New 2019 Honda CB1100 RS 5Four Cafe Racer Announced

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[@woodyhuband9248]

Great looking bike! The Honda CB1100 is the perfect retro bike for this old guy. It has style, attention to detail, and quality components and workmanship. In the past 12 months I’ve had to buy 2 oil filters, two gallons of motor oil, and a $3 light bulb👍

[@teredude]

I loved the whole CB series as a kid. I always wanted a CB750. It was the ultimate of the new age of precision engineering from Japan. The CB750's I got ride were beautiful. I got to ride a new Goldwing in the mid 70's and I was completely blown away...I was raised around my older brothers bikes Norton Atlas, BSA Lightning and BMW's.

[@theodoremarakas9899]

Not a fan of Japanese bikes BUT this thing is beautiful. Honda did a very nice job. It was the era when motorcycles were metal, looked like motorcycles and not like an alien machine made of plastic and composites. Beautiful job.

[@sergebinder12]

Just incredible , so much old school and new ....Just love the painting on it 🤩

[@danilocapellan1316]

I’ll go for that Honda, I love it ♥️

[@pablocespedes9585]

Its a winner, the color red with the white and blue stripes are just right! We really get the message about Honda total dominance, well, for us above 48 years old! Beautiful and well executed, I defenitely love it.

[@TrackSol]

I love this 5Four custom as well as the CB1100 RS it's based on. Sadly we don't get the RS here in the USA.

[@pururava7932]

Z900RS for me anyday

[@955isteve]

She look lovely, A bout time they come up with a good looker should build more

[@ronaldwhite5670]

It is very nice I agree but, I’ve got GSX Suzuki 1400 Special Edition.....that’s plenty retro enough for me. As for the Honda, I think a small fairing on the original would do me!

[@Cicero75BC]

Yes I would definitely take it over the Triumph and the Kawasaki. Probably faster but looks better than those two bikes and the limited run makes it rare right out of the gate. The bikini fairing is not overdone like on the z900 either. I'm already a Honda guy.

[@hottotty13]

Pretty much the same as the z900rs cafe but I think they made a better choice with the twin shocks. IMO both bikes would look better with 18” wheels.

[@Banditmanuk]

It's a lovely machine, Henry Coles mate who does the conversation is a real talent, he made a great job of the Norton which the factory then also built a limited number of. There is definitely a big market for these retro inspired bikes especially to older guys like me who remember the originals. I recently went down a similar route with an XSR900 which I had Velocity-moto in London convert to a LC 900 (RD350LC rep) vid on my channel if interested. The completed bike including purchase of the discounted new XSR came in around £11500.00.

[@motobob]

Looks great! And I'll bet it's a blast to ride too

[@Banditmanuk]

@@motobob Ha ha yes, faster than the original RD350LC

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Air cooled in line 4cylinders Japanese Bikes are dependable, easy maintenance, last and last ! Nothing but Smiles and Miles ! Wonderful Bikes !

[@markieell5614]

Good looking bike ,god a wish Yamaha would do an XJR up date ☹️👍🏻

[@frederikclaeyssens9201]

I just bought the 2014 model. Those things are monstrous and still classy. I love it. Did not fancy the 14liter tank of the 2015 model. Drinks way to much to make those viable.

[@thatf_inguy8220]

Great looking bike, but I would be happy if they just brought the RS to the states

[@bc67]

Would I take that over the Z900 RS Cafe; looks like a close call. Style-wise they're very similar, and both with inline 4s. So the decision would come down to the details. A preference for the upside-down forks, quieter exhaust, and room for a passenger on the Z900 would tip the scales for me. The Thruxton is in a different league though; with its looks and the British parallel twin. Tough to compare it with the Honda and Kawasaki. If we're talking daily drivers, I'd probably pick the Z900 from the three. I'd choose the Thruxton as a second bike (life is good) or if I didn't do a lot of long distance riding.

[@UncleWally3]

Beautiful. Absolutely love how Honda fabricated the tank with out pinch-welds; sure wish Triumph followed suit. However, can someone please explain the difference between “retro” and obsolete?

[@henryhartley9993]

Big fan of the Honda in standard form, although it could do with losing a few pounds, this one looks fantastic and gets my vote....

[@mendesoto]

Could loose 2 grand price wise too. I'd only ride it sparingly. Almost 70 yrs old.

[@cscott9361]

Wow , what an impressive looking bike . I like it .

[@tjblackforest69]

Never understood, why they came up with an 1100 engine with low power, after ending the CB 1300. Love my CB1300

[@tjblackforest69]

@T38 Talon with a few small modifications my 2003 CB1300 runs with 120 hp and 120 Nm. At the same weight like the CB1100, that makes a difference. But dont get me wrong, I like the look of that bike in the video a lot!!! Looks great

[@splodge5714]

Riding big inline 4 cylinder Japanese bikes in the period this bike harks back to I'd say it looks fantastic and Guy has done a great styling job on an otherwise bland bike.

[@ingegalindo7435]

I got rid of my cb1100 uninspiring engine. Needs hotter cam and a bump in compression.

[@splodge5714]

Honda were always best at making an uninspired engine.

[@VirtualGuth]

Air-cooled goodness. Retro done right.

[@heithwatkins]

What a beautiful motorcycle. I love everything Honda did. I would take it because it's beautiful, old school and rare. Thanks for your video brother. God bless you.

[@karlosh2422]

I looked at the standard cb1100 before I got my Speed Twin. It is a lovely looking machine. The seat was more comfortable than the speed twin, but the extra 50 kg of weight was really off putting and well it didn't have a Triumph badge ! The cafe racer custom here looks good just like the Thruxton but personally I needed a pillion seat on my first big bike to keep Mrs Karlosh on board and happyish with my middle aged lunacy :)

[@motobob]

Hahaha it's not a particularly huge pillion seat on the Speed Twin either, so she must be brave!

[@karlosh2422]

@@motobob yeah she's brave. Being a pillion with a rider who has just passed their test !

[@simonthomas5367]

Love the Z900 but this is absolutely stunning. Do I really have to choose??

[@DirceuCorsetti]

The lines on the stock one are better. Also, the Thruxton dominates this segment, with better motor, brakes and suspension, while still being 50kg lighter. No comparison there.

[@iodineclip]

agreed ! and the CB1300sf SP is definitely prettier.

[@byronrich8623]

Hard no. The Thruxton motor is absolutely abysmal compared to the 1100cc inline-four from Honda. I cross-shopped them, and the Honda was a far more composed, smoother, a considerably better built. But I respect your opinion.

[@DirceuCorsetti]

@@byronrich8623 no doubt about the smoothness of an inline 4. I disagree about the torque curve and peak power though. Both are very similar, but the weight advantage is in my opinion the game changer here.

[@deanqrs1209]

I loved it until you said the price 😂 and it's got the be the zed for me 💪

[@Herzankerkreuz67]

.....yet another motorcycle I am crazy about and can't afford......😭😭😭🏍

[@markpfeifer1402]

Thats the best looking bike I've ever seen. Of course I'm a Honda CB guy so I'm a little biased.

[@akhilaskokakhil2088]

I love Honda....paint work looks very nostalgic.....but triumph tfc looks very cool and feels very retro....

[@Km-III]

It's like Z900rs but with continental GT color style without USD

[@Wolfgamer-dn3xk]

Base model is £9,999, I've seen them as low as £9,199, and 2nd hand around 7k. Did you ride one? I've got a test ride later on today, Beautiful looking bike. Be interesting comparing it against my Triumph street twin.

[@Johnclark300]

The Honda has the best quality in the world you can't buy a better bike

[@1941392]

These bikes are costing too much so younger riders are not on them, too bad.

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Younger riders build their's from an older model, which is what my generation (X) and the generation before us did. If you're still riding when you can afford to spend the ask on something factory built, usually when you're a bit older, then you're rewarded with something like this.

[@DearSX]

@@thepassionofthegoose5472 Agreed. Millennial here. I have a 1980 Honda Cub I heavily modified after paying $800 for it. Also a great CBR250R I picked up for $1800. Next might be a CBR500r which are going for $3500 used or a new Cub 125 for $3600 new.

[@nadzammohd6782]

And limited...

[@theelementalscientist6631]

Could you do a review on the new Lightning Strike? It’s an electric motorcycle that’s got the best specs on the market for any electric motorcycle out there. And it’s a sport which is rare for EV’s. Anyway love your content!

[@joshnnik]

I’ll stick with my T120 thanks.

[@salumrashidzam9926]

I really really love this bike i dont have even quarter of the money needed to buy this bike but one day yes.it will be dream come true one day

[@supahflict]

Refined for 50 years, produced by the winningest manufacturer. Please and thank you

[@supahflict]

Could do without the shroud around the light though, bleh!

[@raymorris952]

Nice, but not the price, Honda should do a factory version at a similar price to the Z900 rs

[@marcolozano4521]

mister.. me la puso dificil porque mis favoritas son las CB HONDA Y SUS BELLOS SONIDOS..pero esa KAWASAKI Z900RS esta bellisima

[@darrenwalsh6965]

Looks cool, job well done.

[@niceshot4563]

What a gorgeous bike

[@jordanjoestar8839]

Sitting here with my $1000 1982 Yamaha XS1100 that looks identical, wondering why people don't just buy and build their own cafe racers? Costed me $400 for new tires and all gaskets. $1400 investment for an 11 second quarter mile, shaft driven cafe racer.

[@dsgr6164]

Love it but next to the competition, Z900RS and the Thruxton RS, its probably at the bottom.

[@motobob]

True! Riding the Thruxton RS soon and looking forward to it. Honda mentioned the possibility of getting a ride on one of these despite them being limited edition - I'll follow up on that too

[@dsgr6164]

@@motobob Sounds good, looking forward to hearing about the ride.

[@karlo134652]

CB400SF and CB1300SF to shame this wasnt release on NA

[@travelinben1966]

I haven’t seen a CB 1100 in a Honda dealership in years.It’s a beautiful bike though.👍

[@enriquezambrano1]

NO!!!

[@user-jr1cs6ob3m]

Wish the front fork was inverted.

[@dirtyhabitz2888]

I agree, it’s a looker alright, but dynamically the Thruxton is by far the better bike.

[@TheHomeExpert5]

They never brought the RS to America, we got the run of the mill Plain Jane model. If they had brought the RS to America, I would have bought one I think it's gorgeous.

[@RitzOriginal1]

Front fairing still not working wonders for me but id imagine that could be changed and altered, other than that really nice smart looking bike that, beautiful paint scheme!

[@justinnathan8681]

i'd very much like to hear how it sounds.

[@motobob]

Me too - there was a bit of footage in the Honda video but someone was talking over it so I couldn't use it. I'm going to both EICMA and Motorcycle Live in the next couple of months, so maybe it'll be started up at one of those. I'll try to get some video if so!

[@willmann30]

I still ride my 1980 cb750C

[@johncarlson8029]

This bike should be as available as a cbr 600rr

[@dvamateur]

Still and anticlimax from the '79 CBX. The real Honda superbike is the CBX.

[@sogaita]

Thruxton for sure. More eletronics and better suspension, as well as better brakes.

[@Sabastianspreadworth]

We didn't get to hear it.

[@richardmerrifield8186]

Finally,no ugly tank seam !

[@Achilles22]

Great bike, but too expensive, I would expect the engine to be tuned for that price, 89 bhp is not enough to be exciting! Great effort I wish them luck

[@marcr660907]

The standard version is very bland, so this is a very nice styling exercise, but having ridden the standard version, it really needs more punch to justify the extra cost. I would buy the Kawasaki 900 RS

[@sergebinder12]

Juste incredible......

[@will_hyde]

Would love honda to make a 750/500 4 again, I love this bike, but its just a little too on the heavy side.

[@stevenhill6214]

Yes it is lovely looking and goes onto my "would like to own" list. Not sure the rider only style would impress the wife though!

[@motobob]

Get 2 then! :)

[@paulwren1722]

Great,yet another limited edition bike

[@TheOverisel]

I love the look but if I buy a brand new retro its Gotta have more power than the vintage bike it would be replacing and my vintage bike - 1983 1100cc makes 109hp

[@Mi62Ni]

This bikes looks great. It would be worth considering buying one and importing it to Germany. But with the Brexit it is time-limited - and therefore possibly - very expensive. I will sleep on it "3 nights".

[@teambenjamin1]

Nice bike, but I like my 94 CB 1000 better. 25 years old, but still runs like a champ and a lot cheaper! Lol!

[@williamgrand9724]

Is this bike available in north america?

[@kiwihame]

Love it.

[@James-jy2lg]

I'll stick with my thruxton r, thank you.

[@supahflict]

Honda’s been making bikes for years, you’d really cheating your self if you didn’t try a cb1100ex or anything else produced from them

[@John-lc1uq]

I will stick with my 78 gs 1000

[@tomwilliams4885]

Finally, a bike I would be interested in. No hunky junky extras or ugly body work. The motor looks great ! Bare bones. The way it should be. What ! They're not selling it here ? Well, blow me down. . .

[@calloverpete1318]

Tom Williams I’m sure HGB Motorcycles in London would export one to you. I know they would.

[@krishardin9591]

I'm confused. How is this a 50th anniversary if I have a 1972 CB 750 four K2?

[@funkybassguy68]

Kris Hardin The cb750 was launched in 1969

[@danilocapellan1316]

Is hard to stay happy with the motorcycle we have. 😩

[@motobob]

Agree mate!

[@danilocapellan1316]

MOTOBOB Lol How’s you truimph going?

[@64faffi]

First thing I noticed was that the fairing looked like the ugly thing Triumph offered for their Thunderbird Sport cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/1998-triumph-thunderbird-sport-1.jpg Also, if the bike is made to celebrate the 1969 CB750, Dick Mann's race version would perhaps make a better subject of inspiration than bikes dating almost a decade later? I still like the 5Four, but I like the stock CB1100RS better - even if the tank motif is lifted off the Guzzi V750 S3.

[@aportilla007]

I like the standard better.

[@shabz30]

Possible investment??

[@mebeasensei]

Are Triumphs expensive to keep serviced down the road? I suspect Honda has more parts and skilled knowhow when the bike hits the five year old mark. But perhaps that is now changing...or will change. It’s funny how things have turned. This is a cool bike, this Honda and looks like the classic Japanese four, the bike that turned the world and kicked Triumph and Harleys ass to the kerb. Then this century, Triumph caught on to the domestic Japanese tracker and cafe trends and of course those three bikes that really sustained interest in classic bikes, the YAMAHA SR, (from ‘78, but boomed in the early to mid 90s as a cut down tracker/cafe, the gorgeous Kawasaki Estrella 250 and the Kawasaki W650 1999, a wonderful bike that didn’t sell in Europe or the states. Then Triumph makes its comeback and now have a dozen competitors, that come out of the box looking like what a lot of those 90s modders really wanted. Fantastic for us bike fans and perhaps the last hurrah for petrol/gasoline powered two wheelers.

[@lutherbryson2460]

I like the Kawasaki

[@tokyosmash]

Aaaand we won’t get it in the US

[@stephendukes]

Fuck! Why is this not a production bike. Yea I’m an old dog, but I would love to own one but with limited numbers the price will come at a premium. That sucks for the every day man.

[@mohdjaber5882]

It's like a motorcycle to a pizza shop.

[@jaygdav]

Nice 👍 but Kawasaki all day long! 🏆

[@DonYang73]

Super!

[@adamlambert8527]

beautiful but price destroys the heart of it

[@Mike-gp9tv]

Nice looking, but if they're going to produce only 54 of these bikes, why even bother?

[@shahnazklcc1274]

Looks cool 😊

[@enriquezambrano1]

Is this handlebar lower than the original handlebar that comes with the RS Honda CB1100?

[@WorldTravelerCA]

Nice bike but no thanks, i think 900 did all great when it was released so lets leave it alone

[@andrewkitchenuk]

How can a mass produced bike be a 'statement of individualism'. Marketing gets more ridiculous by the day. 🤦‍♂️

[@emmcey]

because only 54 are being made, did you even watch the video!

[@grenphelps7455]

Nice but way too expensive

[@sbsb4995]

I have ridden the Cb. It is absolutely a lousy bike. The weight is killing and the power output is dreadful. Every movement felt sluggish.

[@gordonlee3312]

Lovely bike but overpriced also I have a new cb 1100 rs but very disappointed in it has a 1100 I expected loads more torque from a large engine that had been detuned to 90 hp

[@edwardmcmorris1500]

Is it available in Oklahoma

[@mikeca98]

Nope. I'll keep my 2014 CB1100 that looks more retro with same HP. I would rather add the CB1300 Super Four if they would ever bring it to the States. Until then, I'll ride my CB1100 and FJR1300.

[@decab8292]

Don’t get me wrong but an in-line 4 in 2019 is not what the market is looking for. It is my belief that a parallel twin 695/750cc within twin pipes would be a big seller in today’s market. It looks ok but dated due to what’s being used to produce this bike. This is my personal opinion. Thanks.

[@tomwilliams4885]

I always have and still so like bare bones in line fours. I like as little extra stuff as possible, in fact the little cafe fairing is the only thing I don't like on this one. It would look better with just a nicely styled head light. I agree though, V-twins are great also and probably more in demand. Ride on. Luck be with you.

[@michaeljkasnter]

Front forks look like toothpics

[@Bertrum123]

You cant beat a jawa lol i think i would stick to standard model seems you pay more for less 15.000 is ridiculous

[@Achilles22]

Bought a Katana instead much quicker and cheaper, good effort though