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Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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"I wanted to create a beautiful motorcycle with artisan-level handiwork that’s also approachable and easy to ride. Based on my sketch, this ‘bike that defies logic and just demands to be ridden’ became a reality.” Mitsuyoshi Kohama, Chief Designer of the Honda CB1100

A year ago today, we set up the CB1100 Community Forum and ported the technical threads and posts from its predecessor, the CB1100 Forum.

At the time, we wanted to build on the incredible foundation of cb1100forum.com. Guth, The Ferrett, Cormanus, and others recognized how special the CB1100 is and the unique people who ride them. Their timing was perfect, and the results speak for themselves: 6,900+ users with over 300,000 posts.

12 years later, I joined the party. Things were very different. Depending on who you ask, Euro 5, an aging motorcycle demographic, the market’s shift toward lighter, adventure-touring motorcycles, and more led Honda to end production of the CB1100. I knew then and know now that the CB1100 (all flavors and years) will become more important with each passing year. Mitsuyoshi Kohama’s vision for a modern interpretation of an air-cooled inline-four that shared but was not limited by the heritage of its predecessors was perfect. Hirofumi Fukunaga, Shunji Yokokawa, and Mitsunobu Imada provided the drive and the details that ultimately led to the wonderful motorcycle I am about to ride this afternoon.

The missing piece was an active, supported Forum that would enable enthusiasts to preserve and protect the CB1100. Over the past year, 150 people registered on our Forum, 316 Threads have been created, and 3,439 Posts have been shared. The focus may have shifted toward maintenance, preservation, and riding, but the constants are Members' courtesy, sincerity, and decency, as they genuinely care for one another and for motorcycling in general. We are a Community, and, like the motorcycle we love, we are worthy of the energy and effort we spend to remain connected.

Congratulations on a great first year. Rest assured that the investment you have made in this Community will continue to pay dividends for years to come. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of something special. David


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2017 Honda CB1100 EX
The most sophisticated, smooth, perfectly engineered motorcycle I've ever owned. A pleasure in every way.


05-03-2026, 03:31 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Happy birthday CB1100 Community Forum.

Thanks David — rdprdp01. Without your generosity and commitment, this curious and agreeable little corner of the internet would not be here.

Sometimes the road not travelled is best left that way. (Jane Goodall)


05-03-2026, 03:52 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Thank you very much, David! Don't know what I'd do if we didn't have our community, and we have your efforts to thank for it.
Your work and commitment to our group is appreciated more than you will know!

You know what? I actually would like a pickle.


05-03-2026, 03:57 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Thank you for everything, CB1100 Forum, happy birthday!

           "Drop a gear and disappear"®
'24 Kawi Z650RS - Hooligan®
'14 CB1100 DLX, s/n 170, 38K kms - FOX® 

'14 CB1100/ABS, 134K kms - sold
'13 CB1100/c-ABS - 56K kms - sold             
            *Grand Chancellor* 


05-03-2026, 04:45 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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David, please accept my gratitude as well, for revitalizing this great forum. I enjoy and appreciate this place nearly every day. Thank you!


05-03-2026, 06:25 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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It's been a year? Dang

Thanks David!


It doesn't matter what I ride, how far or how fast, only that I ride .... every day


05-03-2026, 07:40 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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I personally appreciate you keeping this forum alive!

In my stable:
2014 Honda CB1100 Standard
1967 Honda CB77 Superhawk 


05-03-2026, 07:49 PM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Thanks David for all you've done for the CB1100 community!
Happy birthday forum!

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'06 Yamaha VStar Classic 1100
'14 Honda CB1100 Std


05-04-2026, 07:31 AM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Thank you, David and congratulations on a successful year.

There's a difference in riding a naked bike and riding a bike naked.
Won't make that mistake again. 
2013 Honda CB1100 Standard. Gone, but not forgotten.


05-04-2026, 08:39 AM
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RE: Happy Birthday CB1100 Community Forum
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Thanks to David and our moderators for stepping up and making this happen.  And to the members who make it worth visiting.  The new forum was a key part in my joining the CB1100 community last year.  It's neat to think about how the forum supports ownership, and ownership supports the forum.


05-05-2026, 08:27 AM
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