03-02-2017, 10:38 AM
(02-22-2017, 01:10 PM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: I keep comparing the EX to the 2014 Deluxe. The Deluxe was motorcycle eye candy for me, but too expensive to import to Canada because of the unfavourable currency exchange rate.
The most noticeable thing about the Deluxe that I prefer is the all aluminum engine. The most unique feature of the CB 1100 is its air cooled 4-cylinder engine. Painting parts of it black just takes away from the jeweled centerpiece of this heritage motorcycle.
Like many I feel the new fuel tank is not an improvement in looks. However if it extends the fuel range, I would probably learn to enjoy it.
Oddly enough even though the spoke wheels on the EX give it a more heritage look, I prefer the cleaner look of the aluminum alloy wheels on the Deluxe, and the wider choice of tubeless tires. However after seeing the spoke wheels on the recently pictured CB 750s, this is a look that I may learn to appreciate.
The things that I most like about the EX are the chrome headers and twin mufflers. If the shorter mufflers have a better sound, all the better.
The other improvements on the EX like the front forks may be something else I will enjoy when I actually get to ride the bike on my favourite twisty roads.
Nortoon nails it.
This is what kept me from pulling the trigger on the '13. Could have painted the side covers but the black engine wasn't to my taste.