NEW 2014: CB 1100, CB 1100 EX

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I hope the new larger tank will fit the 2013 bike. That's about the only improvement I really, really want.

The 6 speed I can do without. The CB11 is already the lowest revving bike at highway speed that I've owned.

I like what they did with the side covers and exhaust on the EX bike. They are closer to "classic Honda" than the current ones.

...but would the new tank also fit to the old gauge meter in the old dashboard? I do not know.

Quote: The 6 speed I can do without. The CB11 is already the lowest revving bike at highway speed that I've owned. Yes, that's right. But just yesterday I did a little trip on the Autobahn with 140 km/h or a bit more (above 90 MPH) and thought it would be nice to even lower the RPMs by another 500 or 700...

Quote: I like what they did with the side covers and exhaust on the EX bike. They are closer to "classic Honda" than the current ones. Yes, but as said already before, the CB 1100 is a modern interpretation of a classic bike, that is what I like with the model. The CB 1100 EX is for me too much retro style.

Looks like they kept the horn in the same location even though they raised the headlight. The Road Comet fairing wouldn't work like this (without an adapter) since it mounts to the horn and headlight brackets.

This is one thing, I do not understand: For me the new (higher) head lamps do not look better, indeed it looks worse...

Some nice detail photos from this Italian website:

http://www.motorbox.com/moto/honda-cb1100ex

Has anyone commented on whether the spoke wheels are tubeless or not?

At first I thought, wow, cool, spoke wheels! Then I remembered what it's like to clean them...

My Griso has black rims with spokes. Oh man they do look good! I'm not all that big on cleaning so it's not really an issue for me.

Each spoke has an o-ring so it's tubeless tires for me. If the Honda has tubed tires that may be a deal breaker for me (I'm dreaming, unless I win the lottery I ain't buying it anyway).

Otherwise; I'm sorely tempted if it comes over here. Sorely tempted.

According to the (German) tech specs the CB 1100 EX comes with so called "high shoulder rims" which might mean that the tires are tubeless