09-26-2017, 02:30 PM
The 2013 CB1100 has black fins and silver cams. The '14 Standard has blacked-out everything. The '14 Deluxe has silver everything. This new '17 EX is 50-50, with black lower fins, and silver for the upper half.
Any idea why? As in, to which old CB model does this half/half thing pay homage? I've been sitting here googling up every CB model I can think of, and none of them sport the half black/half silver fins, yet I know the new CBs are designed to pay homage to a number of different CBs of yore, as opposed to any single specific model, such as the original CB750.
I wish this new model's fins were either all black, like the original 2013 model, or all silver, like the '14 Deluxe. Either would be fine, with silver cam covers.
The half and half isn't bad. I don't prefer it, but it's not bad. I'd just like to know why Honda went that route for this new model.
Any idea why? As in, to which old CB model does this half/half thing pay homage? I've been sitting here googling up every CB model I can think of, and none of them sport the half black/half silver fins, yet I know the new CBs are designed to pay homage to a number of different CBs of yore, as opposed to any single specific model, such as the original CB750.
I wish this new model's fins were either all black, like the original 2013 model, or all silver, like the '14 Deluxe. Either would be fine, with silver cam covers.
The half and half isn't bad. I don't prefer it, but it's not bad. I'd just like to know why Honda went that route for this new model.