2017 CB1100

[pdedse]

pdedse, if you haven’t, check out [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=12498&pid=203074#pid203074]this post.

Also check out the [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HIcu1VqrkE_EjkZz6v9y2V-9ka2tpZMUyCcpJGWrAF8/htmlview#]statistics page on our humble registry.

Just sticking to the US, there are more 2013s than 2014s, including DLXs and Standards. There are more 2014 Standards than DLXs, although that may be because there appear to be a lot more made. There are very few 2017s, although it may be argued to be early days yet.

I reckon the number of 2014 Standards imported to the US was more than double the number of DLXs, although I’ve no hard evidence. Hence the seemingly endless supply of new 2014s at knock down prices.

VLJ, I’m interested in the basis of your claim that the 2017 makes more power than the 2014. Honda’s information to the US government is that the 2014 makes 88.5 BHP and the 2017 88.0. I suspect they are, in fact, identical.

That's funny, I just edited my previous post with that info while you were posting this...crazy!

pdedse, that's why I specified "non-owners." Our opinions here mean nothing. We're all biased. Non-owners have no reason to be biased, and, yes, nearly every last review of the '17 includes something about the improved look of the seamless tank.

That's not to say that the other two tanks aren't fantastic, because they are. And, for the record, I LOVE the black tank with the red pinstripe on the '14 Standard. Eric can vouch for how much I gushed over the look of his bike, especially the tank. In fact, I like the look of the black enough that I nearly bought Eric's bike brand new, except he beat me to the punch.

I'd be lying, though, if I said that I was going to buy it over the '17 for any reason other than the killer price. That was it. I was willing to take a pass on the bike I really wanted, the '17, only because the price for the '14 was going to be too low to pass up. Otherwise, seeing them parked side by side, there was no way I would have chosen the '14 Standard over the '17 EX if they had been the same price. The '17 just has too many gorgeous additional details, never mind the additions of ABS, a larger tank, a cooler exhaust sound, and much better suspension.

I hear 'ya...I had the choice of buying a new '14 for around $6500, a very nice '13 with about 1500 miles on it for around $5500, or the '17 EX at 10k. But I already had owned a '14 and was intrigued enough by the '17 that I went for it, despite not wanting to deal with spokes. My plan is to make this bike last a good 10-15 years. By that time, its tank will be cool beyond description. In my poll I chose "it will grow on me" : )