12-30-2025, 12:19 PM
Good morning, all! I just had the amazing fortune of being able to pick up a 2017 cb1100ex and wanted to introduce myself to the community.
I have already found this space to be very useful for finding information and advice on our limited accessory options. Seems like a very helpful and knowledgeable group.
I have been riding, intermittently, for about 20 years. My first bike was a ‘92 cb Nighthawk 750 that I got when i was 19 and used as my only transportation for about three years. Great bike that I didn’t appreciate or take proper care of at the time. Since then I have owned a Shadow Aero 750 and a RE INt650.
Just got the CB a few weeks ago. Found a mint 2017 with only 4400 miles on it. Clean bill of health from my mechanic. Probably paid a bit too much for it but the 2017s seem rare as hell and I wanted it.
I am absolutely blown away by how nice this bike is. Everything about it inspires confidence. Solid as a rock. Not a lick of plastic bodywork on it. Feels like it is held to the ground with magnets. Can pull power from any gear at any speed. Can comfortably do 80 in 3rd gear while also happy to just cruz at 25mph (also in 3rd). Too heavy to really throw around in the windies, but if you follow its lead it will sigh and settle into corners like your dad easing into his favorite recliner.
Reviews say it is underpowered but I can’t imagine what they are talking about. I’m not racing this thing against R1s at the track. It has ample power, at any speed, out if any gear. I twist the throttle. I go. What more could I want?
Reviews say it is overweight. I ask “compared to what?” It is 100lbs less than my old Shadow (with twice the HP) I think maybe folks only know sport bikes? This isn’t trying to be a sport bike. It’s trying to be a UMJ. The weight grants stability and comfort and smoothness and confidence that a lighter bike simply couldn’t have.
I. Love. This. Bike. Last king of a dying kingdom.
Came with a National Cycle 17” universal mount windscreen. Works fine but the turbulance off the screen edge crests right into my helmet and really ups the wind noise. Took that off (it’s for sale, if you still want it after that review) and the bike runs much smoother and quieter. The pressure on my chest above 80mph is a bit much, now, so I’m in the process of moving the Dart Marlin over from my RE (Dart was able to dig a mounting kit out of backstock for me). Experienced tells me that it’s the perfect little windscreen: takes the pressure off your chest but lets your head ride in clean air.
Came with some small zip-tied on leather saddlebags. Work okay. Look okay. I’m currently looking into hard luggage options.
Can’t wait for the weather to get dry so I can load up my pillion and take it for some real adventures!
I have already found this space to be very useful for finding information and advice on our limited accessory options. Seems like a very helpful and knowledgeable group.
I have been riding, intermittently, for about 20 years. My first bike was a ‘92 cb Nighthawk 750 that I got when i was 19 and used as my only transportation for about three years. Great bike that I didn’t appreciate or take proper care of at the time. Since then I have owned a Shadow Aero 750 and a RE INt650.
Just got the CB a few weeks ago. Found a mint 2017 with only 4400 miles on it. Clean bill of health from my mechanic. Probably paid a bit too much for it but the 2017s seem rare as hell and I wanted it.
I am absolutely blown away by how nice this bike is. Everything about it inspires confidence. Solid as a rock. Not a lick of plastic bodywork on it. Feels like it is held to the ground with magnets. Can pull power from any gear at any speed. Can comfortably do 80 in 3rd gear while also happy to just cruz at 25mph (also in 3rd). Too heavy to really throw around in the windies, but if you follow its lead it will sigh and settle into corners like your dad easing into his favorite recliner.
Reviews say it is underpowered but I can’t imagine what they are talking about. I’m not racing this thing against R1s at the track. It has ample power, at any speed, out if any gear. I twist the throttle. I go. What more could I want?
Reviews say it is overweight. I ask “compared to what?” It is 100lbs less than my old Shadow (with twice the HP) I think maybe folks only know sport bikes? This isn’t trying to be a sport bike. It’s trying to be a UMJ. The weight grants stability and comfort and smoothness and confidence that a lighter bike simply couldn’t have.
I. Love. This. Bike. Last king of a dying kingdom.
Came with a National Cycle 17” universal mount windscreen. Works fine but the turbulance off the screen edge crests right into my helmet and really ups the wind noise. Took that off (it’s for sale, if you still want it after that review) and the bike runs much smoother and quieter. The pressure on my chest above 80mph is a bit much, now, so I’m in the process of moving the Dart Marlin over from my RE (Dart was able to dig a mounting kit out of backstock for me). Experienced tells me that it’s the perfect little windscreen: takes the pressure off your chest but lets your head ride in clean air.
Came with some small zip-tied on leather saddlebags. Work okay. Look okay. I’m currently looking into hard luggage options.
Can’t wait for the weather to get dry so I can load up my pillion and take it for some real adventures!
