Honda CB1100 RS 2021 — Specifications

The first CB 750 opened a new era for motorcycles; half a century later, its distant descendant, the CB 1100, is leaving the stage. With this departure, it signals almost the end of large air-cooled engines. The finned inline-four has had its time of glory, and the Final Edition allows a 'Goodbye.'

With enthusiasm. The RS has long been the dynamic inclination of the CB. A more dynamic chassis, more rigorous suspension, more bite in the brakes, a more alert riding position, and a few kilos less make it a more toned lady. Without being sporty... It's still a bourgeois roadster with 90 horsepower.

For this final production, Honda incorporates a few details to slightly emphasize its difference. Very understated colors, bronze-colored rims, a brown seat, a stripe on the tank, and a dark treatment for certain parts. The RS had the engine coated in black for a long time. The final edition offers a few more dark pieces, for the suspension elements, brake calipers, indicator caps, footpeg plates, and airbox side panels.

But what really lets you know that we have before us the last of the 1100s with air, is the small badge at the top of the tank. Almost too discreet, considering the history behind it.

This machine does not conclude the large wind-cooled engines. There are still some at BMW, Ducati, Guzzi, Harley, Triumph, Indian… But they are all twins. This four-cylinder marks the end of an era - its CB becomes a border between two epochs. With a certain sense of sport, while the EX sibling concludes on a solemn note. Available only in Japan and a few countries in Asia.

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