Honda will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its
iconic CB750 Four by unveiling a one-off CB1000R at the Roma Motodays show in
Italy. Visitors to the motoring event would witness this unique motorcycle,
christened CB1000R Tribute. One lucky visitor will ride away with the CB1000R
Tribute at the end of Roma Motodays.
The cosmetic upgrade the Honda CB1000R Tribute, over
the standard model includes a body coloured headlight mask and a unique paint
scheme and graphics on the fuel tank. As seen on the standard motorcycle, the
tank shrouds that also protect the radiator feature a silver finish and so does
the heat shield. However, the heat shield gets a unique graphic that is limited
for the Tribute model.
The fuel tank design and the saddle setup remains
identical to the stock motorcycle. The rear, on the other hand, gets a mild
revision and the tyre hugger mounted number plate has been repositioned under
the tail light.
The retro-theme is continued with the use of
wire-spoke wheels instead of alloys on the standard CB1000R. The stock
motorcycle comes with tubeless tyres but the CB1000R Tribute is seen with a set
of wire-spoke wheels, and thus we expect them to be shod in tube rubber. That
said, the CB1000R Tribute retains the single-sided swingarm that makes it look
like a proper exotic. The photograph also reveals that the exhaust outlet has been
redesigned and the CB1000R Tribute uses an old-school design.
