Honda introduced this nameplate as a 2025 CB-series flagship road sport model, presenting it as a modern, naked interpretation of the company’s long-running CB tradition. Honda’s own model page identifies it as a 2025 motorcycle and describes it as a naked road sport machine that inherits the CB lineage’s tradition and sporty character. Honda later announced the production model in Japan on October 10, 2025, with a standard version and a more equipped SE version.
The bike’s identity is deliberately tied to Honda’s historical CB story. In Honda’s design and factbook materials, the company explains that the model was shaped around the idea of “evolving standards” and that it draws visual inspiration from the CB750F of 1979, while also referencing the broader legacy of the CB family that helped define Honda’s large four-cylinder motorcycles. Honda positions the model as a “best balance roadster” aimed at combining flagship presence with everyday usability and approachable handling.
The design language emphasizes traditional CB proportions rather than aggressive supersport styling, and Honda highlights the model as part of the brand’s ongoing effort to keep the CB relevant in a modern era of changing regulations and rider expectations. At launch, the lineup also included the CB1000F SE, which adds extra equipment and a more distinctive appearance while keeping the same basic platform and retro-inspired direction.
Because this is a newly introduced nameplate rather than a revived old production model, its history begins in 2025. The nameplate has not had multiple separate production periods, and there is no earlier continuous production run to extend back into the past.