Ok..done deal!

[darmahman_imp]

From what I have read, none of the gear ratios changed. Just added an OD 6th gear.

Just got back from the dealer. Took him my titles, and spare keys from my trades, which he is picking up Friday morning, wrote him a check for the balance, so my 2014 CB 1100 Deluxe is paid in full

Now, I just need to wait for it to come in at the end of March.

I also reminded him he needed to put 2 new rubber lever end covers on the new one for me before I would accept it

You've got a lot of faith; sometimes as we all know, other changes are made to ignition and fuel mapping, engine internals, etc. that could reveal themselves. The six-speed transmission would certainly involve a mechanical reworking. I wondered that perhaps, in order to stuff in the additional ratio, some significant changes in shifting feel might result.

Of course, a six-speed transmission is hardly a new concept to Honda, but it's new to this bike. I'd think ECU remapping to match the new gear ratios would not be unusual.

Also the new suspension changes -- at least as reported -- could change the handling quite a bit. I'm not sure but what there wasn't a misprint about the increased inch of rear travel, but we'll see.

I have just come to like my '13 so well that I couldn't think of taking a bath, even a wee little one (minimum, say, of $4K lost in trade) on a bike I'd never ridden.

Good luck; you know you're the guinea pig here!

You've got a lot of faith; sometimes as we all know, other changes are made to ignition and fuel mapping, engine internals, etc. that could reveal themselves. The six-speed transmission would certainly involve a mechanical reworking. I wondered that perhaps, in order to stuff in the additional ratio, some significant changes in shifting feel might result.

Of course, a six-speed transmission is hardly a new concept to Honda, but it's new to this bike. I'd think ECU remapping to match the new gear ratios would not be unusual.

Also the new suspension changes -- at least as reported -- could change the handling quite a bit. I'm not sure but what there wasn't a misprint about the increased inch of rear travel, but we'll see.

I have just come to like my '13 so well that I couldn't think of taking a bath, even a wee little one (minimum, say, of $4K lost in trade) on a bike I'd never ridden.

Good luck; you know you're the guinea pig here! From what I have read, none of the gear ratios changed. Just added an OD 6th gear.

Just got back from the dealer. Took him my titles, and spare keys from my trades, which he is picking up Friday morning, wrote him a check for the balance, so my 2014 CB 1100 Deluxe is paid in full

Now, I just need to wait for it to come in at the end of March.

I also reminded him he needed to put 2 new rubber lever end covers on the new one for me before I would accept it

You've got a lot of faith; sometimes as we all know, other changes are made to ignition and fuel mapping, engine internals, etc. that could reveal themselves. The six-speed transmission would certainly involve a mechanical reworking. I wondered that perhaps, in order to stuff in the additional ratio, some significant changes in shifting feel might result.

Of course, a six-speed transmission is hardly a new concept to Honda, but it's new to this bike. I'd think ECU remapping to match the new gear ratios would not be unusual.

Also the new suspension changes -- at least as reported -- could change the handling quite a bit. I'm not sure but what there wasn't a misprint about the increased inch of rear travel, but we'll see.

I have just come to like my '13 so well that I couldn't think of taking a bath, even a wee little one (minimum, say, of $4K lost in trade) on a bike I'd never ridden.

Good luck; you know you're the guinea pig here!

You've got a lot of faith; sometimes as we all know, other changes are made to ignition and fuel mapping, engine internals, etc. that could reveal themselves. The six-speed transmission would certainly involve a mechanical reworking. I wondered that perhaps, in order to stuff in the additional ratio, some significant changes in shifting feel might result.

Of course, a six-speed transmission is hardly a new concept to Honda, but it's new to this bike. I'd think ECU remapping to match the new gear ratios would not be unusual.

Also the new suspension changes -- at least as reported -- could change the handling quite a bit. I'm not sure but what there wasn't a misprint about the increased inch of rear travel, but we'll see.

I have just come to like my '13 so well that I couldn't think of taking a bath, even a wee little one (minimum, say, of $4K lost in trade) on a bike I'd never ridden.

Good luck; you know you're the guinea pig here!