CB400SS given a taste of the ’60s grid

Honda’s own custom version of its CB400SS has made it a retro to be proud of.

The bike has been transformed with aftermarket parts to give it a look like a 1960s GP racer.

All the original bodywork – what there was of it – has been binned in favour of a polished aluminium fuel tank, glass-fibre nose fairing and cafe-racer-style single-seat tail. The stock bike’s uninspiring 29bhp power output won’t be raised much by the addition of shorter silencers, but at least the customised version should make all the right noises.

There’s just one obvious question – why didn’t Honda make the stock bike like this?

The one-off example was shown at the Tokyo Show.