Following its debut at the Intermot show in Cologne, the new Honda CB1100 did not fail to show up at the 2012 EICMA exhibition, which took place a few days ago in Milan.
The revamped muscular ‘naked’ from the Japanese manufacturer is definitely not afraid to expose a pretty vintage feeling, wittingly reminiscent on the glorious tradition of the CB models of the 70s (especially as fara as the seminal Honda CB750 Four is concerned).
The heart of the new CB1100 is its air and liquid-cooled 1,140 cc 4-cylinder double overhead camshaft (DOHC) engine, which can go as far up as 8,500 rpm.
As for the chassis, we have a steel double-cradle frame in which the motor is accommodated with four rigid and two rubber mounts.
Rims are 18-inch 5 split five-spoke cast aluminum, while the braking system uses a pair of 296 mm front discs bitten by 3-piston Nissin calipers at the front and a 256 mm disc mated to a single-piston caliper.
As usual with Honda, the C-ABS is part of the standard equipment.
Staying true to its vintage approach, the new Honda CB1100 sports a classic design perfectly matched by the instrumentation, which is pretty easy to read and uses analogue speedometer and tachometer, while odometer (with two partials), fuel gauge and clock are grouped in a compact LCD screen right in between the two.
The model will be available in 2 color-schemes, Glory Red/Silver Eternal and Pearl Milky White/Eternal Silver, both of which will come with silver wheels and black frame.