The CB1100 Community Forum

Hey Hondahoarder, how about getting the "horde" outside for a group photo. Do you have a wide angle lens? Would be fun to see all of them together.

Nice ! I like them :-)
The only obviously non-stock item is the exhaust (edit: I missed the first time around that you already mentioned this.. but of course you would !)
I can't imagine what it must cost to get a NOS black chromed exhaust for these (?)

Nice pickup! Looks VERY similar to my recently sold CB900. Im sure they were in direct sales competition back in the day.

i remember the Midnight Specials. They were in that odd "extra bling" category, like the Kawasaki Spectre series. For those folks that liked blacked out parts and some extra gold trimmings on their Special or LTD. I don't recall that Honda or Suzuki did anything like that.

Here's a Kaw.


Yammi's Midnight Specials came in 650 twin, 850 triple and 1100 inline 4. I don't recall seeing to many of the 650s or 850s, but the 1100 was pretty popular.

Looks like you got a nice one, HH! Congrats!

No picture, Flynrider.

(02-25-2015, 12:44 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]i remember the Midnight Specials. They were in that odd "extra bling" category, like the Kawasaki Spectre series. For those folks that liked blacked out parts and some extra gold trimmings on their Special or LTD. I don't recall that Honda or Suzuki did anything like that.

Here's a Kaw.


Yammi's Midnight Specials came in 650 twin, 850 triple and 1100 inline 4. I don't recall seeing to many of the 650s or 850s, but the 1100 was pretty popular.

Looks like you got a nice one, HH! Congrats!

It's stretching my memory, but (without using a search engine !).. I don't think there was a 650 twin Midnight.. there was a Virago 920 or whatever the liter size was though (?)..

(02-25-2015, 02:04 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]No picture, Flynrider.

Hmmm. I could see it fine. How about this :

Kaw Spectre 1100

(02-25-2015, 02:55 PM)furious_blue_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-25-2015, 12:44 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]i remember the Midnight Specials. They were in that odd "extra bling" category, like the Kawasaki Spectre series. For those folks that liked blacked out parts and some extra gold trimmings on their Special or LTD. I don't recall that Honda or Suzuki did anything like that.

Here's a Kaw.


Yammi's Midnight Specials came in 650 twin, 850 triple and 1100 inline 4. I don't recall seeing to many of the 650s or 850s, but the 1100 was pretty popular.

Looks like you got a nice one, HH! Congrats!

It's stretching my memory, but (without using a search engine !).. I don't think there was a 650 twin Midnight.. there was a Virago 920 or whatever the liter size was though (?)..

Good memory! It was the XV1000 v-twin, not the XS650 parallel twin.

(02-26-2015, 04:37 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-25-2015, 02:04 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]No picture, Flynrider.

Hmmm. I could see it fine. How about this :

Kaw Spectre 1100

(02-25-2015, 02:55 PM)furious_blue_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-25-2015, 12:44 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]i remember the Midnight Specials. They were in that odd "extra bling" category, like the Kawasaki Spectre series. For those folks that liked blacked out parts and some extra gold trimmings on their Special or LTD. I don't recall that Honda or Suzuki did anything like that.

Here's a Kaw.


Yammi's Midnight Specials came in 650 twin, 850 triple and 1100 inline 4. I don't recall seeing to many of the 650s or 850s, but the 1100 was pretty popular.

Looks like you got a nice one, HH! Congrats!

It's stretching my memory, but (without using a search engine !).. I don't think there was a 650 twin Midnight.. there was a Virago 920 or whatever the liter size was though (?)..

Good memory! It was the XV1000 v-twin, not the XS650 parallel twin.

Hmmm. I could see it fine. How about this :

Kaw Spectre 1100

(02-25-2015, 02:55 PM)furious_blue_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(02-25-2015, 12:44 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: [ -> ]i remember the Midnight Specials. They were in that odd "extra bling" category, like the Kawasaki Spectre series. For those folks that liked blacked out parts and some extra gold trimmings on their Special or LTD. I don't recall that Honda or Suzuki did anything like that.

Here's a Kaw.


Yammi's Midnight Specials came in 650 twin, 850 triple and 1100 inline 4. I don't recall seeing to many of the 650s or 850s, but the 1100 was pretty popular.

Looks like you got a nice one, HH! Congrats!

It's stretching my memory, but (without using a search engine !).. I don't think there was a 650 twin Midnight.. there was a Virago 920 or whatever the liter size was though (?)..

Good memory! It was the XV1000 v-twin, not the XS650 parallel twin.
Spectre !

I remember the Kwacker ads from that time paraphrasing: 'no neon brassiness here' (obviously referring to the beautiful gold-colored plating on the Midnight Specials)...

Great time in motorcycling's past :-)

Thanks, Flynrider. The original is still not showing here. Must be the distance to Australia?

The Spectre's a fine looking machine.

(02-25-2015, 08:24 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nice one Hondahoarder aka Guzzihoarder aks Yamahahoarder aka OneKawasakiMan.

Why don't we just call you BikeHoarder?

Haa We've adopted Cycle Hoarders

(02-25-2015, 08:51 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Hey Hondahoarder, how about getting the "horde" outside for a group photo. Do you have a wide angle lens? Would be fun to see all of them together.

Did that when it was smaller, need to do an update you can see them all here though. Need a bigger driveway LOL

[url=http://s413.photobucket.com/user/Mstarvideo/slideshow/Our%20Vintage%20Bike%20Collection?sort=2]Here is a Slide Show

(02-25-2015, 10:44 AM)furious_blue_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nice ! I like them :-)
The only obviously non-stock item is the exhaust (edit: I missed the first time around that you already mentioned this.. but of course you would !)
I can't imagine what it must cost to get a NOS black chromed exhaust for these (?)

Actually it gets better, found an old registration from the original owner. Looked him up and he has them in a barn and is going to give them to me!! Score!
Thanks guys we both walked away happy traded an 09 Yamaha XT250 even for it!