this motorcycle is perfect for commuting, work and weekend rides, top speed is also perfect as there is no windshield, i love this motorcycle, its really cool looking :)
Far from perfect. Limited tire options, limited aftermarket support, frequent valve checks... Need I go on? I have a 2013 with 26k miles. It's a fun bike and a decent all riunder. But it's not perfect at anything.
@@JDuBz815 Hey man, I'm considering 1, you wouldn't buy another 1? I think they're at least very good at everything, and look stunning! I want a '14 EX. A future classic IMO.
@@rsq72 it's an awesome bike in it's own right. Most of my gripes were fixed on the '14 and up models. 6spd gearbox, better lighting. I was being a bit negative about the valve checks. I checked mine at 12k miles and I adjusted 3 out of 16. Didn't check again until 22k miles cuz the cover gasket started to weep at the ends of the cams. All 16 valves are right where I left them. I won't be checking them again until the cover gasket leaks again. The biggest gripe I have is tires. You have like 3 options for a matched set, because the wheels are 18" not 17".. if you live in a country where the RS model is available, I think that would be worth trying out. Better suspension, tires. It's a dead reliable machine. I've never had a MIL/CEL light on. The ABS on the early generation is garbage tho. If you never have to take gravel/dirt roads, you won't have any issues. I do occasionally, so I pulled 2 of the 3 fuses for the ABS system. The end result is normal hydraulic brakes, don't ride outside your own limits or that of the machine.
@@rsq72 for some context, I use mine primarily for commuting 50-80miles a day depending on my route. I have done a few longer distance trips on it, 300mile weekends a few times and a 1,000mile weekend 1 time. They are brilliant in the sense that Honda nailed a new version of an antique bike. And being one of the first retro bikes, it's hard to fault Honda for being a bit too true to the original. I think the RS model is the epitomy of what a retro bike should be. That said, if nothing I have mentioned has turned you off to it, then you'll probly love it. Mine replaces my car 3 seasons of the year and it's never let me down. If you end up getting one with 18" wheels, I can recommend the Pirelli Sport Demon tires in OE sizes for absolute grip in every road condition outside of sleet, snow or ice. 40 degree wet mornings are nothing to those tires, but I had the rear down to the cords in about 5-6k miles. I'm trying out the Metzeler Z8 Interac tires in OE sizes now, as they are dual compound. So far so good, but not enough time on them just yet
after taking the Metzeler Z8's down to the cords in the back, at about 7200miles, and the front was hammered with stepping from braking and 50/50 wear of stock forks with semi recent oil/Andreani cartridges... I can say the Metzelers are every bit as good as the Pirelli Sport Demons in terms of grip in the same weather conditions, and the Z8's will last a bit longer. It all comes down to the price of the rubber. I managed to go through the Metzeler rear and an emergency rear last season (longer trip, limited local/global options due to 18" wheels). Tire options alone limit this bike's true potential. If only Honda hadn't been so true to the original, we (non RS owners) may have had virtually limitless tire options (both over the net and at random bike shops at or near our destination). Such a shame because the CB1100 is a bike that begs to be ridden for miles on end.
Do it mate. I have one. 70mph at 3000 rpm. 64 to the gallon and bags of torque. Notice how quickly the speed climbs in the lower gears yet the engine revs are barely above tickover. No tingling through the handle bars unless you gun it to 8000rpm or whatever in a lower gear. Its a bike you fall in love with. The engine is like no other I have ever owned and I don't know of another on the market today that will do 70 mph at 3000 rpm and get you there as quick. The GS1200 etc. do it at 4000 rpm. You have to like the style of bike of course. Riding it is a lovely place to be.
@@michaelbailey8729 If only, my friend, if only. In September of 2018, when my V-Strom was 5 years old, and with a mere 27,000 kilometres on it (and fully main dealer serviced), I did a very, very silly thing. I traded it in for a..... wait for it.... brand new Tmax 530 DX. Why? Good question. The answer is that suffering from joint pain in my left hand knuckles, I wanted to go clutch-lever-less. It was the Honda NC750X-DCT (only recently jumped from 700 to 750) or the Yamaha Tmax DX. I opted for the Yamaha, and at 1.5 million yen including a few accessories, it was about 400,000 yen more than the basic CB1100. I have regretted buying the Yamaha since quite literally the moment I rode it off the garage car park. I took it back a week later, and asked why it sounded like a broken 2-stroke scooter being raped by a broken washing machine. The dealer owner laughed nervously and took it for a spin around the corner. He came back and said that is how they sound, so I demanded my money back. He offered me half - yes I said "half" - of what I had just paid for the Yamaha. Now, some four years later, it still has only 2,000 kilometres on it, and though I am now accustomed to the filthy noise it makes, and although I have always acknowledged that it rides very, very nicely/easily indeed, I have known since the moment I first rode it that I would never like it. Next? Take the hit (financial loss) and ask Honda what they will give me for it against a new NC750X-DCT.... maybe.
nice video - but the restriction is a petty- my w800 makes 185 kmh on the speedo with only 48 horses, by 6500 rpm. Nevertheless, the cb 1100 is a great bike! (the w800 also is restricted, in another way..))
Not many time is someone going to ride over 200km/h on this type of bike but just having that option would be fine. Besides when you can reach limit 180km/h just using 3rd gear then missing point of having 6 gears available. Potential of this engine without restriction is on same level like Suzuki bandit 1200 k6 (only 5 gears). Bandit got top speed 260km/h. There is one advantage, if buying second hand bike with restriction, there is better change not to be fooled by some abused, ruined engine.
Man! I want one of these bikes. You can buy them used right now for a low price. Get cruiser,high performance it will do anything you ask. With the reliability of a honda. My wife fights me for wanting one. Being i'm57 years old it scares her scares her. I told her we could take rides on it to the beach on week days. She looked at me like I was crazy. I guess it's time for a younger women. Just joking!
Sir go ahead and buy it don't think twice u will regret later on that u could buy it and didn't enjoy it, u can live life only once so just enjoy each and every moment u can get of it if that makes ur wife happy buy and share that special moment with each other , good luck AMEN 🙏 jai hind jai bharat
WernerRobin According to Honda project leader, it's not a bike for performance or speed so they decided to add the speed limiter. I don't agree with this decision because even though i usually don't go past 100mph, i wouldn't like to spend 10000euros on a bike with this limitation, after all, sometimes we like to push over our limits and use bike full potential.
In Austria the price for this bike is over 13.000 Euro. Allegedly in German there is a company, which is able to switch of the limiter. I wanted to buy this bike but for this reason I will not do it. My Moto Guzzi V7 Classic has only 48 HP und runs about 165 km/h.
WernerRobin I love hondas but guzzi v7 is just na amazing motorbike and you can do almost all the maintenance and valve check with no more than basic tools. My only concern is to spend 9000eur in a 48hp motorbike...if only they could make a v7 with 75hp!!!! I live in Portugal and you can buy a cb1100 with just over 10 000eur with a bit of negociation even though the table price is more than 11000. Believe me, guzzi may do 165kmh but the engine will be screaming and vibrating so much you'll be forced to slow down, while this Honda is smooth as silk even at full throttle. I saw now you have a guzzi so you know what i'm saying!! You're a lucky guy though, so jeaulous!!!
Did you not see it shifting below 5000rpm? It can reach its limiter in 3rd gear but this rider coasted up to it but it still pulled super hard. How many bikes pull that hard at 3K rpm? This is a 11.7 second bike in the quarter mile. It leaves the older CB in the dust.
@@moustachio334 no wonder I find it odd he shifting too early not revving it out but still capable to ring it out to 180kmh. On top of that it got a limiter.
Na herrlich! Eine Maschine mit 1100 ccm und über 90 PS und dann ist im 6. Gang bei 180 km/h mit Stottern Schluss! Da überholt Dich jede 600er Kawasaki locker!
du volltrottel, das ist ne cruiser die aus sicherheitsgründen abgeregelt ist. mit lenkungsdämpfer könntest das sicherlich beheben... ach scheiße ist ja eine retro maschine aus den siebzigern...
Ihr seid beide nen Happen doof, wa? 180 Km/h ist das gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Limit in Japan. Schneller dürfen die Maschinen dort nicht fahren... Dazu kommt noch, dass der 6. Gang als Overdrive ausgelegt ist. Mit dem macht man keine Beschleunigungstest und auch keine Top Speed Videos. Dazu nimmt man den 5. bei solch einem Getriebe.
No bike for me 2 buy. I deside what my limits are and not the manufacturer. Then better buy the Kawasaki z900rs. More power. Ok if I really want to go fast I should buy a Supersport. But spending over 10k in euro's i dont want to be beaten by a Opel Corsa.
What is the point to have a big power bike but can't use all the power ??? I remember 30 years ago 1987 my Z500 can go to 150km easily . But this is a 1100cc ??? Only l Limited to 180km ??? What a waste of power n money :(
