Meet the 2026 Honda CB1000F – A retro naked ...

2026 Honda CB1000F

Honda has unveiled the CB1000F, a brand new addition to its lineup that blends retro styling cues from the Nineteen Eighties with up to date engineering drawn from the CB1000 Hornet platform.

Impressed by machines just like the CB750F that helped outline Honda’s sporting heritage, the CB1000F combines clear, muscular strains with fashionable rider aids, a retuned Fireblade-derived engine, and a give attention to usable efficiency.

The CB1000F channels the look of Honda’s early superbikes with a single spherical headlight, seen twin horns, and interval tank graphics.

The styling follows a easy line from the tank via the seat to the tail unit, with chromed headers and an uncovered inline-four engine reinforcing the basic bare aesthetic.

Accessible in three color schemes: Wolf Silver Metallic with Blue Stripe, Wolf Silver Metallic with Gray Stripe, and Graphite Black, the CB1000F carries a design language that’s unmistakably Honda, modernised with full LED lighting and a five-inch TFT show providing RoadSync smartphone connectivity. A Good Key system replaces a standard ignition.

Powering the CB1000F is a 1000cc DOHC inline-four, derived from the 2017 CBR1000RR Fireblade. For its roadster position, Honda has shifted its focus to low- and mid-range efficiency. The retuned engine produces 122 horsepower at 9,000rpm and 103 Nm at 8,000rpm, with revised cam timing and consumption design giving it a stronger midrange and a definite off-beat character.

A brand new exhaust format and longer consumption funnels create a extra resonant four-cylinder word, whereas up to date gearbox ratios ship sharper response within the decrease gears and lowered revs when cruising.

An help/slipper clutch lightens the lever really feel and smooths downshifts. Gasoline financial system is listed at 5.6L/100km, giving a possible vary of over 280km from the 16-litre tank.

Constructed across the similar diamond metal body because the acclaimed CB1000 Hornet, the CB1000F makes use of an extended sub-frame to enhance consolation for each rider and pillion.

Totally adjustable Showa 41mm SFF-BP USD forks and a Professional-Hyperlink rear shock are tuned for steadiness between consolation and precision, with preload and damping adjustability entrance and rear.

Braking is dealt with by four-piston radial-mount Nissin calipers gripping 310mm floating entrance discs, supported by cornering ABS ruled by a six-axis IMU.

The light-weight 17-inch aluminium wheels put on 120/70ZR17 entrance and 180/55ZR17 rear tyres.

Kerb weight is listed at 214kg, with a 795mm seat peak and 135mm of floor clearance.

The IMU additionally underpins a set of digital rider aids. Throttle By Wire supplies three preset driving modes — Sport, Customary, and Rain, every combining adjustable parameters for engine energy, engine braking, and Honda Selectable Torque Management (HSTC). Two customized consumer modes permit riders to retailer most popular settings.

A five-inch optically bonded TFT show improves visibility in vibrant circumstances and integrates navigation, calls, and music management through the Honda RoadSync app.

Honda will supply a variety of accent packs to tailor the CB1000F to completely different makes use of.

• The Sports activities Pack provides a colour-matched headlight cowl, radiator guard, engine guard, and quickshifter.
• The Consolation Pack introduces a taller display, consolation seats, and fog lights.
• The Journey Pack supplies tender saddle luggage and a tank bag for added practicality.

Particular person equipment, comparable to heated grips, a centre stand, and an alarm system, will even be out there via Honda sellers.  There is no such thing as a official phrase on when the brand new mannequin might be out there in Australia however we think about it is not going to be any time quickly.

Honda CB1000F Specs

• Engine – 1000cc, Liquid-cooled DOHC 4-stroke 16-valve 4-cylinder
• Bore x Stroke (mm) – 76 mm × 55.1 mm
• Compression Ratio – 11.7:1
• Max. Energy Output – 122 hp (91 kw)_ at 9,000 rpm
• Max. Torque – 103 Nm at 8,000rpm
• Max Pace – 230 km/h
• Starter – Electrical starter
• Induction – PGM-FI Gasoline Injection
• Gasoline Tank Capability – 16 L
• Clutch – Moist a number of, help slipper clutch
• Gearbox – Six-speed handbook transmission
• Body – Diamond body
• Dimensions – (LxWcH) 2,135 mm x 835 mm x 1,125 mm
• Wheelbase – 1,455 mm
• Caster Angle – 25 °
• Path – 98 mm
• Seat Peak – 795 mm
• Floor Clearance 1- 35 mm
• Kerb Weight – 214 kg
• Turning radius – 2.8 m
• Suspension Entrance – 41 mm Showa USD SFF-BP Fork 130 mm journey
• Suspension Rear – Separate pressurised single-tube sort cushion unit Professional Hyperlink 140mm journey
• Rims – 17M/C X MT3.50 (F);  17M/C X MT5.50 (R)
• Tyres – 120/70ZR17M/C (F); 180/55ZR17M/C (R)
• Brakes Entrance – Radial mount Nissin four-piston brake caliper, 310 mm floating double disc
• Brakes Rear – Nissin single-piston caliper, 240 mm single disc
• Devices – 5-inch TFT Panel Multi-information show
• Headlight – LED
• Taillight – LED
• Connectivity – Roadsync and USB-C
• Using Modes – Customary, Rain, Sport + 2x Person
• Digital Aids – Twin-channel cornering ABS, HSTC, Wheelie management, Rear elevate management, ESS

Honda CB1000F Photos