Honda Introduces New Rebel 1100T DCT Cruiser Model With ‘T’ Trim For 2023

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The new Rebel 1100T DCT from Honda offers up a “bagger” styling thanks to its color-matched top-opening, locking, and weather-resistant saddlebags. (Photo courtesy of Honda.)

Honda is returning 11 road bikes for 2023, with a new Rebel 1100T DCT cruiser model with “bagger” styling and “T” trim level extras headlining the group. The 1100T DCT joins the Rebel 1100 and Rebel 1100 DCT variants in the Rebel 1100 family, but includes a windscreen and top-opening, locking, and weather-resistant saddlebags with a combined 9.2 gallons (35 liters) of storage. The 1100 DCT and 1100T DCT also include Honda’s exclusive, advanced automatic six-speed DCT (dual-clutch transmission), as opposed to the standard six-speed manual transmission you’ll find on the Rebel 1100.

Versatility Awaits

The Rebel 1100 platform in general offers the versatility to pull off lazy Sunday afternoon rides, carve up more challenging backroads, and send you comfortably down highways for long-distance touring. Like the Rebel 1100, the 1100T DCT has a low seat height (27.5 inches; 69.9 centimeters) and comes standard with cruise control and anti-lock brakes. The 1100T DCT is powered by a narrow 1,083-cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin four-stroke engine that Honda says delivers torque everywhere from idle to redline. Honda manufactures the bike’s 3.6-gal (13.6-L) fuel tank without a flange for cleaner lines and a more sophisticated appearance.

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Like its Rebel 1100 DCT sibling, the Rebel 1100T DCT includes Honda’s exclusive automatic six-speed DCT (dual clutch transmission). (Photo courtesy of Honda.)

Speaking of appearance, the bike is available in handsome metallic black or Bordeaux red metallic paint options. It boasts a fetching batwing-style, handlebar-mounted fairing that Honda says enhances the bike’s street cred and presence. Riders will also appreciate the mix of modern and classic design elements in the instrument panel and the headlight with round 3-in. (7.6-cm) nacelle.

The DCT Transmission

Easier riding and more fun are what you should expect from the DCT, Honda says. For example, with no clutch to manipulate, there’s no hunting for neutral. Furthermore, there’s no more hand fatigue due to constant stops and starts in busy traffic, and no more stalls at stoplights, on hills, and when crawling through packed parking lots. Honda builds the transmission with steel gears, which it says means no drive belts slipping, breaking, or burning up. The company does include handlebar-mounted fingertip shifters to enter Manual Mode and override automatic shifting on-the-fly when the need arises. There are also programmable ride modes available such as Standard, Sport, and Rain.

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The Rebel 1100T DCT is available in metallic black or Bordeaux red metallic paint options and with an assortment of accessories to choose from to customize the bike. (Photo courtesy of Honda.)

Honda Accessories

Customers can choose from among a host of Honda accessories to personalize the Rebel 1100T DCT. In addition to several custom seat options, there are such options as a front fender, heated grips and an attachment kit, a passenger backrest, and a rear carrier, as well as backrest, center tank, and side tank pads.

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Source: Honda