if cb1100 was a car, what could it be

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Gentlemen,

To me the car equivalent of the CB11 is the 2007 Mustang GT. A retro styled Mustang that homogelates elements from 1964 to 1970 Mustangs with a modern V-8 and much greater reliability than the 60's cars.

Chip

Yes. I agree. But the Mustang has the "Pony Package" V-6. The engine is obviously neutered. 86 or so HP from an 1100 cc? I like the bike but the HP was figured on a Monday morning before the coffee was ready. Just my .02 cents.

Yes. I agree. But the Mustang has the "Pony Package" V-6. The engine is obviously neutered. 86 or so HP from an 1100 cc? I like the bike but the HP was figured on a Monday morning before the coffee was ready. Just my .02 cents.
My 2007 Mustang GT has a 4.6L V-8 with very good (but certainly not world beating) performance. I think the big CB is an excellent match here. I'm not an expert track rider and most of my street bike time has been on Harley's and other air cooled twins like the Bonneville so I think the CB11 has excellent performance. I bought a new 600cc sport bike years ago and the performance of that bike was so far beyond my capabilities as a rider it wasn't fun for this old man. Cheers.

Chip

Yes. I agree. But the Mustang has the "Pony Package" V-6. The engine is obviously neutered. 86 or so HP from an 1100 cc? I like the bike but the HP was figured on a Monday morning before the coffee was ready. Just my .02 cents.
My 2007 Mustang GT has a 4.6L V-8 with very good (but certainly not world beating) performance. I think the big CB is an excellent match here. I'm not an expert track rider and most of my street bike time has been on Harley's and other air cooled twins like the Bonneville so I think the CB11 has excellent performance. I bought a new 600cc sport bike years ago and the performance of that bike was so far beyond my capabilities as a rider it wasn't fun for this old man. Cheers.

Chip I am with Mr. Beck here. The CB series was designed for the American market; the Mustang was beginning to peak in popularity at the same time the Dream 750Four was released, 1969. I say it's very similar to the '69 Mustang with a Boss 302.

[aschem_imp]

Air-cooled 1967 Red Corvair Monza convertible with black interior, 4 spd , and disk brake conversion kit

[JustCruising_imp]

For me this is a no brainer. Have owned 4 of these in my time, and if they made a modern classic I'd buy it tomorrow. The style, the handling, the flare, the performance. 5 speed manual gearbox, and the 1.6HF had a beautifully sweet V4 under the bonnet. A proven world class competitive car that was years ahead of it's time, wiped the floor in it's day. (and the same vintage as the first CB's)

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This is a bit of an 'odd' colour though, not the traditional rosso corsa that really caught the eye.

[Rebel73_imp]

I agree with the Mustang comparison, which just happens to be my other ride! Lol.

2008 Mustang GT/CS
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[DJS_imp]

I agree with the Mustang comparison, which just happens to be my other ride! Lol.

2008 Mustang GT/CS
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Just thought I'd share some pics of my bike with my new Biltwell helmet. The red is pretty darn close to my DLX's red and I striped it to complete the look.

Anyone else have a helmet that matches your bike?
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i see the similarities, just a little more silver on the cycle.
both look good.

[Rebel73_imp]

Thanks, DJS.

I was originally going to put black stripes on the CB to match the Stang, but then I thought it would be cool to match the pinstripes that are already on the tank, so I went that route. I'm actually thinking of going with silver stripes on the Stang now. Lol.

[ecka00_imp]

Totally disagree on the Mustang....it's not even Japanese!!! I was going to say if they were to bring back a modern version of the Datsun Z280 but JustCruising has me beat because I believe his choice was built by Honda.

[aschem_imp]

Maybe an Mazda RX-7?

[Roger the shrubber_imp]

I'm gonna go with an Accord.

[JustCruising_imp]

Totally disagree on the Mustang....it's not even Japanese!!! I was going to say if they were to bring back a modern version of the Datsun Z280 but JustCruising has me beat because I believe his choice was built by Honda.

Nope, Italian, built by Lancia A Lancia Fulvia Coupe (2 Door). The saloon (4Door) was an ugly beast in the eyes of most, nowhere near the finese in styling that the coupe had.