remember the prototype CB1100?

[ChipBeck_imp]

It had better suspension and exhaust with beefier brakes, lower bars and a cafe style seat.
What happened? I suppose pricepoint did it's thing as usual.

Gentlemen,

A prototype or design study car or bike, most of which don't even run, is used to gauge public reaction at shows or in focus groups. They don't have to meet regulatory requirements in their intended markets and since their primary function is visual they usually include features that may impair their function, comfort, legality, and certainly cost. The exhaust on that prototype looks great with no converter or O2 sensor, tiny turn signals, piggyback shock, and a much smaller tail light. All in all, after undergoing the regulatory, functional, and cost hurdles necessary to manufacture it, the production CB11 is a pretty close reproduction and a fine machine. Cheers.

Chip