Who rides the CB 1100?

[Inhouse Bob]

61, recently retired research scientist in biotechnology. My first bike at age 16 was a 1966 or '68 Honda 160 scrambler but I had to sell it when I bought my first car. I also owned a 1972 Norton commando and a Honda CM450 (year?). In 1984, I moved to the Boston area for my first real job and decided the drivers in this area were insanely aggressive and unpredictable so I put off owning a bike for 30 years. Last summer I dropped by a local dealership and saw the CB1100 and decided then and there to buy one. It looked completely out of place surrounded by a sea of plastic! I really wanted the 2014 deluxe but they offered a $1000 off on a new 2013 CB1100 with ABS so I went for it. No regrets but it would have been nice to have that 6th gear now and then.

Welcome! I have the same model as yours and I have to defend the five speed. Maybe I'm just an old fart, but I never have a need to cruise at 90 MPH and that's about where a 6th gear would be useful. But I tend to let the engine wind out a bit. The bottom line for me is, I trust those engineers. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me
Enjoy the ride!