02-18-2015, 01:27 PM
On reflection, I want to vary what I said before.
If I had no CB1100 and a choice between 2013 and 2014 models and money wasn't an object, I'd probably go with the 2014 model. But it would have more to do with the aesthetics of the DLX and the ABS brakes than the number of gears or performance. At the risk of bringing on metallyguitarted's apoplexy, I'm with the Ferret on the question of symmetry.
However, the DLX hadn't been invented when I bought my CB1100 and hasn't come to Australia, so it was not an option. If that changed, I doubt I'd trade.
If I had no CB1100 and a choice between 2013 and 2014 models and money wasn't an object, I'd probably go with the 2014 model. But it would have more to do with the aesthetics of the DLX and the ABS brakes than the number of gears or performance. At the risk of bringing on metallyguitarted's apoplexy, I'm with the Ferret on the question of symmetry.
However, the DLX hadn't been invented when I bought my CB1100 and hasn't come to Australia, so it was not an option. If that changed, I doubt I'd trade.