CB1100RB/RC AND RD

“ANYONE WHO’S RIPPED ONE OF THESE THROUGH THE GEARS WILL TELL YOU THE BRAKES HAVEN’T AGED WELL” The CB1100R was Honda’s first road-going production racer – a proto-RC30, if you will. When this 1062cc four appeared in 1980, Honda had not long returned to GP racing with its wildly ambitious NR500 project. Unfortunately, the oval-pistoned four-stroke couldn’t get anywhere near its two-stroke rivals, so the company needed to redress the balance by scoring some high-profile victories on an international stage. Production racing provided the answer. Straight-from-the-crate racing highlights the reliability and engineering excellence – or lack thereof – of a marque’s products. The CB1100R put Honda on the top step of the podium from the off, at Australia’s grueling Castrol 6-Hour race. By early ’81 the R was mopping up…

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