03-25-2015, 07:03 AM
(03-25-2015, 06:18 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Going by memory here, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
The four into 1 was never a feature on ANY Dohc Honda 550, 650, 700, 750, 900 or 1100 Honda from 1979 until 2003 a 34 year run. They all had 4 into 2s
The 4 into 1 was a feature on the "Supersport model" SOHC 400, 550 and 750's from 1975 until 1978, a 3 year run. No Honda I can recall had a 4 into 1 on the left side.
The DOHC CB 1100 if it follows Hondas history should have a 4 into 2.
If the rider of a 4 into 2 CB 1100 weighs 20 pounds less than a rider on a CB 1100 with a 4 into 1, the rider on the 4 into 2 will have a lighter GVWR, his bike will be faster, and he will get better mileage.
Most if not all 4 into 2 pictures I see are aftermarket on those old bikes. The four into one does appear on stock fours as you say.
The single appears on the right side leaving no hot pipe on the traditional left mount side.
If the rider of a 4 into 2 CB 1100 weighs 50 lbs more than the rider of a 4 into 1, which is (itself) 30 lbs lighter, the rider on the 4 into 2 will have a much much higher GVWR (50 + 30 = 80!!!), his 4 into 2 bike will be slower run and the rider (non-sexist) will get worse mileage. But what's the point? The 4 into 1 is 30 lbs lighter just from the pipes and smaller size tank and even lighter still with both bikes topped off since it's tank is smaller and the higher weight 4 into 2 must carry more gas because it is heavier. So...a bike being 30 lbs lighter is not a small thing, it is a great advantage which is why the bike was designed this way to begiin with.