11-03-2013, 05:09 AM
Yes, if the "CB 1100 family" grows, it is a good sign.
But to be honest, at first glance the CB 1100 EX (if to come) seems interesting - but what I like at the CB 1100 is that it is a classic bike but not a retro bike! It is not a T100 or even a W800, which are retro but not classic. Although these bikes look nice, I like that the CB 1100 is simple, clear and straight but still up-to-date and not retro-baroque (like T100, W800). I test rode these too (and others), and my decision for the CB 1100 was based on that "non-retro style".
Although the CB 750 Four is a nice and classic bike, it would be retro to re-born it with a CB 1100 EX which looks like that and tries to imitate the "good old times".
And nonetheless, do you think you get the CB 1100 EX just for +100 USD? I do not think so. I assume that it would be priced (in Europe) min. +1500 EUR above the regular CB 1100. And then your are in a price region of nearly 13.000 (with tax and delivery) which is a bit ... hm ... ambitious for such a bike.
But to be honest, at first glance the CB 1100 EX (if to come) seems interesting - but what I like at the CB 1100 is that it is a classic bike but not a retro bike! It is not a T100 or even a W800, which are retro but not classic. Although these bikes look nice, I like that the CB 1100 is simple, clear and straight but still up-to-date and not retro-baroque (like T100, W800). I test rode these too (and others), and my decision for the CB 1100 was based on that "non-retro style".
Although the CB 750 Four is a nice and classic bike, it would be retro to re-born it with a CB 1100 EX which looks like that and tries to imitate the "good old times".
And nonetheless, do you think you get the CB 1100 EX just for +100 USD? I do not think so. I assume that it would be priced (in Europe) min. +1500 EUR above the regular CB 1100. And then your are in a price region of nearly 13.000 (with tax and delivery) which is a bit ... hm ... ambitious for such a bike.