Test: Honda CB1000RA

Slovenes have a special relationship with coffee, look what the famous phrase of Ivan Tsankar about a cup of coffee has become. The Honda CB1000RA I tested was black as coffee, and like Chankar, I shouted, “Coffee, I would. However, please! "

Sasha Kapetanovich

Even the largest of the Japanese four, Honda, has finally succumbed to the popularity of the coffee trend. Last year at the Milan Motorcycle Salon. EICMA, we saw it for the first time, and those whose hearts beat faster in the rhythm of new retro motorcycles waved their hands, looked into the sky somewhere and roared: "However!" Yeah, Honda traditionally calls this new creation CB (heh, whatever else, would it) and places it in the motorcycle category, more in the niche they pioneeringly named the Neo Sports Café. Available in several modifications, CB1000RA and CB1000R +. Plus to the higher price tag means the bike is dressed in black and includes some extra sugars: clutchless gearshift system, heated levers, aluminum visor, seat cover, front fender, rear fender, logo fridge guard; In short, black coffee for an increase in heart rate and adrenaline rush.

Sport interferes with classics

If the look of the new Honda is a memory and homage to a classic - a motorcycle with refined and simple lines, without unnecessary plastic coating and therefore easily placed in the category of stripped motorcycles - its engine is a derivative of sportiness. Taken from the supersport Fireblade model in a new "quilt", it can produce 16 percent more energy and sunlight. with 145 horses... Depending on model position, torque has increased by five percent over the average operating range of the machine. This one is also more economical compared to the racing sister's car.

Beyond the powertrain, of course, Honda has an abundance of modern electronics: the system Choke-by-wire (TBW) allows you to use three driving modes (Rain, Standard, Sport) and an individually adjustable program (User) - with power control (P), engine braking (EB) and rear wheel slip control Honda Adjustable Torque (HSTC)... When a program is selected, a certain color is also displayed on the small screen. When riding, the new Honda is responsive and sporty, the position on the motorcycle is relaxed, the arms are slightly wider, slightly tilted forward so that the rider can grasp the fuel tank well with his knees.

Driving, despite not being protected from wind up to the legal limit on the highway, is not disruptive, the gusts of wind waves are tolerable and the bike still has ample power and torque. The Akrapovic exhaust system that the test bike was equipped with is excellent, but may still be too quiet for this type of bike. But the norms must be observed.

• Basic data

  Sales: Motocentr As Domžale

  Base model price: 13.490 €

• Technical information

  engine: four-cylinder, in-line, four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 998 cm3

  Power: 107 kW (145 km) at 10.500 rpm. / Min.

  Torque: 104 Nm at 8.250 rpm

  Energy transfer: six-speed gearbox, chain

  Frame: steel

  brakes: front disc 310 mm, rear disc 156 mm, ABS

  Suspension: Showa SFF-BP front USD fork, Showa BRFC rear swingarm with center shock

  Tires: 120/70 17, 190/55 17

  Growth: 830 mm

  Fuel tank: 17

  Wheelbase: 1.455 mm

  Weight: 212 kg

We praise and reproach

Design

cumulative

driving performance

rear view mirrors

the light of the selected program on the dashboard disturbs the driver's concentration

final grade

The new classic "cebejka" is a poisonous motorcycle that impresses with its looks and performance, which is not surprising if we know that some of the equipment is carried over from the Fireblade sports model. A motorcycle for experienced riders with a calm hand and a thoughtful sense of classicism.