Yoshimura Honda CB1000F V2 Fender Eliminator Preview

$189 plug-and-play tail tidy for Honda’s retro liter bike

Summary: The Yoshimura V2 Fender Eliminator Kit (part number 075BG121700) fits the 2026 Honda CB1000F and costs $189. Made in Chino, California, the base kit includes a plug-and-play LED license plate light, integrated fasteners, an OEM turn signal bracket and stainless hardware. Optional sequential or micro signal kits, a license plate frame and titanium bolts are sold separately.

Honda’s 2026 CB1000F already does a convincing 1980s impression up front. Out back, it still wears the usual modern luggage: a bulky stock fender and enough plastic to make the tail look busier than the rest of the bike. Yoshimura R&D of America just introduced a cleaner answer.

The CB1000F 2026 V2 Fender Eliminator Kit, part number 075BG121700, is a U.S.-made tail tidy that retails for $189. Yoshimura’s November 12, 2026, press email and the product page both describe it as a ground-up V2 redesign: buy the base kit, keep your stock turn signals if you want, and add only the lighting and trim you actually need. Yoshimura’s product data currently lists the kit as available to order. We already covered Yoshimura’s other new CB1000F piece in our Yoshimura Honda CB1000F Cyclone Slip-On Preview. The Cyclone wakes up the exhaust note. This kit is the visual equivalent of taking the backpack off the bike and hanging it in the garage, where it belongs.

What Is the Yoshimura V2 Fender Eliminator?

Yoshimura’s V2 kits were redesigned around two ideas anyone who has installed an older tail tidy will appreciate: plug-and-play wiring, and less hardware to drop into the belly pan. The company says the updated base uses model-specific plug-and-play wiring for the LED license plate light, so you are not splicing wires to get the plate lit. It also uses integrated fasteners that Yoshimura says eliminate almost half of the hardware and remove the need to hold a nut with a second wrench for the final torque. In our shop, “third hand” usually means a friend who suddenly has somewhere else to be.

One wording note: Yoshimura’s description refers in one sentence to a “custom LED tail light assembly,” then lists the included lighting as a “Plug and Play, LED License Plate Light housing.” Official product photos show the stock Honda taillight still in place, with a small LED license plate light above the plate. We are treating this as a license plate light, not a replacement for the Honda tail lamp.

The kit is designed to fit a standard, factory-equipped 2026 Honda CB1000F in the U.S. marketplace. Yoshimura says accessories that did not come on the bike from the factory may not be compatible, and that fitment may vary outside the U.S. market. The published vehicle fitment is 2026 Honda CB1000F only. That is not Honda’s CB1000 Hornet, and Yoshimura does not list a 2025 CB1000F or a CB1000F SE on this product page.

What You Get for $189

The base kit is enough if you want a cleaner tail and are happy to keep Honda’s stock turn signals. Yoshimura says it includes a redesigned, model-specific base with plug-and-play wiring; an LED license plate light housing; powder-coated stainless steel and aluminum construction; all stainless-steel hardware with integrated fasteners; and an OEM turn signal bracket for reusing the stock signals. Yoshimura does not publish an installed weight, a claimed weight savings versus the stock fender or a photometric rating for the license plate light, so those stay at N/A. We also have not bolted this kit onto a CB1000F yet, so this is a first look at the official specifications, not an install review.

Optional Add-Ons: Build the Tail You Want

Yoshimura does not force a lighting package into the $189 price. You can run the OEM signals on the included bracket, or spend more for a slimmer look. The press email and product page name these official add-ons, and both signal-kit pages now list 2026 Honda CB1000F fitment.

The V2 FE Accessory Sequential Signal Kit “H”, part number 075BG-SEQ-H-K, costs $179. Yoshimura says it is plug-and-play and includes CE-certified sequential two-wire LED lights, a powder-coated stainless steel bracket that mounts on U.S. license plates, an LED relay, adapters and hardware.

The V2 FE Accessory Micro Signal Kit “D”, part number 075BG-MIC-D-K, costs $184. Yoshimura describes the micro lights as a compact, CE-certified set with brake, turn and running lamps in one housing, plus a mounting bracket, relay, connectors and hardware. This kit is not plug-and-play. Yoshimura says it requires cutting and splicing. If your idea of a fun Saturday does not include a wiring diagram, the sequential kit or the stock signals are the easier path.

Two finishing pieces are optional. The Yoshimura Motorcycle License Plate Frame, part number 070BG-LPF-K, is $29.95. Yoshimura says it is stamped in Chino from aircraft-grade aluminum, black anodized and screen-printed with the Yoshimura logo, and designed for U.S.-spec 4-inch by 7-inch (102 mm by 178 mm) plates. The Yoshimura Titanium License Plate Frame Bolts are $21.99 in black, gold or oil slick (part numbers M6X10-TI-BLK-K, M6X10-TI-GOLD-K and M6X10-TI-OS-K). Yoshimura says the kit includes four Grade 5 titanium 6 mm x 10 mm bolts with nylock nuts and washers, PVD-coated and made in the USA. The company also jokes that they might be worth “maybe another 10 HP.” They are not.

Yoshimura does not sell these as official bundles, but the math is simple. The base kit with stock signals is $189. Add the sequential kit and you are at $368. Add the micro kit instead and you are at $373. A base kit with the sequential signals, the frame and the titanium bolts comes to $419.94 before tax and shipping. Yoshimura advertises free ground shipping on orders over $100 to the 48 contiguous states, and same-day shipping on in-stock items placed Monday through Friday by 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Made in Chino, With a Couple of Caveats

Yoshimura says the kit is made in Chino, California, USA, the same shop behind products we have already covered, including the Yoshimura MT-09 AT2 Speed Series Full System and the pipe in our Yoshimura AT2 Exhaust Review.

Two caveats are worth a phone call. First, the product page displays a 1-year warranty badge, but the warranty copy on that page describes a limited one-year warranty against defects in workmanship and/or materials for Yoshimura of America exhaust systems. This is not an exhaust. Confirm coverage with Yoshimura sales at 1-800-634-9166 or [email protected]. Second, the page template still contains hidden “Sold Out” and “Pre-order” language, even though the live product data lists the kit as available. If the cart and the product page disagree, use that same sales line rather than guessing.

The product page also links to an instructions and what’s-included PDF at docs.yoshimura-rd.com/075BG121700.pdf. That file returned a 404 error when we checked it on November 12, 2026, so we cannot quote the install steps from the instructions themselves. If you order the kit, download the PDF from the product page once it is live, or ask Yoshimura to send it.

Is It Street Legal?

Short answer: yes. This fender eliminator is street-legal in the United States. The base kit keeps you on the right side of the law with an included plug-and-play LED license plate light and a bracket that relocates the stock Honda turn signals, so the plate stays lit and the signals stay where they belong. It was designed and tested for a stock, U.S.-market 2026 CB1000F, which means you get the cleaner tail without trading away the parts that matter.

Yoshimura Honda CB1000F V2 Fender Eliminator Kit Specs

Who Should Buy It?

This one is for 2026 Honda CB1000F owners who want the tail to match the rest of the bike’s slim, retro silhouette. At $189 for the base kit, it is a relatively painless way to lose the stock fender without a full custom tail section. If the Cyclone slip-on is already on your wish list, this is the piece that makes the rear look finished once the pipe is on. Keep the stock signals, go sequential and plug-and-play, or go micro and accept some wiring work. Just budget for the add-ons if you do not plan to reuse Honda’s blinkers, because those kits cost nearly as much as the base itself.

Yoshimura CB1000F V2 Fender Eliminator FAQ

How much does the Yoshimura CB1000F V2 Fender Eliminator Kit cost?

The base kit is $189. Optional add-ons are $179 for the Type H sequential signal kit, $184 for the Type D micro signal kit, $29.95 for the license plate frame and $21.99 for the titanium license plate bolt kit.

What years and models does it fit?

Yoshimura lists fitment as the 2026 Honda CB1000F only, for U.S.-spec, factory-equipped motorcycles. It is not listed for the Honda CB1000 Hornet, a 2025 CB1000F or a CB1000F SE.

Is the wiring plug-and-play?

The base kit’s LED license plate light is plug-and-play, according to Yoshimura, and so is the optional Type H sequential signal kit. The optional Type D micro signal kit requires cutting and splicing.

Does it replace the Honda taillight?

Official product photos show the stock Honda taillight remaining in place. The included lighting is a plug-and-play LED license plate light housing, not a full tail-lamp replacement.

Where is it made?

Yoshimura says the kit is made in Chino, California, USA.

Is it street-legal?

Yes. The Yoshimura V2 Fender Eliminator Kit is street-legal in the United States, and it includes an LED license plate light and a bracket for the stock turn signals.