AIM Expo

[The Spaceman_imp]

This the inaugural year of the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando FL. The show has been open to the industry for a few days, and open to the public today and tomorrow. What a show! All the major vendors of gear and accessories are here. Suzuki has a huge sect, as does Yamaha. There are even companies like these guys who make a scientific alternative to antifreeze. Tomorrow we're doing demo rides in the morning.

But , the best part are the collections of classic bikes on display. I havephotos of CBXs, CB400's with the original 4 into 1 pipes. Anyway,I wil post photos tomorrow!i.

[CB4ME_imp]

This the inaugural year of the American International Motorcycle Expo in Orlando FL. The show has been open to the industry for a few days, and open to the public today and tomorrow. What a show! All the major vendors of gear and accessories are here. Suzuki has a huge sect, as does Yamaha. There are even companies like these guys who make a scientific alternative to antifreeze. Tomorrow we're doing demo rides in the morning.

But , the best part are the collections of classic bikes on display. I havephotos of CBXs, CB400's with the original 4 into 1 pipes. Anyway,I wil post photos tomorrow!i.

Lots and lots of pictures Please and

[The Spaceman_imp]

Here are the photos...finally. As I mentioned above, the Expo included several "mini-shows" of both vintage bikes and customs. The customs were mostly café bikes, which was a nice change from the usual V-Twin garbage.

As you can see from the photos, it's easy to see the "heritage" of our bike. Virtually every style component of the CB1100 appeared on one or more predecessor over the years. The headers from the CB400, the tank from an 80's CB series, etc. Of course the true "Granddad" is the original CB750; everything from the gauges to the way the engine hangs out from the sides comes straight from the late '60's. Very cool stuff.

Enjoy!

And some more:
And last, but not least:

[SanPete_imp]

wow! those bikes are well kept and guarded. A real feast for the eyes.
Thank you Spaceman.

[LiveToRide_imp]

some sweet old bikes.

[cb400four_imp]

I wish my 400 four looked like that! Thanks for the pics

[fishmitch_imp]

wow!! thats awsome spaceman.we have a honda dealer here that has a brand new silver cbx that has never been cranked on the showroom floor.i was recently in birmingham al. and went to the BARBER VINTAGE MOTORCYLE MUSEUM. quit a museum of vintage bikes. if anyone is ever in that neck of the woods i highly suggest a day set aside to tour it. its also got a 2.4 or 5 road track behind it and a motocross track.here's a link to it.(http://barbermotorsports.com/indy/). mitch

[the Ferret]

Beautiful machinery spaceman, thanks for posting the pics

[The Spaceman_imp]

wow!! thats awsome spaceman.we have a honda dealer here that has a brand new silver cbx that has never been cranked on the showroom floor.i was recently in birmingham al. and went to the BARBER VINTAGE MOTORCYLE MUSEUM. quit a museum of vintage bikes. if anyone is ever in that neck of the woods i highly suggest a day set aside to tour it. its also got a 2.4 or 5 road track behind it and a motocross track.here's a link to it.(http://barbermotorsports.com/indy/). mitch

That's interesting. I read a story in one of the bike mags a year or so ago about a brand-new, never started CBX. This one had been part of a campaign Honda did with public High Schools. They gave selected school's shop classes a new CBX to use as a learning tool. The bike in the story had been pushed to the back of a storeroom where it sat for decades. One day the school was cleaning up and listed the bike for sale. A guy snagged it, and when he realized what he had, re-sold it for a tidy profit. That bike remains un-started and is displayed regularly at shows.

[Houtman_imp]

wow!! thats awsome spaceman.we have a honda dealer here that has a brand new silver cbx that has never been cranked on the showroom floor.i was recently in birmingham al. and went to the BARBER VINTAGE MOTORCYLE MUSEUM. quit a museum of vintage bikes. if anyone is ever in that neck of the woods i highly suggest a day set aside to tour it. its also got a 2.4 or 5 road track behind it and a motocross track.here's a link to it.(http://barbermotorsports.com/indy/). mitch

That's interesting. I read a story in one of the bike mags a year or so ago about a brand-new, never started CBX. This one had been part of a campaign Honda did with public High Schools. They gave selected school's shop classes a new CBX to use as a learning tool. The bike in the story had been pushed to the back of a storeroom where it sat for decades. One day the school was cleaning up and listed the bike for sale. A guy snagged it, and when he realized what he had, re-sold it for a tidy profit. That bike remains un-started and is displayed regularly at shows.

That's interesting. I read a story in one of the bike mags a year or so ago about a brand-new, never started CBX. This one had been part of a campaign Honda did with public High Schools. They gave selected school's shop classes a new CBX to use as a learning tool. The bike in the story had been pushed to the back of a storeroom where it sat for decades. One day the school was cleaning up and listed the bike for sale. A guy snagged it, and when he realized what he had, re-sold it for a tidy profit. That bike remains un-started and is displayed regularly at shows.
I was at Barber and a 1979 red CBX ,never started,never titled was sold for $35.000 (I know the owner and the person whom bought the bike)
The Barber Vintage days are better and better every year and the museum is by far the best in the world.
Mr. Barber might even build a second museum as there are many bikes in storage but not enough room in the museum to display them all.
Perhaps we could have a come together next year for the CB1100 owners,we seem to have many owners in the South East of the USA/