CB1000R Motorcycles
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This series of 13 custom Honda CB1000Rs were built by official Honda dealers across the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain, Portugal, and the Balearic Islands….

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Honda Monkey Z50R – The Fastest Version Of The Original Monkey

Ben Branch November 14, 2018
Honda Monkey Z50R Rear
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda Monkey Z50R was released in 1979 as the new and improved Honda Monkey bike – so named because people looked like monkeys…

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The Metalbike Garage Custom Honda Hornet CB600F

Ben Branch November 9, 2018
Honda Hornet CB600F Custom Close Up
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda Hornet, known as the Honda CB600F in some countries, is considered by many to be about as close to the perfect daily…

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1 of 2 Ever Made – A Rare Original Honda S800 Racing

Ben Branch November 2, 2018
  • Cars
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Racing

The Honda S800 Racing was a special and very limited edition model developed by Honda France as a turnkey high-performance model for aspiring amateur…

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