03-18-2020, 11:01 PM
Let's look at the limited data available to the Forum's Research Division. It's not all that good as it relies on self reporting by members of the forum. So, while it's hard for members to conceive of any halfway intelligent CB1100 rider not belonging to the forum, we have to acknowledge the possibility that they don't and that some of the data at least may be deficient.
Checking out the forum stats [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HIcu1VqrkE_EjkZz6v9y2V-9ka2tpZMUyCcpJGWrAF8/edit#gid=158563424]here just for the US, we can see that, in 2013, 252 CB1100s were sold. That includes both ABS and non ABS models. In 2014 the number fell to a total of 192 (119 standards and 73 DLXs).
Nobody can be quite sure what that tells us, but it won't stop speculation about whether black or red goes faster.
Add the result of earlier disputation about what constitutes marketing. The result? Although there was a deal of reporting of the CB1100 by the motorcycle media—much of which said it was wonderful albeit just a little bland and not nearly fast enough for the knee draggers—Honda made no effort at all to advertise the thing. One could be forgiven for reaching the conclusion that Honda dropped a couple of container loads of them in the US and waited to see what would happen.
It remains the case that, while members contributing to the various discussions of this question have strongly held opinions, none of us will ever know whether Honda is pleased or disappointed or indifferent to the sales performance of the CB1100 in the US. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Meanwhile I can report that the Forum's Storage Division is being loaded with lots and lots more 1s and 0s.
Checking out the forum stats [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HIcu1VqrkE_EjkZz6v9y2V-9ka2tpZMUyCcpJGWrAF8/edit#gid=158563424]here just for the US, we can see that, in 2013, 252 CB1100s were sold. That includes both ABS and non ABS models. In 2014 the number fell to a total of 192 (119 standards and 73 DLXs).
Nobody can be quite sure what that tells us, but it won't stop speculation about whether black or red goes faster.
Add the result of earlier disputation about what constitutes marketing. The result? Although there was a deal of reporting of the CB1100 by the motorcycle media—much of which said it was wonderful albeit just a little bland and not nearly fast enough for the knee draggers—Honda made no effort at all to advertise the thing. One could be forgiven for reaching the conclusion that Honda dropped a couple of container loads of them in the US and waited to see what would happen.
It remains the case that, while members contributing to the various discussions of this question have strongly held opinions, none of us will ever know whether Honda is pleased or disappointed or indifferent to the sales performance of the CB1100 in the US. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Meanwhile I can report that the Forum's Storage Division is being loaded with lots and lots more 1s and 0s.