Anybody got a picture of a CB1100R?

[nudemetalz]

you saying I'm old

There's a pic of an RB model that I posted up ages ago.



Merv's pic is a RC

I thought Merv's pic is an RA or B. The RC's had comstar wheels and full-fairings IIRC.

[T.W.R]

Thanks - job done!
If you'd care to PM me what name you would like on the photo credit.
you old git.

Photo credit lols don't worry about it

I thought Merv's pic is an RA or B. The RC's had comstar wheels and full-fairings IIRC.

maybe ?? but the blue inlay on the fairings is more RD model

they're all running Comstar wheels

Used to have some good pictures of the Mentor Motorcycles line-up with Wayne Gardener & Rob Phillis onboard the 11Rs
And a bloody brilliant comparison test between the 11R and RC45 which had some really amazing results

[Big Dave]

Photo credit lols don't worry about it

polite to ask.

[Scouse]

Paul Pav will have some he used to race one in the eightys are ya goin to MM fer Coffee today?

[Big Dave]

Paul Pav will have some he used to race one in the eightys are ya goin to MM fer Coffee today?

Job's done with that pic from TWR.
Prolly not - but will be at Z mans's shed for a while this arvo.

[Big Dave]

Photo credit lols don't worry about it

Good - because as we say in the trade - yer bumped ;-)

[merv]

Good - because as we say in the trade - yer bumped ;-)

Mmmm Honda Dealer Team New Zealand - whose bike was that? Is it the one Campbell won the NZ six hour on?

[Katman]

Plenty of interesting info here - http://www.cb1100r.com/

[nudemetalz]

Plenty of interesting info here - http://www.cb1100r.com/

I checked out those pics I've got but they're not good enough to scan.
Sorry.

[Katman]

I checked out those pics I've got but they're not good enough to scan.
Sorry.

You and me both. I've got photos from some endurance production race at Baypark in 1982 that won't cope well with scanning. If we ever get together we can sit and pour over old photos like a couple of old winos swapping Club 99 stories.

[nudemetalz]

You and me both. I've got photos from some endurance production race at Baypark in 1982 that won't cope well with scanning. If we ever get together we can sit and pour over old photos like a couple of old winos swapping Club 99 stories.

Sounds good to me. I used to love seeing the 1100R's against the Kat 11's racing. There never was a lot in it.

[Big Dave]

Mmmm Honda Dealer Team New Zealand - whose bike was that? Is it the one Campbell won the NZ six hour on?

Don't know. I'll try and find out.

[merv]

Don't know. I'll try and find out.

Good on ya mate, it is essential we know such useless information just for history's sake.

[cs363]

I believe I know where there is one locally. A certain gent who used to race way back when owned a new one and was asking such a high price that it's quite possible he still has it. In latter days a couple of his sons are better known for their motoX doings on the international stage.

If all else failed nadroj or I could give hime a whistle and see what's what.

I haven't seen it for years and it could be in storage and covered in birdshit but we wouldn't know if we didn't ask...

Said bike is still in NP and now in the hands of most famous son, it is in the process of being dusted off an got going with a view to selling. The old boy still owns it technically so it won't be going cheap, but then these things are so rare now they will command big $$$ on the international market. I imagine that if no-one locally puts up their hand for it it will end up in Japan or the US.

[AllanB]

Shit Big Dave - now I'm going to have to spend some $ and check out your up-coming article (or at least spend a while reading it at the supermarket..).

Like you I am old enough to remember the original CB1100R - I recall straining my undies over it as a young man at my local Honda dealer.

Thing is that was Honda's super sport bike of the day and a genuine hot rod. The CB1300s of today dressed in a stylised impersonation of the 1100R is a tourer - a quote from Honda's NZ website

The CB1300S’ sleek and sporty, frame-mounted half-fairing taps into the look of an earlier age of muscle bikes to move the mighty CB1300 a giant step closer to the world of sports touring riding enjoyment.

Nothing wrong with the CB1300 - I just find the 1100R rip off almost offensive.

Having said that the recent 1100R concept bike displayed recently was spiffy.

Hey - whats with NZ bike magazines - are we a bit thin on test bikes in NZ as the CB1300 must have featured at least 10 times in the past few years in the mags available.

And to further contradict myself I fail to understand why Suzuki has not taken say the Bussa base (B-King) and hard-edge Katana it for a super naked bike.