A Honda dealership has built a one-off CB750 Hornet bearing more than a passing resemblance to the iconic RC30 superbike .
Created by Stilmoto – a long-standing Spanish outfit known for their race bikes and custom machinery – it’s been dubbed ‘Last Lap’ and appeared as part of Honda’s presence at the Wheels and Waves festival in Biarritz earlier this month.
It formed part of a larger ‘On Road Vs. Off Road’ competition – with 10 builds arriving from 10 separate countries based on either the CB750 Hornet or XL750 Transalp parallel twin.
Five projects were shown on each platform, with a winning build set to be revealed at the end of the summer.
“This motorcycle began to take shape 41 years ago,” Stilmoto’s Oscar Irizar told MCN. “At the entrance of our shop, we painted a Honda with the same colour scheme.
“Over the years, we have built many motorcycles, which ultimately enabled us to create this latest project, Last Lap.”
Built to a strict budget in just three months, the bike is sadly set to remain as a one-of-one special and features unique looks made possible by the business’ long history with the Japanese brand.
The front fairing is an RC30 race part – with the tail unit and fuel tank coming from Stilmoto’s own design, used on a two-stroke Honda RS250 race bike in 1986. The firm had the original moulds in storage and made new fibreglass parts for the 2026 bike.
“We expected that a 1980s-inspired aesthetic would resonate with more experienced enthusiasts,” Irizar continued. “What surprised us was the strong reception among younger generations who, despite not being familiar with the history we aimed to evoke, have appreciated what is a timeless design.”
Like the RC30, the Last Lap gets a single-sided swingarm – this time courtesy of a 2004 VFR800 sports-tourer – with the whole rear end said to have new increased rigidity befitting its sporting looks.
This back end works with the Hornet’s standard diamond steel frame, with Stilmoto developing all the fairing and dash mounting points to prevent the need to weld or cut the standard chassis.
Custom paint and graphics are finished nicely with RC30 ‘wing’ tank decals and a VFR750R-style CB750R logo.
The swingarm needed bespoke spacers, bushings and hubs, as well as custom suspension linkages.
Michelin slicks round off the classic race-replica look, with the back end sporting an oversized 190 option.
New pipes were fabricated in-house and aim to recreate the look of a 1980s two-stroke racer.
Surprisingly, the overall weight has actually come down by 4kg over the stock Hornet.
It’s not often that a bike jumps off the screen and grabs our attention at MCN Towers as completely as this custom build has. Maybe we should start a petition to force Honda into making a factory version…
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