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Quietguy,
So sorry to hear about that happening on your purchase. That is really surprising.
I know there are other CB1100's in the Dallas-Ft Worth area, including a holdover '13. I called to confirm with the dealers.
I just sent you a PM about them.
Good luck with your purchase.
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Lots of CB1100s out there, quietguy. Don't give up the search just yet.
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Man, oh man!...Am I glad for you that the "pre-flight" by the tech was when the "lemon-drop" failed!...Would have been complete disaster, confidence-wise, for it to have happened as you were on first ride home with it!!...I am kind of shocked that such a major flaw got past the final inspection of assembly line at factory!??...Anyway,...my s uggestion is to say there certainly is no need to "bow-out" from the forum...I have been a follower & sometime poster/contributor(?) here for a couple years & still have not committed to owning a CB1100...though I have to keep reminding me of several reasons(other than the bike) that keep me personally from getting one for now...so, why not stick around & see that your unique(as far as I have known from forum talk) experience of nearly purchasing a "DUD"(which still makes my mind spin that Honda let such a bike slip by their final factory inspection)was a very rare event & learn more about what a CB1100 is all about?...just a thought...enjoy whatever decision seems best to you!
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I am sure that Quiet Guy has accurately reported what he was told. But alarm bells are going off in the suspicious part of my mind regarding the story that he was told. Maybe I've been reading too many conspiracy theories online?
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I am thinking there was no oil in the bike.
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One would think any decent tech would look at the sight window before firing up a new bike
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Maybe the tech kept it for himself!
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Newer generation checking is few and far between. I can't believe a catastrophic failure like that from Honda. I put the probability as extremely low.
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I think we discussed this once, but do they ship from Japan with oil or does the dealer put it in before delivery?
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