Is the CB1100 a Sportbike? Ask Freddie.

[Randy B]

The Grom is a sportbike, too, then.

I'm guessing this is about the point where we come to the standard conclusion (pun intended) that the CB1100 is different things to different people.

When I think of sportbikes, I tend to think of what Honda is calling Supersports.

I agree with you both. It might just be that there isn't another category to put bikes like the Grom and the CB1100 into.
But look at it like this....a CBR300R is no supersport, but it is a sport bike to be sure, yet the CB1100, in the right hands, would probably out perform it on a track all day long.
I know....apples and oranges, but you get my point.