Honda CBR1100XX

Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird

Manufacturer	Honda
Production	1996–2007
Predecessor	Honda CBR1000F
Class	Sport bike
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: 170 mph (270 km/h) 1999: 174 mph (280 km/h), 176 mph (283 km/h), 177 mph (285 km/h)
Power	164 hp (122 kW) @ 9,500 rpm
Torque	126 N⋅m (93 lbf⋅ft) @ 7,500 rpm
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) (dry) 1997: 556 lb (252 kg) 1999 563 lb (255 kg) (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)
Related	Honda X11

The Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird (model code SC35) is a sport bike, part of the CBR series made by Honda from 1996 to 2007. The bike was developed to challenge the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 as the world’s fastest production motorcycle, and Honda succeeded with a top speed of 177 mph (285 km/h). Two years later the title passed to the Suzuki Hayabusa, which reached 193 mph (311 km/h). The Blackbird is named after the Lockheed SR-71, also a speed record holder.

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

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. 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.

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), compared with 175 mph (281.6 km/h) for the ZX-11.
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.

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.