05-10-2026, 09:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-10-2026, 09:34 AM by LucienLeFranc.)
I would be fairly confident the used ECU currently offered on eBay is legit, as the seller is listing many other CB1100 parts, most certainly from a salvaged bike, and--further--eBay makes it easy to get a refund on a faulty part, so someone could buy it, test it in their bike, and get a refund if it isn't a good part.
I also feel that, as the years pass, more and more perfectly good ECUs will appear on eBay as, sadly, CB1100s end up in salvage yards.
Anyone who is particularly worried about this issue might proactively buy a new or used backup ECU now, but for me myself, given my experience with salvage-parts availability for other old rare bikes, I feel pretty confident that I'll find a perfectly good salvaged ECU if ever I need one.
(My urgency toward acquiring a backup will increase, however, if at some future time I start seeing reports of numerous failing ECUs, so that demand could possibly outpace the supply from salvaged CB1100s.)
I also feel that, as the years pass, more and more perfectly good ECUs will appear on eBay as, sadly, CB1100s end up in salvage yards.
Anyone who is particularly worried about this issue might proactively buy a new or used backup ECU now, but for me myself, given my experience with salvage-parts availability for other old rare bikes, I feel pretty confident that I'll find a perfectly good salvaged ECU if ever I need one.
(My urgency toward acquiring a backup will increase, however, if at some future time I start seeing reports of numerous failing ECUs, so that demand could possibly outpace the supply from salvaged CB1100s.)
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