Is your CB a keeper?

[LongRanger_imp]

2017EX you kind of beat me to what I was going to say... but here it is anyhow! LOL!

My list of Keeper Bikes is up to 8 with a wide variety of bikes and riding styles. Variety is the spice of life right! With the addition of the CB1100 to this list my collection for the most part is complete. BTW I have owned 43 bikes in my life time so far. Most were Flip Bikes searching for my Keepers.

As I read through all the posts one thing is obvious, we bought it on looks and fell in love with the quality and performance. Those that bought it for the most part were young when the Honda fours were king. Most of us longed for these bikes and now we have a modern version of them.

Other than the few Harley guys this bike is just what people wanted. To this day I do not understand why it never sold better. It is a Jack-Of-All-Trades but a Master-Of-None. It is a standard bike that a person can commute on, take a trip on, simple in town rides, 2 up riding and so much more with a retro look that was ahead of it’s time. It is easy to handle and requires just simple maintenance.

Me I needed a bike for 2 up riding for my wife and I. No cross-country rides just short rides in the area. This was the only new option that I fell in love with. No other new bike interested me at all but the 2014 CB1100. I wanted one so bad in 2014… then in December 2017 I ran across a deal I could not refuse. I think I have the record for the lowest price paid out the door of $5,700 for a 0 miles bike.

It was crazy when I picked it up. Here is this beautiful black bike with classical good looks and an impressive 1100cc air cooled engine. As I am walking around waiting for the salesman, I see a Honda Grom 125cc for $4,800? For just $900 more I am walking out with an 1100cc bike that can do so much more than the Grom. Crazy right?

For those that are interested… My list of Keeper Bikes and categories.
LONG DISTANCE BIKE (needs to be an in-line 4)
2014 Honda CB1100: Well what can I say! A beautiful bike that will do most things very well, all but trail riding! LOL!

SHOW BIKE (Yup I have two for this category got carried away)
1967 Suzuki T-20 Street Racer: My first attempt at a custom bike. Almost doubled the HP of it.
1974 Kawasaki H2 Denco with Tracy Body: My last custom bike still in progress.

SPORT BIKE
1986 Honda VFR 750: My first new bike I bought. OK second as I totaled my first one a 1986 Honda VF500 then bought this one. LOL!

TRAIL BIKE (Two with this one for now)
1971 CZ 175 Trail: I wanted a different trail bike and I fell in love with this one after so many others before. If the XL600 works out the way I hope I will sell this one.
1985 Honda XL600R: Needed a larger displacement trail bike and decided on this one.

FIRST BIKE EVER
1970 Honda CL100: Exact Copy of the first bike I had as a kid.

MOPED
1967 Honda P50: My cool and very different Keeper Moped!

Yes. YES. YES! This is me to a "T" and I think many folks here agree. Thanks for stating it so concisely!