2021 Honda Rebel 1100 Launched! – Gets Africa Twin’s 1084cc Engine!

Honda officially launches the much anticipated Honda Rebel 1100 / Honda Rebel CMX 1100 in Europe and North America.

Throughout 2019 and 2020, we have featured multiple posts regarding the incoming Honda Rebel 1100. Well, folks, it’s finally here! Just a while ago Honda officially pulled the cover off the much anticipated Honda CMX Rebel 1100! As rumoured earlier, the Honda Rebel 1100 comes in two variants; Six-speed manual and DCT.

Want to know what’s the surprising bit? It’s the price! In North America, the Honda Rebel 1100 DCT comes with a MSPR of $9999 [MYR 40,865] and $9299  [MYR 38,000] for the manual transmission variant.  Why is it surprising? Well, the standard 500cc Honda Rebel 500 is priced at $6,299 and comparing it with the standard Rebel 1100, the 1100cc Rebel costs $3,000 extra which is a bit unusual for a big cruiser in the 1000cc range.

2021 Honda Rebel 1100

Design

Starting with the design, the new Honda Rebel 1100 follows the same bobber styling of Honda’s iconic Rebel series. Upfront, just like the Rebel 500, the new Honda Rebel 1100 also comes with a 4-eye LED round headlamp unit. Besides this, the Rebel 1100 comes with full LED lighting all around.

 

From the side, the low seat height, the massive parallel-twin engine together with the overall minimalist cruiser stance characterizes the new flagship Honda Rebel 1100.

Speaking of creature comfort, the new Honda Rebel 1100 features a hidden under-seat storage compartment with an inbuilt USB type C charging socket too.

Engine

In the case of the engine, the Rebel 1100 features a Euro5 compliant 1084cc 270-degree crank parallel 2-cylinder engine derived from the CRF1100L Africa Twin.  Honda hasn’t announced the engine output figures yet. However, Honda says the new Rebel 1100 is capable of delivering torque from idle to redline and punch of power in the low rev range. As for the transmission, both the Manual and DCT are set to 6 gears.  The Rebel 1100 is also equipped with throttle by wire as standard.

Chassis

The Rebel 1100 is built around a tubular steel frame and adopts slanted forks just like its younger siblings. Compared to the 11.2L tank on the Rebel 500, the 2021 Honda Rebel 1100 features a slightly bigger 13.6L tank. The manual variant of the Honda Rebel 1100 weighs 220.8 kg meanwhile the DCT variant weighs 10kg heavier at 230.8 kg. As speculated earlier, the Rebel 1100 features 18-inch wheel up front and a smaller 16-inch wheel at the rear to go hand in hand with the cruiser poise. The seat height of the Rebel 1100 is 700 mm and comes with a steering angle of 35 degrees.

Brake and suspension

In the case of the brakes, single radial-mounted four-piston calliper with floating 330mm disc up front and a single calliper with 256mm disc at the rear take care of braking duties.

As for the suspension, the cruiser is equipped with a 43mm telescopic front fork and a pair of Showa piggyback style shocks at the rear.

Electronics

The 2021 Honda Rebel 1100 comes with an LCD instrument panel with integrated handlebar switches. Honda offers ABS and cruise control as standard with the Rebel 1100.

Being a flagship cruiser, the 2021 Honda Rebel 1100 comes with 3 riding modes; standard, sports and rain as well as a custom setting. Selectable torque control (TC) on the Rebel 1100 can be adjusted in 3 different stages. Besides this, the DCT transmission comes with 3 automatic modes and a customizable mode.

2021 Honda Rebel 1100 Colour choices and Options

Both the DCT and MT models come in two colour options: Metallic Black and Bordeaux Red Metallic. Honda also offers a variety of custom parts to choose from!

Availability in Malaysia:

Since Malaysia was the first country in the ASEAN region to get the 2020 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin range earlier this year, we think the possibility of the new Honda Rebel 1100 coming to our shores looks like a possibility. Follow our Telegram channel to get quick updates on this!

 

Source: Honda