Honda’s 125s get funky
Honda have a long history of cool 125s to tempt your wallet from its hiding place, and if they build this pair that tradition looks sure to continue. Revealed in Milan, the concepts have emerged not from Japan, but from Honda’s Rome R&D centre design studio, which has been responsible for most of the firm’s funkier releases of late. Based on the recent CB125R, the CB125X and CB125M have been inspired by the 25% growth of 125 sales in the European market. Designed by Project Leader Valerio Aiello and his team, the CB125M is a naked streetbike that looks like a cross between a dirt bike and streetfighter, while the CB125X is an equally aggressive looking adventure bike. Each are super-minimalist and boast ultra-sharp designs that use LED lighting to maintain the minimalist lines, and high-end looking SC Project exhausts. While they’re clearly nowhere near being productionready, Honda’s recent form for releasing the real deal with the majority of the styling cues intact give us hope that the burgeoning 125 market will get this pair of protagonists for 2020.
‘They’re inspired by the 25% rise in 125 sales in Europe’