Will the CB1100 be the last of it's kind in America?

[flynrider]

We all know that Japan has had for years a modern CB750 FOUR that looks very much like the original one. I've always wondered why not that one for the US market, instead of making yet another Retro CB in the form of the current 1100. Maybe we had outgrown the old CB of olds, and Honda knew we'd want something bigger? Though the big CB was developed and sold for many markets before showing up on our shores in 2013...

What bike is that?? The last CB750 in Japan was the RC42 (very similar the the U.S. '91-'03 Nighthawk). They stopped production in '08. I have not heard of any other CB750 models since then.

Here's one of the last of the RC42s.

What bike is that?? The last CB750 in Japan was the RC42 (very similar the the U.S. '91-'03 Nighthawk). They stopped production in '08. I have not heard of any other CB750 models since then.

Here's one of the last of the RC42s.

I think that's the one. I've seen a CB750 version a few times on the net, and it may have been with modifications. However this CB, if no longer produced in 2008, debuted in 2007, and was for Japan only. Wasn't it the CB750 Special? I could be wrong.

The RC42 first appeared in Europe and Japan in '92. It was an upgraded version of the RC38, which was the U.S. Nighthawk 750. It had better brakes and suspension than the U.S. model and slightly different bodywork. In Europe the side badge said CB Seven-Fifty (i.e. words not numbers). It was also known as the CB750-F2. That bike was produced with almost no changes from '92 to '08. Since the U.S. CB750 (RC38) ceased production in '03, the RC42 was officially the last of the CB750 line (unless Honda is planning a surprise for us).

Note: The last few years of production were for Japan only.

Here's a late 90s Euro version.