Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum

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"I wanted to create a beautiful motorcycle with artisan-level handiwork that’s also approachable and easy to ride. Based on my sketch, this ‘bike that defies logic and just demands to be ridden’ became a reality.” Mitsuyoshi Kohama, Chief Designer of the Honda CB1100

A year ago today, we set up the CB1100 Community Forum and ported the technical threads and posts from its predecessor, the CB1100 Forum.

At the time, we wanted to build on the incredible foundation of cb1100forum.com. Guth, The Ferrett, Cormanus, and others recognized how special the CB1100 is and the unique people who ride them. Their timing was perfect, and the results speak for themselves: 6,900+ users with over 300,000 posts.

12 years later, I joined the party. Things were very different. Depending on who you ask, Euro 5, an aging motorcycle demographic, the market’s shift toward lighter, adventure-touring motorcycles, and more led Honda to end production of the CB1100. I knew then and know now that the CB1100 (all flavors and years) will become more important with each passing year. Mitsuyoshi Kohama’s vision for a modern interpretation of an air-cooled inline-four that shared but was not limited by the heritage of its predecessors was perfect. Hirofumi Fukunaga, Shunji Yokokawa, and Mitsunobu Imada provided the drive and the details that ultimately led to the wonderful motorcycle I am about to ride this afternoon.

The missing piece was an active, supported Forum that would enable enthusiasts to preserve and protect the CB1100. Over the past year, 150 people registered on our Forum, 316 Threads have been created, and 3,439 Posts have been shared. The focus may have shifted toward maintenance, preservation, and riding, but the constants are Members' courtesy, sincerity, and decency, as they genuinely care for one another and for motorcycling in general. We are a Community, and, like the motorcycle we love, we are worthy of the energy and effort we spend to remain connected.

Congratulations on a great first year. Rest assured that the investment you have made in this Community will continue to pay dividends for years to come. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of something special. David