2015 CB1100?

[Olyrider]

Our dealership has only sold four of them in two years. Three '13's and one '14. The '14 went to one of the '13 owners who wanted to change colors.

I bought the first '13 we sold from the widow of the owner. He passed away from cancer a year after buying it. We have one '13 on the floor, and the owner doesn't want to floor any '14's until it is gone. Honda isn't providing any incentives to price it lower, so I guess they are trying to maintain the MSRP, even if the Used Market says differently. People admire it when they walk by to look at something flashier but it is rare for anyone to look at it closely. Motorcycle buyers are looking for sex appeal when they come in our store. To some, it is a cruiser, to others it is a crotch rocket, others think it is a Gold Wing, but the CB1100 doesn't boost anyone's testosterone when it is displayed amongst the other bikes on the showroom floor. (Sorry..don't shoot the messenger!)

Honda designers seem to be missing the mark since the recession. Typical reliability, wonderful engines & transmissions, adequate suspension, good pricing. But the styling doesn't connect with the market right now. Valkyries were totally restyled for '13 to much fanfare, but never caught on. There are no '15's. As someone else wrote, there are no 2015 CTX1300's, or NC700X's and CTX700's. The DCT transmission is a great step forward, but an answer to a question nobody asked.

Anyway, I'll be surprised if the CB1100 is produced again. Sure glad I have mine already. And I like having a limited edition bike. I'm sure parts will be there for a long time. Honda does support customers that way. I had a blast riding mine to work today. Just installed the Power Commander V last night. Works well with the full Yosh sytem. Getting ready for the ECU relash, then a Dyno test. Life does not suck.

Two different solutions to the same problem, but you don't do both together. You pulling the PCV right back off again, after the flash?

Two different solutions to the same problem, but you don't do both together. You pulling the PCV right back off again, after the flash?
No, I see it a little different. The ECU re-flash will raise the RPM gear by gear. It eliminates the peculiar RPM "step-down" in 3rd, 4th, and 5th that Honda put on "American" units. The PC V doesn't (can't) do that. "After" the ECU has been re-flashed, the PC V can be mapped for the exhaust and the K&N filter along with the changes I want for fueling.

[rboe]

The stock ECU can be remapped to do the same. Without the middleman. Working with the ECU, there is no need for a PC.

The Honda XR650L has skipped years, just recently in fact.

[Olyrider]

The stock ECU can be remapped to do the same. Without the middleman. Working with the ECU, there is no need for a PC.

The Honda XR650L has skipped years, just recently in fact.

Didn't know that. Just spoke with Guhl Motors. Crap! Anyone want to buy a PC V with less than 20 minutes on it?

[FJR919_imp]

Do not despair Olyrider, unless the facility reflashing the ECU can dynotune your bike, I would go with a reflash and no alterations to the fuel map. Then with PCV installed, I go to a Dynojet facility and tweak the map to my individual bike. That's my game plan for my new 2014 Deluxe I have in my garage.

[Papa Weeley_imp]

Welcome aboard, Ghis!
Here a little light reading for you: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5031

[flynrider]

Have manufactures ever skipped a year or two and then came back with a new model of the same bike? Being we cant find any real statement from Honda, I wonder if they are just taking break.. Or this could be it, if so I am just glad I got my Black 2014 CB!

The CB750 Nighthawk (ironically a retro, air cooled inline-4) came out in '91 for 3 model years. Honda then skipped '94. They started making them again in the '95 model year and continued dribbling them out every year in small numbers until 2003.

[Ghis_imp]

Welcome aboard, Ghis!
Here a little light reading for you: http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5031

Thanks! Great to be on a CB. My dream bike will always be the original 69 CB750 FOUR, but that's a lot of disposable money that I don't have for an antique. The CB1100 is a good deal for me, and a modern bike carrying the old CB heritage. I love this forum. Great helpful people.

Thanks! Great to be on a CB. My dream bike will always be the original 69 CB750 FOUR, but that's a lot of disposable money that I don't have for an antique. The CB1100 is a good deal for me, and a modern bike carrying the old CB heritage. I love this forum. Great helpful people.
And thanks for the reading! Was great :-)

[Yeahoo Whoyah_imp]

Over here in the U.K. for holiday and local dealer indicating he has a 2015 model? Or is this a case of not really knowing model details? Photo of red bike and words say it's white? Interesting.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB1100-E...4d2dad6aa9

[Siggy Javotnik_imp]

Well the ST 1300 has taken several hiatus's while Honda cleaned out over stocked inventory. I think it's on one now. There is no CTX 1300 in the 2015 line up. Not sure if it will be back, but it could. I'm sure there are others. They can't just keep on producing new model year bikes when they have a mass stock of them. Once they clear out they can make more.

BTW the 1983 CB1100F was a one year model in the states. The only single year model I can think of. There have been several 2 and 3 year models like the Honda Hawk, CB 400F CB 350F ..

And the beautiful '89-'90 GB500.

[rboe]

It could very well be continued else where in the world - say Japan (anybody know?) and Europe.