30 years between CB1100s

[cb400four_imp]

Late last week I took delivery of a 1983 CB1100F that I purchased from a fantastic gentleman in New Mexico and subsequently had the bike shipped to the east coast. I'll post a thread on the riding experience comparing these two bikes after I get the older one inspected (some issues with turn signals have to be worked out) and I have a chance to put some miles on it.

For now, here are pics of the bikes!

In the yard

Newer and older, side by side

Which one to ride this afternoon?

 

[Guth_imp]

Awesome!

 

[rboe]

Always liked the F. Nice.

 

[the Ferret]

Wow, looks awesome. A true collectible. Congrats

 

[furious_blue_imp]

Nice. Amazing how the 1983 looks more modern than the 2013.

Honda have worked their magic !

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

That is a fantastic pair of bikes! I like that color scheme and the dual pipes on the 83.
I guess the 83 makes a bit more power, huh?

 

[cb400four_imp]

Yes, more power (about 108 compared to 82) and higher top speed; it is a bit of a beast compared to the beauty of the 2013 model. The 2013 is certainly a better overall bike, after all, 30 years have passed!

 

[PowderToastMan_imp]

Hard to argue with that; I hardly ever find myself above 4k RPM on the '13 anyway, so that extra 20-some HP wouldn't do me any good If I was to have a second bike, it'd be a much smaller one.
I still love the look of the 900F and 1100F from that era though.

 

[The Spaceman_imp]

Its easy to see the styling cues taken from the F for our bikes. That's a cool idea to get one of each generation.

 

[justinrhenry_imp]

very nice bikes

 

[SUPERCRUZ_imp]

Nice find on the F. Interesting profile pic of the bikes side by side. Throw a road comet faring on the 2013 and the front of the two bikes would look very similar in my opinion. Tanks even have kind of a similar shape. Enjoy the new/old ride. A true collectable.

 

[Obliviontoad]

Given unlimited funds...

 

[cb400four_imp]

I like where you're going with that, obliviontoad!

 

[Randy B]

I think that with the rear cowl/trunk painted up like that would look simply awesome.

 

[meowguy_imp]

Man, that takes me back to the future. If only I had that bike back in the day, it would have made my "You meet the nicest people" picture fully complete. Thanks for posting.