Dear Sirs & Madams:
I am considering installing Staintune Slip-on exhausts once I commit to buy a CB1100 Deluxe.
I've seen videos of the regular CB1100s with Staintune but not on the Deluxe model.
Is there anyone who bought the deluxe model and installed Staintune exhausts on it?
I'm concerned how having two slip-on exhausts would affect on the bike's performance.
Thank you so much in advance.
Sincerely,
EatChikeen.
Only a handful of forum members have taken delivery of their DLX to this point. I don't know if there is a Staintune for that model yet. I haven't seen one, or heard anyone else talking about it. We'll see.
I think it's a bit early to know which exhausts will replace the stock mufflers on the 2014 DLX; as far as I know there are only 3 or 4 forum members who even have their '14s yet, and that was just in the last few days really.
There's another thread somewhere where it was stated that Staintune will not be producing slip-ons for the 2014 DLX due to that model not being offered in Australia, so they have no bike to build/base the new exhaust on unfortunately.
Staintune is an Australian company. They are not importing DLXs or EXs into Australia so they have nothing to fab on.
Someone suggested sending a complete DLX exhaust to Austrailia for them to work off of, but I have no idea if that would work or not.
Doesn't look good for getting a Staintune for the DLX at this point.
Oops looks like I should read slower or type faster.. Scoobs got it covered.
Wow I didn't expect to have responses this fast!
Thanks to everyone who cleared my curiosity.
It's unfortunate that Australia is not getting the Ex or the DLX model.
Has AU done something wrong to Japan diplomatically? LOL
Yea...they didn't buy enough CB 1100s
I wish that Staintune company's smart enough to know that their market's not limited in AU.
To answer your question why Aust does not get the new models. When Honda released this bike in Australia they made the fatal error of being too greedy . Overpriced whilst not spending any money promoting it.
From experience working for a Japanese car company and negotiating on pricing for our market this is unfortunately a typical scenario. Low volume and many other models and markets to worry about.
At $15,990 plus registration and insurance this was as expensive machine. Here in NSW the 3rd party insurance is also very expensive because the capacity is really 1140 cc. The premium doubles after 1125cc .
Never saw one advertisement or Point of Sale piece in a dealership. The local bike magazines did some reviews and generally liked the bike but not the price. Few dealers stocked them and the inevitable happened.
This is a real shame because the retro market is very strong here for Triumph and others. All the local reviews rated the CB best for power, handling, quality and style.
Last year the remaing 2011 bikes were discounted down to $11,990 ride away. I was lucky to find mine last year with only 1500klms on the clock for $8,500 in a dealership.
The US reviews and what I read online was what convinced me to buy it sight unseen and without a test ride. Its a Honda four so I knew what I was getting.
So far so good I may keep this one a while.
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(04-03-2014, 08:07 AM)VicsCB1100_imp Wrote: [ -> ]To answer your question why Aust does not get the new models. When Honda released this bike in Australia they made the fatal error of being too greedy . Overpriced whilst not spending any money promoting it.
From experience working for a Japanese car company and negotiating on pricing for our market this is unfortunately a typical scenario. Low volume and many other models and markets to worry about.
At $15,990 plus registration and insurance this was as expensive machine. Here in NSW the 3rd party insurance is also very expensive because the capacity is really 1140 cc. The premium doubles after 1125cc .
Never saw one advertisement or Point of Sale piece in a dealership. The local bike magazines did some reviews and generally liked the bike but not the price. Few dealers stocked them and the inevitable happened.
This is a real shame because the retro market is very strong here for Triumph and others. All the local reviews rated the CB best for power, handling, quality and style.
Last year the remaing 2011 bikes were discounted down to $11,990 ride away. I was lucky to find mine last year with only 1500klms on the clock for $8,500 in a dealership.
The US reviews and what I read online was what convinced me to buy it sight unseen and without a test ride. Its a Honda four so I knew what I was getting.
So far so good I may keep this one a while.
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VicsCB1100, great summary of the CB story in Oz. I wanted a VFR750 update and was interested in the VFR800. Went to SCM at Campbelltown and stumbled across the CB1100. They were good about test rides and I took both bikes for half a day each. Appin way, Bulli pass and the hinterland. Loved the Viffer (not so much the VTec). Anyway took the CB, around $13000 plus costs. The last ones went late '13 for $10000. I saw a nice one at Lane Cove with about 3000kms. I believe $6000 would have got the keys.
Back to Staintune. A group order might work. Hard to know what their costs would be and what the market looks like at a Forex of around .92USD. With shipping costs added other brands might be a better deal for our US cousins. At the "traditional" rate of around .70USD the Staintune would look good. Vic, it sounds like you would know more about that than me.
I am still trying to justify, to both myself and the CEO, a Staintune for my CB. Plus PCV or PCFC might be a little overcapitalised would be the CEO's position. But I don't call my CB "Last Blast" for nothing so who knows.
Hope EatChikeen gets his Staintune. Oz needs the export market for what little manufacturing we still have alive in this wonderful land.
Cheers
(04-03-2014, 06:50 AM)EatChikeen_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Wow I didn't expect to have responses this fast!
Thanks to everyone who cleared my curiosity.
It's unfortunate that Australia is not getting the Ex or the DLX model.
Has AU done something wrong to Japan diplomatically? LOL
Funny you should mention that. There's just been a long case in the International Court of Justice about whaling in the Southern Ocean. Australia won and Japan lost.
But the decision not to bring the DLX or EX to Australia seems to have been made before the case was decided.