This version of the Super Four CB1300 has clean naked bike lines, like a hulking big brother to the old CB900 series. PHOTO CREDIT: Honda Here’s a little secret about the Japanese motorcycle industry: They make some really, really cool stuff that never comes to Canada. In the past, that was true of their quarter-litre models like the Tricker. Those seem to have died out, but we still see them building big-bore four-cylinders that we never get at a sniff at. That includes the Honda CB1300, which is now about to be punted out to pasture.
But—not before we get the Honda CB1300 Super Four SP Final Edition, and the CB1300 Super Bol D’Or SP Final Edition. Or rather, some select markets get these bikes. They’re confirmed for the JDM scene, and it would be unsurprising if Europe also got the machine, as long as it passes their emissions tests. As far as we know, it’s Euro5-compatible, but not Euro5+. Or, you can opt for a mini-fairing version, recalling endurance racers of the 1980s. PHOTO CREDIT: Honda The CB1300 has a lineage that goes all the way back to 1992’s CB1000 Super Four, which was part of Project BIG1, Honda’s plan to sell the baddest bikes in the industry. Well—at least, the baddest UJM-style bikes. In 1998, the CB1000 became the CB1300, and since then, this machine has stood atop Honda’s lineup as a big-bore four with little serious competition in this market segment. Kawasaki sold the similar retro GPZ900 […]
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