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Honda CBR1100XX

Type of motorcycle

Honda CBR1100XX

Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	Super Blackbird
Production	1996–2007
Predecessor	Honda CBR1000F
Class	Sport touring
Engine	1,137 cc (69.4 cu in) liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-four
Bore / stroke	79.0 mm × 58.0 mm (3.1 in × 2.3 in)
Compression ratio	11.0:1
Top speed	1997: 188 mph (303 km/h)[1] 1999: 188 mph (303 km/h),[1] 186 mph (299 km/h),[2][3] 188 mph (303 km/h)[4]
Power	164 hp (122 kW) @ 9,500 rpm[5][6] 164 hp (122 kW) @ 9,750 rpm[7]
Torque	126 N⋅m (93 lbf⋅ft) @ 7,500 rpm[5] 126 N⋅m (93 lbf⋅ft) @ 7,500 rpm[6]
Ignition type	Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping
Transmission	Close-ratio 6-speed sequential manual Final drive: #530 O-ring sealed chain
Suspension	Front: 43 mm HMAS cartridge-type fork, 120 mm travel Rear: Pro-Link HMAS with gas-charged damper, rebound adjustable 120 mm travel
Brakes	Dual combined braking system Front: Three-piston caliper with dual 310 mm (12.2 in) discs Rear: Three-piston caliper with single 256 mm (10.1 in) disc
Tires	Front: 120/70 ZR17 Rear: 180/55 ZR17
Rake, trail	25°, 99 mm (3.9 in)
Wheelbase	1,490 mm (58.7 in)
Dimensions	L: 2,160 mm (85.0 in) W: 720 mm (28.3 in) H: 1,170 mm (46.1 in)
Seat height	810 mm (31.9 in)
Weight	1997: 492 lb (223 kg) 1999: 496 lb (225 kg)[8] (dry) 1997: 556 lb (252 kg)[6] 1999 563 lb (255 kg)[1] (wet)
Fuel capacity	23.0 L (5.1 imp gal; 6.1 US gal) (including the 4 L reserve)
Fuel consumption	39 mpg‑US (6.0 L/100 km; 47 mpg‑imp)[6]
Related	Honda X11

The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird is a Honda motorcycle, part of the CBR series made from 1996 to 2007. The bike was developed to challenge the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 as the world's fastest production motorcycle,^[9] and Honda succeeded with a top speed of 177 mph (285 km/h).^[2][10] Two years later the title passed to the Suzuki Hayabusa, which reached 193 mph (311 km/h).^[9][11][12] The Blackbird is named after the Lockheed SR-71, also a speed record holder.^[9][13]

It has the largest-displacement engine in Honda's CBR range of motorcycles.

Development[edit]

In the mid-1990s, Honda was determined to produce the world's fastest production motorcycle and to take over the associated bragging rights and marketing impact, at the time held by Kawasaki's Ninja ZX11.^[9] This led to the creation of the CBR1100XX Super Blackbird. The Blackbird name is a nod to the Lockheed SR-71 aircraft, the world's fastest production aircraft.^[13]

In the February 1997 issue of Sport Rider magazine, the CBR1100XX was tested at a top speed of 178.5 mph (287.3 km/h),^[2] compared with 175 mph (281.6 km/h) for the ZX-11.^[14] Its supremacy over the ZX-11 was confirmed in April 2007 by Motorcycle Consumer News, although the speeds achieved were slightly lower and the margin was narrower.^[5]

In 1999, the Suzuki Hayabusa overtook the CBR1100XX. It was listed in the 2000 Millennium Edition of Guinness World Records as the world's fastest production bike with a top speed of 194 mph (312 km/h) Hayabusa is the Japanese term for the Peregrine Falcon, a species of raptor which preys on blackbirds.^[11]

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