Honda Concept CB Type II
The Japanese powerhouse didn't put on, well, a powerhouse display at last weekend's Osaka Motorcycle Show, but we did like the look of this oneOne half of Japan's mainstream motorcycle show season is over, with the Osaka shindig held last weekend — with a lot of keen attention focussed on the Concept CB Type II.
In a similar styling mould to the new-generation Triumph Thruxton R and the latest Nortons, the Concept CB Type II has 17-inch alloy wheels, a newly reshaped bare aluminium tank, an LED headlight, beefy gold-finished forks, remote-reservoir Ohlins shocks and radial-mount Brembo brakes.
The seat is solo with a café-racer-style hump, there are bar-end mirrors and lashings of carbon fibre.
Will Honda take it to market? The CRF250 Rally was shown as a concept in 2015 and has now reached 'prototype' stage in 2016, so the inference is that it will go into production soon enough — much like the RC213V-S and Africa Twin eventually did.
And if the wire-wheeled Thruxton R is the success that everyone thinks it will be, then Honda may even skip the prototype step altogether — a company with a vast amount of resources can do that.
In Osaka, Honda also displayed the Africa Twin Adventure Sports, which had a massive aluminium bellypan, a motocross-style seat, new tail unit and tubular luggage rack and grabrail. There's also an upswept Termignoni pipe. The engine, chassis and bodywork are similar to the standard Africa Twin.
Honda has now packed up the concepts, prototypes and production models in preparation for the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, which will be held from March 25-27.
Source: visordown.com
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