whoo we're back after a long time in lockdown at last with the first of very many reviews on some
really nice motorcycles and we're starting off today with a full review of this Honda CB 1100 RS
so this bike retails at 9999 pounds in the UK and it's a hell of a lot of the bike for the
money now first impressions when you get on this bike you start it up it's got a lovely
exhaust note and it feels like it's going to be a powerful motorbike and moving away for
the first time it's ever so easy to ride so if you've just passed your test say and got
your full license and you were to get one of these and get on you'd be alright with
it it's it looks after you and you can get on and ride it quite easily straightaway so it's
a 1,100 cc air called inline-four engine and it's silky smooth and it does make a really nice noise
so a good thing with this bike it shows you on the display what your miles per gallon is and on
this test ride we've been getting about 50 miles per gallon and that's a combination of riding it
gently and giving it some it's got a 16.8 litre fuel tank and you'll probably get around 180 to
200 miles range from it depending on how you ride it now if you look at the dimensions of this bike
it's got a 26 degree rake that's the steepness of the forks and a ninety nine millimeter trail
I won't explain what that means but basically that gives you a very sharp handling bike combined with
the wheelbase which is relatively short fourteen eighty five millimeters if I remember correctly so
a relatively short wheelbase a steep rake and a short trail give you a sharp handling bike
and this bike is really good in the corners so whatever you throw at it this bike will handle
it so it's got adjustable progressive suspension so you can set it up for your weight and how you
want to handle piggyback shocks on the rear and the conventional forks on the front not
now on this bike you've got 17-inch wheels which are the same diameter as the wheels on the fire
blade that's another reason why it handled so well and it's basically designed to be like a 1970s
race bike with a sort of hint of cafe racer in it so the styling is very retro and very classic but
minimalistic so I really like the look of this bike it's a beautiful bike you could go anywhere
on it I can imagine being Prince Harry or someone I don't every rise but if you turned up somewhere
very smart on this bike it would look the part so it's a it's a very nice-looking bike to turn up on
an alternative version of this bike would be the 11-hundred EX which has 18-inch spoked wheels so
it's more of a sort of that's racing style also the forks on the EX are slightly less steep
they are 28 degrees so that'll mean that it's not quite as nimble in the corners as this is
so the seat height on this is thirty-one point two inches from the ground and I'm six foot three how
does it look on mice but for me I can't really tell because I'm sitting on it it looks okay
doesn't look too small perhaps a little bit yeah I mean most bikes are sort of built for people who
are an average 5 foot 10 in height so if you're that height you're pretty much most bikes will
fit you anything above and below that obviously the further away from that ideal height you get
the worse it will be for you but I would say it's okay I mean it feels quite roomy in this respect
so from from my seat to my hands I feel like I've got a lot of room and it's pretty room behind for
a passenger or to move and the nice thing about this is what the flat seat you've got on these
scoop seats so you can move a part on the seat and get the position you want depending on how
you're riding way okay so yes eyes weighs probably I'm as tall as you'd want to be for it but you
could ride it if you were taller but you might look a little bit like you're too big for it as
a comparison I'm six foot one I probably look a little bit less massive on it but it's still it
looks alright actually yeah I probably say I'm at the top of the range really looking at you
now this engine is very smooth and it has 88.5 horsepower it's fire no at 7500 RPM the talked
at 5,500 rpm that's 91 Newton meters of torque but what that feels like in the real world this engine
will pull from very low revs and not complain at all and once you reach sort of above 3000
rpm you can really feel the power coming and the more you open it up the more it will go so
you've got plenty of torque plenty of power and it delivers it extremely well once you get above
safe about four or five thousand rpm you do feel a little bit of vibration but not too much and it's
nothing to worry about so you've got two analog dials here one for the RPMs and one for the speed
and then there's a little display in the middle which shows you your mpg the range and what gear
you're in but that's a little bit hard to see in the Sun if you've got tinted goggles or a visor
now the one limitation of this bike is the rider because whether you're inexperienced
like I said earlier and you've just passed your test you can get on this bike it look
after you you can build your confidence and build your skills if you are a skilled
experienced rider you can do anything you like on this bike you could literally get
I've just noticed the sun's come out and the paint is fantastic it's quite sort of
dull looking in the when it's cloudy but you see this metallic flake come out when the sun's out
so that looks really nice it's got alloy wheels double disc brakes at the front double hooters
here the conventional forks and it's got lots of black and chrome which I think looks really nice
and it's got two two into one exhausts which I think that really pretty all in chrome and
it's nice to see there four pipes at the front coming to the rear of the bike got a nice beefy
aluminium swingarm or if you're American aluminum a nice piece of metal here with a front and the
rear pegs and you've got the rear pull-out pegs for the passenger one of the problems with bikes
like this as you do scuff yeah the exhaust pipes if you if you're not careful with your
heels so you've got to be careful of doing that but obviously we haven't but it's a nicely made
bike with some nice bits of metal and nice pieces on it so so good looking retro style notice on
now one good thing about this spike getting on and off is quite easy to
hit stuff so these indicators on a flexi sort of stalk so you're not going to snap that off
one thing we must mention we have a whole range of really good merchandise we've got mr. Darcy
the old man t-shirts now the link will be in the description below lots of different styles
some with our branding on some without all sort of motorcycle inspired so there's some
really great t-shirts and they've got a really nice back print as well so please have check
out our store and we really appreciate your support if you could buy something that'd be
great so here's another one of the designs this one doesn't have our name on the front
it's kind of just motorcycle related there's plenty more different styles and it's not just
t-shirts it's literally hoodies phone cases etc so definitely check it out
the bike weighs 250 2 kilograms which is about the sort of average weight for this sort of
bike it doesn't feel heavy because it's so well balanced and so well made the main comparable
bike to this would be a Triumph Speed twin it's bit more powerful a bit more talky but it's quite
a bit shorter and the rake of the forks is quite a bit steeper so if you're over 5 foot
11 it's probably and I go so the Honda CB 1100 RS our verdict thumbs up really it's a beautiful
bike it's a beautifully styled motorcycle it's classy it's very fast it handles beautifully but
it suits everybody the suit beginners who have just passed their test as I said before and it
will suit experienced riders as well so it's something for everyone and you can't go wrong
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