HONDA CB1300 (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB1300 Super Four was a naked or standard machine in the CB series that started its life back in 1998 as a successor to the CB100 Super Four and featured a minor modified engine borrowed from the X4 motorcycle released in 1997.

In 2012, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB1300 Super Four, which didn't receive any major modifications over the years, except in 2008 when it came with a different exhaust system, a sports air filter, and an engine management interventional auxiliary control unit from Dynojet Research.

The 2012 model came equipped from the factory with standard features, such as a dual seat with a passenger grab handle, a digital and analog instrument cluster, a black-finished steel tube frame, a wide handlebar, die-cast aluminum wheels, and a side stand.

In the performance department, the bike packed a 1,284cc powerplant fed by a PGM-FI electronically controlled fuel injection system that offered strong mid-range engine performance topped by smooth and agile handling.

As for the power figures, the 2012 Honda CB1300 Super Four had its muscles from a 1,284cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 114 hp with maximum strength at 7,500 rpm and 117 Nm (86 lb-ft) of torque available at 6,000 rpm.

In the braking department, the bike featured an ABS module that worked together with two 310 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 256 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel that provided strong braking performance.