The Story of Honda's First Inline-Six, the CBX: 1978-1982, the Footprint Left by an Export-Only Machine

Other makers had multi-cylinder models around the same time, but the CBX must've had a presence on a whole different level.

An inline-six motorcycle is rare even today, and this one's been around for over 40 years.

The bit about the press test ride at Suzuka really conveys how much energy there was back then.

Export-only means it wasn't officially available to buy domestically, I guess.

The idea of putting an inline-six in a street bike — for the time, that's an insanely bold move.

Didn't know it actually came out before the CB900F — interesting how they positioned it as an export-only model.