I think this bike is stunning. I don't mind the oil cooler because the bike doesn't have as elemental or classical a design as a standard CB1100 or DLX. Hopefully it goes as well as it looks, or else it'll be just another bling-adorned poser.
I wonder how long until we'll see one here on the forums. Of course it'll need risers, a mid control swap, a full fairing, and at least five pieces of luggage. Don't want anyone to treat it like a sportier bike.
Hahahaha
I couldn't resist since FOUR people felt the need to pile on about the oil cooler. Turn about being fair play and all, gentlemen. All in good fun.
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2009 quote from Hirofumi Fukanaga (Chief Engineer of the original CB1100):
“We can’t say no to this bike. It’s not just a simple concept bike – it can’t be. I can’t say when, but the way the European market is going we may well be seeing naked bikes and retro bikes out-selling sportsbikes and the CB1100 has been designed with a long time of development ahead of it.”
OK, I just noticed the deal killer. Shorty levers do not allow for RLET's. Stop the madness, Honda.