Honda CB1100 Articles
Riding the Honda CB1100F
Today, Honda announced its CB1100F retro standard will be going on-sale in the US priced at $9,999. A week or so ago, we got to ride it. The big inline-four promises to recapture the character of classic Hondas in a modern package. 43 years ago, Honda was the maker of motorcycles for the masses. It was the age of the Cub, of You Meet The Nicest People and of motorcycles as transportation. Then, ...
12 November 2012
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Custom: Honda CB1100 Four
When the builders at Japanese custom maker Whitehouse first saw the Honda CB1100 they new exactly what it should be: an exact replica of the original CB750, just equipped with modern components. It only took a few key parts to shift the somewhat confused new model in the right direction, creating this Honda CB1100 Four. The original CB750 Four. Created in collaboration with Japanese retailer ...
31 August 2010
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Honda CB1100 spied in California
This Honda CB1100 was ridden to Orange County's Cars and Coffee event yesterday morning by a Honda employee who was keen to know what other motorcyclists thought after seeing it in person and sitting on it. We've heard that the company's product planers are under pressure from other departments to bring the CB1100 stateside, but this sighting doesn't indicate that such a decision is imminent, as...
04 April 2010
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By the numbers: retro roadster showdown
By its very definition, comparing the retro roadster class by performance figures is a bit silly. These bikes aren't created to go fast, they're created to recapture some sort of fundamental two-wheeled experience with handsome looks, easy-going power and a nebulous thing called "character." That's why we prefer the Triumph Scrambler to its slightly faster sibling, the Bonneville: character. Still...
07 March 2010