04-25-2015, 11:23 AM
The CB11 is not a relic. But take BMW for example. Look at the bikes they are making. The new R1200R, though expensive, is a great machine. One of us got an R9T. Several friends have BMW 800 and 1200 GS's. Mono shock is better. Just is. My brother and I were talking. Harleys Harleys and more Harleys. Today was a cool day so I took my car ride to Loudon Speedway for the first motorcycle races of the year. What passed me? Full faired Harleys. Mostly I see rice rockets and Harleys. Suzuki is making the new GSX1000S. Kawasaki has the Ninja 1000. In answer to Chip's question though, I think Honda needed more advertising. People don't know how great the CB1100 is. My dealer gave test rides. Most do not. Look at the Engineer's speak section of the World Honda web site. The engineering and development drove up costs. And ask all you DLX owners, the DLX looks nicer. Ferret, TINK et al. Nice looking rigs. The black standard is killer too. JF Coastal - a black beauty, wow. Big air cooled four? They had a tough time passing emissions. But I hope it comes back in whatever form.