HONDA CB1000 (1993-1994) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 1994, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB1000, a powerful standard motorcycle with a retro look part of the CB series in Honda's range that included reliable motorcycles of different displacement engines.

The CB1000 was manufactured from 1992 to 1996, with a de-tuned engine derived from the CBR1000F, and in the American market, it was sold from 1994 to 1995. The powerplant was capable of delivering more power, but the maker tuned it for low and mid-range output and brute acceleration rather than top speed.

The reason behind this tune was the lack of fairing, which at high speeds over 193 kph (120 mph), the bike was a struggle to handle, so, for safety reasons, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer tuned it for massive accelerations instead.

The CB1000 was fitted with standard features, such as die-cast aluminum wheels, a round headlight with a chromed ring, an analog instrument cluster, a dual seat, a four-into-two dual-sided exhaust system, and a side stand.

The handling was achieved by a 43 mm telescopic fork on the front and dual adjustable shock absorbers on the rear, while the stopping power was generated by two 310 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 276 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

At its core, the 1994 Honda CB1000 packed a 998cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 98 hp at 8,500 rpm and 84 Nm (62 lb-ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm.