Colin Chapman, the legendary designer whose Lotus cars transformed Grand Prix racing in the Fifties and Sixties at the hands of drivers like Graham Hill and Stirling Moss, was once asked his secret.
“Simplify, then add lightness,” he said.
He didn’t apply it to himself, since his nickname in the pits was Chunky, although never to his face – but Honda has taken a leaf out of his book with the CB750 Hornet.
