Honda CB1000 Gallery
| Bike |
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Description |
| 1983 Honda CB100 Custom |
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- Air cooled, transverse four cylinder, four
stroke, DOHC
- 89bhp @ 8000rpm
- 5 speed
- Disc brakes
- 276kg
- 122mph
- 47mpg
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| 1990 Honda CB1000F |
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| 1993 Honda CB 1000 Super Four |
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The retro superbikes are designed to appeal
to those who are old enough to remember unfaired
muscle-bikes the first time round - those who
rode bikes in the '70s and who aren't now limber
enough to squeeze themselves aboard a state-of-the-art
race-replica. The born-again biker is the target
market for these bikes, and one of the best examples
of these retro machines is the Honda CB1000. Using
a de-tuned engine from a Honda CBR1000F, the
CB1000 harks back to the days of the CB1100
and the CB900. The water-cooled, double overhead
cam, 16-valve, in-line four cylinder engine
is a far cry from the air-cooled eight-valve
engines of the '70s, but it is the focal point
of this superbike. Pumping out lOObhp at 8500rpm
the CB1000 has a top speed of around 140mph.
The engine is capable of producing a lot more
power than it actually does, but Honda have
tuned it for low and mid-range output, and brute
acceleration, rather than top speed. This is
because without a fairing on it, the CB1000
is a struggle to ride at speeds over 120mph.
So it might as well be tuned for eyeball-popping
acceleration instead. |
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