HONDA CB1000 (1995-1996) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB1000 was a standard motorcycle part of the CB series in Honda's range, also known as the Big One or Super Four, manufactured from 1992 to 1996, with an engine derived from the CBR1000F. The bike was sold in the American market only from 1994 to 1995.

In 1996, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB1000, a powerful machine with a retro look in its final year of production that didn't receive any significant changes and came in the same package as its predecessors.

The T2 name was referring to "Type Two," but there was another meaning to it, such as the movie Terminator 2 with Arnold Schwarzenegger, where the actor gave a strong image of the machine.

In addition, the CB1000 was fitted with standard features, such as a one-piece dual seat, a front cowl with a small windscreen, a black-finished four-into-two exhaust system, black aluminum wheels, a center stand, and an all-black engine.

In the handling department, the bike was equipped with a 43 mm telescopic fork on the front and dual adjustable shock absorbers on the rear, while the braking department was handled by two 310 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and one 276 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

As for the power figures, the 1996 Honda CB1000 took its muscles from 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 available at 6,000 rpm.