Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Bike Overview
The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird is a comfortable sports tourer with great power. It is a reliable, good looking Honda package and we have to say, one of the best all-round motorcycles on the market. It is quite highly spec’d up and feels a real treat when you get out on the open road.
This bike is stable if not a little heavy, weighing in at 223kg. We would expect something under 200kg from the latest sports bike. But when it goes, it really goes. It also gives you an acceptable amount of low down power. This bike works well as a long distance commuter model or a run-around on the weekend- it can handle anything you throw at it in most weather conditions. It is also quite a comfortable ride so you can spend a couple of hours on it without getting too tired.
The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird’s reliability is also fantastic. Not only this, but it is likely to hold its value well. Older models can still be priced very high so if you’re after value for money you might try and seek out a newer model. Like with all Honda bikes, you know you’re buying into a good, reliable name and so parts can be found quite easily and cheaply at most dealers.
Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird Bike Spec
- Capacity1137cc
- Top speed178mph
- Weight (wet)254kg
- Average fuel consumption36mpg
- Seat height810mm
- EngineFour stroke, DOHC, 4v, liquid cooled
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Owner Reviews
Pros
The build quality is great and it performs beautifully.
Cons
Nothing to improve.
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A really comfortable sports tourer.
I have owned several bikes, but this one is by far the best build quality.
The combined braking system may not be for everyone, but I like it.
Handles like a smaller bike, but performs like the giant it is.
It's a Honda Blackbird! No further comment is necessary.
With 1137cc it uses a bit of fuel, but only as expected.
Pros
Comfort and power at all ranges in the Rev range, handles like a lot lighter bike once up to a decent speed really like it!
Cons
Bike is very heavy especially when Mam handling on foot! Parts can be very expensive due to being discontinued, combined brakes.
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Heavy at low speed but fantastic once going not great for filtering as it’s a bit chubby for some of the smaller gaps.
Plenty of low down grunt lots of easy useable power!
I’m happy with it easy 175 mile on a full tank on a motorway.
For a nearly 20 year old bike it’s fantastic! Rev reg has had a melt down but otherwise faultless!
Brakes are great but not a fan of the linked system!
Pros
Still looks good at nearly 13 years old. Comfortable and still keeping up with brand new machines. This is the second blackbird I've owned. They are still sought after despite their age. I was at the NEC show a few years ago and speaking to the guys on the Honda stand. I said to them that I didn't really understand why Honda stopped producing the Blackbird. Their reply was "No nor do we! We could have sold dozens of them over the course of the NEC show with the amount of interest still about." I still think it's a great machine with a good pedigree. Hond should have updated it and kept up with Kawasaki and Suzuki etc. and I swear it would still be selling today.
Cons
Probably get shot of the linked brakes.
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This bike is the smoothest bike I've ever ridden. I know a lot of sports bike riders criticize the bike for it's weight and neutral handling. It does take a little getting used to. It won't flick through the twisties as fast as a sports bike but with plenty of counter steer and rider 'participation' and of course when you hit the straights there's still not a lot of sports bikes that can keep up.
Of course for it's age the Blackbird is still incredibly powerful. It is outgunned by a number of other bikes like Kawasaki ZZR 1400 and Suzuki Hayabusa but without putting them side by side on Santa Pod I think you'd be pushed to tell the difference. And it's still better looking.
The bike still amazes me for its fuel consumption. Its pretty average round town for a big bike but on a run such as I spend most of the time doing I can often achieve 200 miles before the 4 litre warning light flashes . From the 23 L tank that's a very respectable 10.53 Miles/L or 49 Miles/gal
It's a Honda!
Again there's been a lot of criticism of the linked braking system. Personally I don't have a problem with it although does take some of the rider choice away when urgent breaking is required. It stops well in the wet and dry overall but obviously the weight over a sports bike will affect its breaking.
Pros
Makes me grin every time I go out for a ride.
Cons
Wish ABS had arrived earlier than linked brakes.
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On the heavy side but very forgiving. Expect to work hard to keep up with super sports.
Enough for most people.
Can be thirsty when ridden hard but still able to cruise good distance on a tank 180 miles when touring.
Just Faultless. One battery in eighteen years.
Has its limitations being linked system. Most of the time you can forget that it is. Would be nice to have ABS.
Pros
Pros comfort,speed,reliable . Cons combined brakes, now dated suspension. Been riding 44yrs had many good bikes. This one is probably the best one I've had which is why I have kept it for 16yrs
Cons
I would improve the brakes and upgrade suspension
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Stable and sure fotted not out and out sports
With 147bhp and 75 ft/lbs I can outpace almost anything. Place the bike with little effort. Cruise with ease at any speed.
I would improve the brakes and upgrade suspension
It's a Honda. Quality paint thick chrome has been through 19 winters
Powerful,progressive. But will delink the combined brakes and how front and back independent
Pros
It just does everything I need it to do, scratch, tour, race, two up, luggage does everything, amazing machine,& its 19 years old.
Cons
Bit heavy in town traffic, nothing I can do about that. I'll live with it.
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Bit heavy in town traffic, nothing I can do about that. I'll live with it.
Pros
Power and ease of use. One of the best all rounders you can buy.
Cons
The look from the rear, the 2 exhausts make the bike look smaller than it is and it's a bit ugly
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Very easy to ride and very usable
Bulletproof
The look from the rear, the 2 exhausts make the bike look smaller than it is and it's a bit ugly
Honda, say no more
Some people may not like linked brakes but they work very well
Pros
Definitely the engine, give it a handful and watch it eat the miles. Great all rounder. Much better bike than I'll ever be a biker. Great round town, handles the twistys and devours motorway miles.
Cons
I'd like the option of de linked brakes, but that's me being picky.
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Handles well for a big bike. Smooth in all gears.
Best part of the bike. Pulls like a train in all the gears, scary top end speeds.
Apart from oil changes every 4000 miles and regular servicing, running costs are very reasonable. Never had a breakdown so no new parts.
Usual Honda build quality, which is first class. Slight pitting to fork bottoms but after nearly 19 years on the road, what do you expect.
Linked dual brakes. not everyone's idea of fun but I'm used to them now. Stops the bike, 'nuff said.
Pros
comfort. in my opinion still the best all round bike has speed and maneuverability for twisties and track days , whilst being comfortable on long touring trips
Cons
rec/reg unit is a weak link in a almost flawless system
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for a heavy bike it rides well an it flickable , power is smooth delivery and rides almost perfect
when you think they stopped making the super blackbird in 2006 and it still has the power to keep with alot of newer bikes in its class an typical honda bullet proof engine
can get 190 miles to a tank on a long journey or 140 miles to a tank on commuting an scratching
honda need i say more
personally i like the linked brake system it suits me
Pros
The paint job on my bike is something that photos do not do justice, with the right sunlight the glisten off of it is incredible. Also with the noise of the stubby end delkavik exhausts gives a noise that is as I can only explain close to thunder. A definite head turner
Cons
None
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Great ride, smoothes out the corners and eats up the miles in a way I've never experinced.
I've never experienced power like this from a bike before, it's instantaneous. Only having gotten a fraction of the power out so far. The 0-60 happens in the blink of a eye, so be sure to keep wide eyes
From what I have found, this will come down to the rider. A full tank can either last a day or a week, dependent on how heavy handed you are. Insurance it's a cost well below what I would pay on a smaller bike and the tax for the tear is a great price.
The bike has been built amazingly, the only slight problem I have found is in slow moving traffic the engine will heat very quickly
The brakes work well and have not let me Down. The cold can have a minor effect it doesn't take long for them to warm up