Honda CB 1100 EX versus Kawasaki Z 900 RS
Honda CB 1100 EX
Kawasaki Z 900 RS
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Buttery smooth interaction of transmission, clutch and engine
- Velvety in-line quad with a lot of character
- Priceless crackle of an air-cooled Japanese
- good-natured handling, good brakes
- No plastic!
- Isn't she beautiful?!
- Successful design
- Precise handling
- Fragrant sound
- lower performance than the spec sheet suggests
- when flashing, you often catch the horn
- heavy
- Handles for the pillion passenger are missing
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.200 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 790 mm
Weight : 255 (max: 428 ) kg
Length : 2.100 mm Height : 1.150 mm
Seat : 835 mm
Weight : 215 kg
Engine
Displacement: 1.140 ccm
Hub: 67 mm
Hole: 74 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 948 ccm
Hub: 56 mm
Hole: 73 mm
Cooling: flüssigkeitsgekühlt
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 90 HP at 7.500 U/Min
Torque: 91 NM bei 5.500 U/Min Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 317 km
Performance: 111 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 99 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 320 km
Chassis
Double loop (double loop tubular frame steel) Front suspension:
Telefork 41 mm Rear suspension:
Stereo struts
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: ZR
Rear tyres: ZR
Tubular space frame (high-strength steel) Front suspension:
41 mm upside-down fork (travel 120 mm) Rear suspension:
Horizontal back-link strut (travel 140 mm) Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W)
Rear tyres: 180/55ZR17 M/C (73W)
Brakes
Double disc (∅ 296 mm) Rear brake
Disc (∅ 256 mm)
Double disc brake (∅ 300 mm) Rear brake
Single brake disc (∅ 250 mm)
Conclusion - what sticks
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Conclusion - what gets stuck
A really successful bike which is really fun but above all looks really good. Now, of course, you can still find something to complain about. For example, among the more extreme retro fans, there may be those who miss the two-sided struts compared to the legendary Z1. Or find the LCD between the round instruments superfluous. The Most strikingly missing is the Z9000 RS compared to the Z1 but certainly the exhaust system with 4 silencers. But who ever wants this can fulfill this wish for about 3000€ at the company Hattech https://www.hattech.de/380-kawasaki/z900-rs-z900-rs-cafe. Otherwise, the motorcycle test crew agreed that the Z900 RS in Candytone Brown makes an even better figure than our test model in Sparkle Black which would be worth us the 300€ surcharge in any case. But that's a matter of taste, of course.
The test machine was kindly provided by Heller & Soltau.
