07-06-2016, 04:16 AM
In all seriousness, I'd have to say, not having hydraulic valves, makes my short list of design disadvantages.
Honda had them in the smaller displacement inline four Night Hawk, so they already had a working design. I think one of the most often heard criticisms of the CB1100 is its 8k valve adjustment service interval. Because of the major hit on cost of ownership, most other makes are able to at least double this interval even without hydraulic valves. The cost of this routine maintenance can be as much as $1000; that's a huge turnoff in the minds of potential buyers!
Honda had them in the smaller displacement inline four Night Hawk, so they already had a working design. I think one of the most often heard criticisms of the CB1100 is its 8k valve adjustment service interval. Because of the major hit on cost of ownership, most other makes are able to at least double this interval even without hydraulic valves. The cost of this routine maintenance can be as much as $1000; that's a huge turnoff in the minds of potential buyers!