08-01-2017, 07:04 AM
Like the Ferret, I'd been following the rumors of this bike several years before it went into production. I was quite happy with my CB750, but knew it wasn't going to last forever. Many visits to dealers over the years yielded nothing that scratched my itch for a standard, inline 4 bike.
When it was finally released only in Japan and Australia in 2010, I was not hopeful. Then I caught a post on ADVRider where a member had taken some pics of a pre-production model in the mountains of California wearing manufacturer plates. Hope was renewed. Months later Honda announced it was coming to the U.S.
Not knowing how many CB1100s would be available, I was at my dealer on the day the truck arrived carrying his first two CB11s. I gave him a deposit and picked the bike up the following day.
When it was finally released only in Japan and Australia in 2010, I was not hopeful. Then I caught a post on ADVRider where a member had taken some pics of a pre-production model in the mountains of California wearing manufacturer plates. Hope was renewed. Months later Honda announced it was coming to the U.S.
Not knowing how many CB1100s would be available, I was at my dealer on the day the truck arrived carrying his first two CB11s. I gave him a deposit and picked the bike up the following day.