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Enter a one-off naked beast built from the remains of a 1983 Honda CBX1000 by Wilshire, England-based Larry Houghton of Lamb Engineering. Forget about trellis frames and anything that's usual in the business and prepare to witness the essence of asphalt aggression.
The Honda CBX1000, with its evil-sounding six-cylinder engine, is already one of the bikes that earned their place in the industry's history books. However, after the model was discontinued, it became one of the cult donor bikes for those eyeing projects that left the watchers breathless.
So Larry took matters into his own hands and engineered and crafted a brand new aluminum frame for the CBX1000. It took the shape of a metal spine or backbone, using the engine as a stressed member. In the rear, it connected the swingarm pivot and shock mounts and, of course, the engine, arching towards the front.
With the seat pan and tail section as slim and minimalist as possible, the battery and all the electronics had to go somewhere. Larry was not aghast, as he crafted a neat cover that would look like the tank of a casual bike and hid them in there.
The cover also houses a small tank from which fuel drops to the carburetors. This upper tank is fed by a small electrical pump that sucks gas from the real tank, positioned under the bike, superstreetbike reveals.
A Ducati 916 provided the swingarm that is kept in place by a monoshock, with Brembo calipers on the list as well, alongside Marchesini rims and six exhaust pipes with fluid, flowing lines.
Larry Houghton's custom 1983 Honda CBX1000 looks like a million bucks, and its 6-cylinder grunt will turn a lot of heads.
So Larry took matters into his own hands and engineered and crafted a brand new aluminum frame for the CBX1000. It took the shape of a metal spine or backbone, using the engine as a stressed member. In the rear, it connected the swingarm pivot and shock mounts and, of course, the engine, arching towards the front.
Modern, aggressive looks and a cantilever fork
The CBX1000 steering is now employing an entirely different front end, as Larry decided to make the bike look even more aggressive and went for cantilever forks and a minimalist, stacked headlight cluster. The fork and custom handlebars keep the bike's front section clean and neat, and the edgy design keeps the bike as vile as it gets.With the seat pan and tail section as slim and minimalist as possible, the battery and all the electronics had to go somewhere. Larry was not aghast, as he crafted a neat cover that would look like the tank of a casual bike and hid them in there.
The cover also houses a small tank from which fuel drops to the carburetors. This upper tank is fed by a small electrical pump that sucks gas from the real tank, positioned under the bike, superstreetbike reveals.
A Ducati 916 provided the swingarm that is kept in place by a monoshock, with Brembo calipers on the list as well, alongside Marchesini rims and six exhaust pipes with fluid, flowing lines.
Larry Houghton's custom 1983 Honda CBX1000 looks like a million bucks, and its 6-cylinder grunt will turn a lot of heads.
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