VOLUME 59 ISSUE 39 SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 P113
Black on black on with
a bit of red. Well, we
got to break it up a bit
somehow, right?
I
t must be very tough to be a
manufacturer of 1000cc-plus
naked bikes in 2022. There are so
many competitors that the class has
essentially been split into two—those
mega super nakeds like the Ducati
Streetfighter V4 S, Aprilia Tuono
1100 Factory, BMW S 1000 R and
KTM 1290 Super Duke R, and lower
power bikes like the Suzuki Katana,
Yamaha MT-10 and this, the Honda
CB1000R Black Edition.
Those with an eagle eye will
have noticed those bikes from the
second list all hail from the Land of
The Rising Sun. It seems Japan has
collectively decided not to partake
in this Euro-driven horsepower
heist, instead preferring to focus
more on machines that appeal to
a wider range of riders by keeping
horsepower around the 150 mark.
