HONDA CB300RA (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2012, the Japanese maker launched the CB300RA, an entry-level machine manufactured by Honda in Brazil as a replacement for the CB250 model. At the time of its release, the maker sold the naked motorcycle only in Brazil and South America.

The bike featured the styling borrowed from its larger Honda CB600F Hornet sibling and had a suggested price of $11,490, higher that the Honda CBX Twister, which sold for around $9,600. Also, the bike was available in four color schemes, such as Silver, Black, Red, and Gold.

Equipped from the factory, the bike came with standard features, such as five-spoke cast aluminum wheels, a one-piece, two-up seat with passenger grab rails, a black-finished steel frame, a large triangular headlight, and an analog and digital instrument cluster.

The 2012 Honda CB300RA was powered by a 291cc engine fitted with Honda's Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) system and had a great possibility to enter the European market due to its PGM-FI fuel injection system that made the engine green and passing the Euro emission regulations.

As for the power figures, the 2012 Honda CB300RA took its thrust from a 291cc four-stroke single-cylinder air-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 26 hp with maximum strength at 7,500 rpm and 28 Nm (20 lb-ft) of torque available at 6,000 rpm.

For suspension, the bike packed a conventional telescopic fork on the front and a monoshock absorber on the rear, while the braking power was handled by a 276 mm disc squeezed by a hydraulic caliper on the front wheel and a 130 mm drum braking unit on the rear wheel that offered optimum stopping performance.