12-27-2017, 01:01 PM
I am of the belief that the 2017 and subsequent CB1100s are NOT 'retro' motorcycles. I feel that Honda built the 2010-2015 CBs as retro bikes and then came out with the 2017 as an evolutionary exercise -- As if they said "OK, we built a pretty cool power plant; now let's see how it works on a more modern framework". If my theory is correct, future years might have even more sophisticated suspension and possibly different, more performance oriented, gearing along with different wheel/tire sizes. This seems to be what BMW did with their R9t -- started with a bike that bore at least some resemblance to an older bike and then evolved it to what it is today.
All of this is just my opinion and could be totally incorrect. I don't think Honda is available for comment.
All of this is just my opinion and could be totally incorrect. I don't think Honda is available for comment.
