Topic: Honda CB1100 Observations

[70CB750]

Wife's Grand Cherokee is 2004, still consider it somewhat new - LOL, the only one made in this century.

[Wobbly]

BTW: that Norton at 15,250 British Pound Sterling works out to $24645.53 US Dollars!

It is hand-built in England! It comes with Öhlins forks and shocks, Brembo brakes, Carbon Wheels, and: it's a Norton. 

Price in the U.S. is: $20,300.

I don't think the triumphs have the performance of the CB1100.

The U.S. specs CB1100 has a top speed of 110mph. That isn't too hard to top and by far slower than the V-max of a 1969 CB 750. It's the part I don't understand.

[Wobbly]

Sorry wobbly, they all look clumsy and ugly to me.

Naturally. Surely, you don't think too highly of Porsches, Audis, or BMWs either. None can compete compete with the beauty that you are accustomed to, i.e. Skodas and Jawas.

[fendersrule]

New Bonneville T-100s are rated 13.5 quarter. CB1100 is just under 12 seconds. Both good performers. Didn't think the new CB1100 was that fast.

[Retro Rocket]

BTW: that Norton at 15,250 British Pound Sterling works out to $24645.53 US Dollars!

It is hand-built in England! It comes with Öhlins forks and shocks, Brembo brakes, Carbon Wheels, and: it's a Norton. 

Price in the U.S. is: $20,300.

I don't think the triumphs have the performance of the CB1100.

The U.S. specs CB1100 has a top speed of 110mph. That isn't too hard to top and by far slower than the V-max of a 1969 CB 750. It's the part I don't understand.

I wouldn't take too much notice of what the US speedo's read, the CBX1000 had an 80mph max speedo and went way faster than that, the CB1100 has nearly 90 HP, it'll do 120 MPH easily... Don't believe everything you read, all smoke and mirrors for the fun police....

[Damfino]

BTW: that Norton at 15,250 British Pound Sterling works out to $24645.53 US Dollars!

It is hand-built in England! It comes with Öhlins forks and shocks, Brembo brakes, Carbon Wheels, and: it's a Norton. 

No, it's the latest, unproven incarnation of Norton.    Just sayin'!

[70CB750]

Sorry wobbly, they all look clumsy and ugly to me.

Naturally. Surely, you don't think too highly of Porsches, Audis, or BMWs either. None can compete compete with the beauty that you are accustomed to, i.e. Skodas and Jawas.

LOL! 

Hans Ledwinka, ever heard of him?

[70CB750]

To be fair, you should be comparing those old Skodas and Jawas to Trabant, Wartburg, Moskvic, Zastava/Yugo, Ziguli and Pannonia.

Anyway, you are right, I don't crap my pants looking at German built car, I leave that to Americans - in USA or European re-imports.

[Carver]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CB-2013-cb-1100-restomod-cb-750-k-0-/131063067354?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1e83f7b2da&item=131063067354&pt=US_motorcycles

cool 18.5k

[Damfino]

cool 18.5k

$18,500.00!? Nah!! I wouldn't pay that. Proportionately that doesn't look right?

[Retro Rocket]

The handle bars look wrong....

[Stev-o]

The price is so wrong....

FTFY Mick

[Carver]

yeah I agree, it doesn't like "right" either. I think it might have something to do with the sidecover and the airbox being apart and the same size.

[Retro Rocket]

The price is so wrong....

FTFY Mick

Yeah, that too....

[Damfino]

2014 Honda CB1100 Gio Special Walkaround - 2013 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Exibition

[LesterPiglet]

Ahhhh, great winkys but I'd prefer the tank to be less "humpy" The wheels are great. They would be better without the wee black bits. Hide the horns. Lose the 1100 from the side and substitute CB.
Give me some cash, I'd have it.

Looks good overall. I think it won't sell well. A very niche market.

[cheftuskey121]

oooooooo I'll take one.

[Carver]

2014 Honda CB1100 Gio Special Walkaround - 2013 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Exibition

now THATS how it should look. Modern, updated, with the vintage bloodline still going through it. It's what triumph managed to do so adeptly (even though the modern triumphs look like bulbous monsters to me)

[fendersrule]

Closer, but still has the ugly tear drop tank design. Honda, please knock it off.

[bender01]

Are those pipes for sale? Can they be persuaded to fit on old sohc?

[KayOne]

I agree with Fenders on this one. The tank is way too big and ugly. Could live with the rest of it though.

[Elan]

Closer, but still has the ugly tear drop tank design. Honda, please knock it off.

I've had the same opinion about the tank, until last weekend when I saw one in person. My first thought was, "oh, that tank isn't bad at all".   It you get a chance, check one out in person, I was definitely more intrigued

[greenjeans]

There's been one of those sitting on the showroom floor of my local Honda dealer for at least 6-8 months now....nobody wants it.

Now if it came with spoke wheels and a 4 into 4 exhaust, I really think it would be in my garage.

[70CB750]

Our county seem to be saturated too - saw one at each Honda dealer this month.

[strynboen]

the 1100 tank are  very like the cbx 1000 tank.. like it.. ..