New Model Year CB1100's??

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I agree with nhawk7504. Honda did NOTHING to promote these bikes when they were new and we were only made aware of their existence by magazine road tests. And even those tests seemed like pathetic filler material when they didn't have the newest wiz-bang sport bike to do another " Super-Duper Comparo ". So why would any of us think they would offer a 2015 ? We can still buy 2013's !!! We certainly have 50 years of experience with the Japanese manufactures and how quick they are to discontinue anything that shows even the slightest sign of declining sales. Buy them now.
It's really a shame that Honda has not monitored this and other Forums to gain important demographic data on not only the CB1100, but other bikes that would appeal to us aging Boomers. Those of us who have bought this bike are like one big love fest. And we cannot possibly be alone in our desire to "just go out and ride a bike " . But that's not how the Japanese think. ( except for the long-running Kawasaki Concours ). Rocket

My dealer got one; the one I bought. He apparently had despaired of selling it.

I came in looking at a used BMW, which turned out to be a literal basket case...no way for me to know; and I've never done serious wrenching on a BMW...so I had to turn it down. But I like looking at new hardware; and right next to the GROM...nice cute little bike, and a REAL bike with a gearbox...right next to it was the CB.

He didn't know much about it - truthfully. His showroom models have the batteries out, so we couldn't even look to see if it was five gears or six.

So, we negotiate and he approaches what I want. I say let's do it - and he preps it. And starts it up. And goes for a three-mile ride to make sure it's all together.

And he's all grins about it. Says if he'd known it was such a sweet-running machine, he'd have ordered more, and advertised it.

But that's the story around this machine. Not unlike the Big Ruckus years ago...an interesting product, and NO advertising or promotion.