We don’t typically send our Torque of the North bulletin with a sales pitch; but this opportunity is too good to miss. It would be rude not to…
There’s always the usual cliches abound when you read a review or article about the Honda CB1000R. Web pages festooned with phrases like “Naked Thrills” or “Boss of the Streets” or my personal favourite, “Best bike you can ride with its clothes off”. Ok, I might have made that last one up.
What articles don’t always get across is how the CB is just as happy at 30mph as it is 130mph. It’s very typically Honda; but with a dash of all that ‘personality’ the odd Japanese bike is accused of not having. Why? Because some Italian guys designed the thing and it’s firmly evident everywhere you look. Blissfully though, it’s got that Japanese engineering to compliment that Neapolitan flair.
Equally, what nobody seems to be shouting very loudly about at the moment is how (expletive deleted) awesome the current deal is on a brand new CB1000R. Buy a new CB1000R standard or it’s Black Special bigger Brother and you’ll be showered in more gifts than Thor wielding his hammer at a Pinata.
To start with, you’ll get £500 just for sitting on the thing and riding it up the road. Next there’s a complimentary (another word for free) service plan taking care of your first service and your first two annual services. The bike comes with a two-year warranty just on the off chance a Honda might catch a glitch in the matrix (yeah right). With the current offer though, you’ll get a third year too for nowt, nada, zip. That’s all encompassing with Hondacare Assistance (Roadside Assist, Relay, Home Start and European Cover).
What’s one of the things you always check out when you buy a bike? Insurance of course. Chuck £99 at a Datatool Stealth Tracker (usually £399) and you’ll get your first year’s subscription free (£120 RRP) and more likely than not a bit of a discount from those pesky insurance dudes.
All in all, that’s a £699 service plan, a 3rd year warranty (£339 RRP), a £500 ‘ride me and buy me’ bonus and £421 of moolah to help you track your pride and joy absolutely flippin’ FREE. You can do the maths, but just in case you can’t be bothered: £1959 of stuff without you even reaching into your wallet. That’s before you factor that if a standard CB1000R floats your boat, you’ll get a free quick-shifter with that one which is another £585 saved (the Black Special comes with one as standard).
We’ve not even mentioned the Blue Black Special (yes really) which is currently showing off it’s fine curvature with an Arrow Twin exit exhaust, an Alcantara seat (smoooooothhhhh!), posh Honda bar ends and a cracking little Honda radiator cover. So, after you’ve saved £1959 regardless, spend £1499 of your hard earned on the aforementioned goodies and you’re still nearly £500 in pocket.
What’s the catch? You’ve gotta do it soon and for some of the above you’ve got to finance the thing with our good friends at Honda Finance (see examples below). We can’t say it too loud on here, but the deal itself is blissfully simple and wonderfully flexible for those that usually throw their cash at such things. If you’re already a PCP advocate then you’ll love the job even more.
So, what does soon mean? Do it before the end of June on a bike in stock and we’ll likely throw a bit more your way for a nice clean swapper too. That’s showroom language for a part exchange by the way.
