Low resale value

[misterprofessionality]

I'm hoping that in ten or so years the market will wake up to what these guys are, like the W650 and GB500. Assuming we can buy gas in ten years or not having to move in from the coast due to sea level increases.

For me, the only real downer is buying a bike thinking it will a good fit and find out after living with it that it's not. For me the CB1100 is a very good fit (the Griso, not so much). But like I found out with my Quota; For a bike to have decent worth down the road, it needs to be rare - and desirable. Something the Quota had going against it. I do think the Griso has a much higher desirably factor. Well, for a Guzzi anyway.

The CB is not quite as rare, and I think the desirabilty factor is pretty high - within a very narrow niche.

well, (i might get banned for saying this) considering the sales numbers on past and current model CB11's, it's a very real possibility that Honda will simply stop manufacturing them again. they did it from 11-13, and again from 14-17. in fact, I was fairly surprised when they came out with an '18, but it's pretty much par to make it two years in a row if i think on it. So that means there will likely be no '19. likely no '20. maybe no '21. in 3 years, who can say if there's going to still be any interest in retro standard street bikes? if the sales outlook is low, Honda may elect to make '18 the last year for our CB11, in favor of more up-to-date CB's that sell better like the CB1000r.

anyway, i said all that to say this: if they up and stop making them low mileage models that are available and maintained will get very rare over time.

edit: the '18 is not a US model, so it looks even more likley that we may see a day when they simply stop offering it in US markets. This would certainly cause it to become rare after while.