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Japan's Bike News published a feature on August 20 revisiting Honda's high-performance 'Version R' variant of the CB400 Super Four. Launched in 1995, it produced 53 PS at 12,000 rpm, weighed 195 kg, and used a 4-2-1 exhaust with PGM-IG ignition.
Check the spec sheet — 53 PS at 12,000 rpm on a 195 kg curb weight still gives me chills today. The 4-2-1 header and PGM-IG ignition were an aggressive combo for the era, and if any of that Version R DNA makes it into the new Super Four, I'd be first in line to reserve one.
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What actually made the Version R different from the regular CB400? Someone explain please
It's mostly output and suspension tuning. Honestly, waiting for a genuinely new naked bike seems more realistic than a revival.
195kg was featherweight for the era, and PGM-IG ignition shows how dialed-in that bike was.
That 4-into-1 exhaust note — I remember hearing it at the dealer back then and just being floored.
If they actually revive the Version R I'm buying day one — that 53hp scream up to 12,000rpm was unreal.
No way they hit 53hp under today's emissions rules — a "revival" would be a totally different bike.
