HONDA CB1000 T2 (1994-1995) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 1995, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB1000 T2, a CB1000 machine with a handlebar fairing and an all-black color scheme that capitalized on the success of the original bike and was still called the BIG One in Japan.

The bike came with a black engine, wheels, fork sliders, exhaust system, passenger pegs, handlebar, instrument cluster, and even the swingarm and radiator side plates, which resulted in an aggressive-looking T2 machine.

The T2 name stands for "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 Honda CB1000 T2 came equipped 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.

For suspension, the bike packed a 43 mm telescopic fork on the front and dual adjustable shock absorbers on the rear, while the braking performance was achieved 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.

In the power department, the 1995 Honda CB1000 T2 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.