This nameplate first appeared in Honda’s roadster lineup in 2008 as a liter-class naked motorcycle aimed at riders who wanted a straightforward, muscular street machine rather than a full fairing or race-replica look. It became part of Honda’s broader CB family, which has long served as the company’s road-going standard for sporty, everyday performance.
The model later returned in a dramatically reworked form for 2018, when Honda introduced a new interpretation built around the Neo Sports Café theme. That version moved the nameplate away from the older super-naked styling and toward a cleaner, more minimalist look, with a strong emphasis on compact proportions, premium detailing, and a more emotional roadster character. Honda has described the 2018 machine as an “emotional sports roadster” and positioned it as the flagship of its modern naked-bike range.
Across its history, the badge has been associated with large-displacement inline-four performance and with Honda’s effort to translate the spirit of its classic CB models into a contemporary format. The later generation kept that identity but gave it a more distinctive visual language, making it one of Honda’s most recognizable modern performance roadsters. The nameplate remains part of Honda’s current motorcycle lineup, so there is no final model year to record.