Honda CBX quarter-mile e.t.: 11.36 seconds at 132 mph. Top speed around 140 mph or so when in good tune. Deep, cherry red gas tank and tail spoiler. Honda's "Comcast" quasi-"mag" wheels. Six-cylinder engine breathing into a twin exhaust system, sounding like an Italian sports car as a result. Unmatched straightline performance compared with the superbikes released that year by Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki.
It was a superbike war unlike any before. The motorcycle press dubbed it "The Year the Big Guns Fired." (Motorcycles become all-consuming in my thoughts.)
And the wind whispers ... Honda ...
CBX.