02-07-2014, 06:40 AM
(02-07-2014, 06:33 AM)Barkingshins_imp Wrote:(02-07-2014, 03:40 AM)Red Mist_imp Wrote: It is quite fascinating to see how many posts there are from owners of the current 2013 model who are champing at the bit to get the latest 2014. From my POV, I just cannot find anything flawed in the visual of the 2013 US model. The guy who designed it took his time and had a free hand, and in my view he got the classic styling cues just right. The polished aluminum case and valve covers contrast with the dark gunmetal gray of the engine to really set it off as the centerpiece of the bike, but not in an overstated way. It's less money to manufacture a completely blacked-out engine, so those details are a result of extra work put into the bike. Same for the 4-into-1 exhaust. That's polished stainless steel. Mine's getting this lovely saffron sheen after a couple of thousand miles, characteristic of stainless steel. It'll never rust or corrode, either, unlike chrome. The dual exhausts are going to be a bit heavier and certainly can't help with performance; they're chromed, which in time may flake, rust, or just get chipped off. That's a visual only, no advantage or performance increase at all. Higher bars? I was thinking of going to the lower, Japanese-spec option, if anything. I've gotten used to the stock bars, higher than anything else in my garage except the BMW. So they'll stay put. Nothing's going to change on my 2013. Different isn't always better, it's just different. I think they got the 2013 as "right" as it could be gotten. They're now going for a alternative styling, and that strikes a sympathetic note with many riders. But let's just not throw the baby out with the bathwater here.
Are you sure that your exhaust is SS? From the Honda Powersports website for the 2013 CB11 (on the "Innovations" page) - "The CB1100’s four-into-one pipe gives this bike a crisp sound, and the chrome finish is a great highlight, too."
Not saying that you're wrong. If it is, in fact, a SS exhaust, I was not aware of it.
Are you sure that your exhaust is SS? From the Honda Powersports website for the 2013 CB11 (on the "Innovations" page) - "The CB1100’s four-into-one pipe gives this bike a crisp sound, and the chrome finish is a great highlight, too."
Not saying that you're wrong. If it is, in fact, a SS exhaust, I was not aware of it. Only the muffler is chromed steel, the headers/collector/cat are all stainless steel.