New CB1100 Standard or wait for a used DLX?

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A '13 5 speed will cruise your commute just fine. Finding one with abs would be great, but probably just as difficult as finding a DLX.
Craigslist seems to have a lot of CB's. Good luck!

Thanks for the input. I did in fact find a '14 standard on Craigslist, so that is always an option.

I'm a soon-to-be CB1100 owner (although how soon is up for debate). After a year+ of debating between a Triumph Bonneville and the CB1100, I made my decision and finally convinced my wife the DLX was worth the extra money because of the ABS and other features (not to mention I like the red a bit more than the black).

Imagine my horror when I learn the DLX models are all but gone! I've called just about every listing on cycletrader with no luck. So now I am left with a tough decision: buy a 2014 standard model or cross my fingers and hope that someone decides to sell their 2014 DLX in the next year.

I ride mostly interstate to and from work, so the 2013 is out of the question due to the lack of a 6th gear. Is the DLX destined to be a collectors' prized bike that will be impossible to come by? Should I move on and get the standard? Thanks for any thoughts or advice!

The 6th gear drops about 500 RPM off the top end at 75 mph from what I've heard so thinking that the '13 wouldn't be good for that is absurd.

I commuted round trip 115 miles a day for a year on my '13 with no issues and got between 44 and 52 mpg doing it, depending on how fast I was going that day. It is perfectly fine cruising at 80 MPH for an hour with no issues.

The 6th gear drops about 500 RPM off the top end at 75 mph from what I've heard so thinking that the '13 wouldn't be good for that is absurd.

I commuted round trip 115 miles a day for a year on my '13 with no issues and got between 44 and 52 mpg doing it, depending on how fast I was going that day. It is perfectly fine cruising at 80 MPH for an hour with no issues.
I didn't mean to say the 5 gear wouldn't be good, only that 6 might be better - just judging from the reviews I've read. Thanks for your perspective; it sounds like you have a similar commute to mine.

My two cents is to get the 2014 'standard' in black, learn to accept the color. I like the red better too, but wanted the extra gear and wasn't prepared to drive around the country looking for the Deluxe.

I think that is what I am leaning towards as well. As stated by another user, the '13 ABS are just as hard to come by, and I'm ready now after waiting as long as I have. The dealers I've talked to in other parts of the midwest are having the same experience when trying to find them. It's funny, when I got my current bike ('99 sv650), I wanted black and ended up with red; it took me a while to get used to that as well.