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Hey all,
Reading a few other threads and noticed that many of us love the looks of the CB1100. Would like to see what other bikes you think look good. Forget about performance, comfort, cost etc...just good looks. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so let's see what you upload. And it's gotta be Stock. No customized bikes. I'll start...
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Yamaha 1985
Liquid-cooled 749 cc 20-valve DOHC inline-4, shaft drive.
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I always had a soft spot for these.. There aren't any on our market, but if there was one in a decent condition I'd beg steal and borrow
It's not just the stance and the quirkiness, but that giant 1700cc lump
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Ladies and gentlemen, behold - Her Majesty Yamaha MT-01
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
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I don't know how to limit myself...
I'd start with these three because I actually bought them largely because of their looks:
2017 Triumph Street Twin
2013 Honda CGL125
2004 HD Sportster 1200C, but I had already changed out the seat
There's so many more.
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I can think of two from the top of my head. I almost bought both of them, and I still regret that I didn't.
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only and rrrrealy only because of the color i bought one a second time :that big warm bright yellow wall....

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.....bcos any years befor i had already a "normal" 1500ccm
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and btw...the second CB 1100 in my current barn the yellow was too only the color the reason...

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I still have my 1995 Triumph Daytona 1200 which I bought from new, this was me in '95. I still love its looks, especially in this Diablo black colour. It gets many an admiring glance but does not immediately jump out as a 25-year-old bike.
I sold it, it went through many hands and then came back to me last year. I went into the dealers to buy another Harley, my 1994 Low Rider Convertible had just been stolen and I had my insurance cheque. The dealer also sold Triumph and he had this Daytona up on a pedestal right near the entrance, it was pretty much sold as soon as I saw it. I still have the stock Harley leather saddlebags that came with the lowrider in the attic.
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This 2007 Ducati 1098S Tricolore
And this 2006 Harley Road King with a sidecar
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Pdedse, funny that you mention the little Honda CG125. A few years ago I was crewing on a Baja team, and these little bikes were running all around Ensenada delivering pizzas. I fell in love with the little buggers and really wanted to bring one home. I even figured out how I could stash one in one of the parts rigs and get it back over the border. But, they're not U.S. legal, so there's no way I'd be able to title or register it, and my friends talked me out of doing it.
As far as beauty being in the eye of the beholder, when I saw my '07 R1200R sitting on the showroom floor for the first time, she stopped me in my tracks, and I had to have her. And I still would, had the electronic gremlins been a little less invasive.