08-21-2016, 06:49 AM
There was an [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3156&highlight=poll]ABS: Good or Bad? poll back in June that I have been thinking about for awhile. Although the sample size was pretty small, the preference was clearly in favor of ABS. I hadn't realized how rare the ABS models were until yesterday when I looked at the owner registry compilation that Cormanus generously put together.
I have been riding regularly for about 4 years with about 50K miles on 2 Triumph Tigers and the CB1100. Since I had minimal prior road bike experience, I specifically chose bikes with ABS. I was very fortunate to get my discounted 2013 CB1100 ABS in May of 2015.
The generally older age demographic of CB1100 owners, the apparent preference for ABS, and my own prejudice towards ABS makes me wonder if Honda totally misjudged the market for the CB1100 in the US by limiting the availability of ABS models.
What do you think? Would the CB1100 have been more "successful" in the US if Honda had offered mostly ABS models? (assume the same lack of marketing)
I have been riding regularly for about 4 years with about 50K miles on 2 Triumph Tigers and the CB1100. Since I had minimal prior road bike experience, I specifically chose bikes with ABS. I was very fortunate to get my discounted 2013 CB1100 ABS in May of 2015.
The generally older age demographic of CB1100 owners, the apparent preference for ABS, and my own prejudice towards ABS makes me wonder if Honda totally misjudged the market for the CB1100 in the US by limiting the availability of ABS models.
What do you think? Would the CB1100 have been more "successful" in the US if Honda had offered mostly ABS models? (assume the same lack of marketing)