10-19-2018, 07:47 PM
(10-19-2018, 02:21 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote:(10-19-2018, 01:47 AM)apex1_imp Wrote: The fact that there are no more 2017s that can be ordered by dealers is a surprise, given the rap the bike gets for being such a slow seller. Maybe this is good news and Honda will see fit to keep the CB1100 coming to the U.S. Some bikes on the Honda Powersports web site are already identified as 2019s, but the CB1100 is listed as a 2017. I am not sure what relevance that has, if any, on the question about the bike's future in the U.S.
What relevance, if any? The fact that the CB1100 wasn't offered as a 2018 model (this, following a thorough refresh for the 2017 model) and isn't being listed as a 2019 offering ought to tell anyone all they need to know regarding Honda's feelings about the bike's future in the U.S.
That's what a lot of folks said back in 2015, and then 2017 came along.
If it's true that there are no more CB1100 leftovers in the warehouses (which I suspect is the case with the recent '14 model sell off), I think it's possible that Honda may see fit to bring it back in '19. Historically, they haven't announced U.S. availability for the CB1100 until late in the year.