Base vs Deluxe Dilemma

[polbit_imp]

I was so set on getting the Deluxe... Then today I went to look at helmets and jackets at a different dealership, and they had a '14 Base sitting on the floor.

Now I don't know... I actually really like the mostly-black on black and the 4-into-1 can. To me it looks better than in pictures. Not to mention $1,800 difference as quoted is not pocket change.

Can I transplant the Deluxe instrument panel onto the Base model for reasonable money?

 

[Acad23_imp]

Is there a difference?

 

[the Ferret]

14 std and dlx have same instruments and 6 speed trans

 

[redbirds_imp]

I thought that the 2014 models had the same meters also. A change up to new ones would be very expensive I think.

Didn't think I would like the black on black standard until I saw one at the local dealer. It's gorgeous.

 

[Todd_K_imp]

As a 2014 standard rider I can confirm the instruments are identical for both DLX and Standard. If they looked to be off a 2013, maybe it was a rare Japanese market 2013 black edition

 

[the Ferret]

Polbit..here are the differences between the std and dlx

DLX has

ABS standard
.7 gallon larger fuel tank
Taller patterned seat
Taller handlebars
4 into 2 pipes
Chrome head pipes
Polished brake and master cylinder covers
Chrome bar ends
Polished passenger grab rail
Polished top triple tree
Metal counter shaft sprocket cover
Color matched side covers
Smaller turn signals ( I believe)
Repositioned head light
Silver engine
Silver wheels

Both bikes have the revised( different from 2013 models) instrumentation, with trip computer and fuel computer and 6 speed transmissions.

 

[Gumby 1100_imp]

I was so set on getting the Deluxe... Then today I went to look at helmets and jackets at a different dealership, and they had a '14 Base sitting on the floor.

Now I don't know... I actually really like the mostly-black on black and the 4-into-1 can. To me it looks better than in pictures. Not to mention $1,800 difference as quoted is not pocket change.

Can I transplant the Deluxe instrument panel onto the Base model for reasonable money?

If it were me, I would gladly pay the difference for the Deluxe. We didn't get the choice in Canada with only one model, and it would cost much more than $1800 to add all of the Deluxe goodies to your U.S. Base model. Fortunately, the Canadian model did get many of the Deluxe goodies (other than the exhaust, tank, seat...)

In a year or two that extra $1800 won't seem like much, and you won't have a blacked-out bike that looks like a high school kid with a rattle can had his way with it. (JMHO)

 

[furious_blue_imp]

My $0.02...
Mostly black bikes always look good in the showroom. After some normal riding and weathering they tend to look not so good unless the owner keeps after the finish.
You'll know about how long you'll keep it and about how fanatical you'll be about keeping the finish up.

It's sad to see what's become of some of those old Yamaha 'midnight' bikes from the '80s with the black finish either turned gray or peeled in places exposing the bare metal underneath..

 

[polbit_imp]

Thanks for the clarification, I've looked at some many bikes between 4 stores last couple of weeks, I must've confused the '13 panel with '14...

Gumby 1100, I take it you are the reserved one around here? The thing is, most of my bikes have been red, I actually never had a black bike... I dunno, I got 2 more days to decide. Either way, it's an awesome bike.

 

[Ridem32_imp]

I thought the 14 standard did not show mpg! But I guess I'm wrong

 

[ss2wheels_imp]

On the 14 std the gauge faces are black,on the dlx they are green...

 

[Novice_imp]

My standard rocks! If it looks a little worn after 20 years that's OK with me. I love the simplicity of the bike. If you're worried about gnats getting stuck on it while your headed to bingo or you're afraid you might look like some high school hooligan, then it's probably not the right bike for you. If you do take the plunge and get a standard remember this - it is offensive to us cool people if you wear a jacket made out of anything other than black leather.

 

[polbit_imp]

My standard rocks! If it looks a little worn after 20 years that's OK with me. I love the simplicity of the bike. If you're worried about gnats getting stuck on it while your headed to bingo or you're afraid you might look like some high school hooligan, then it's probably not the right bike for you. If you do take the plunge and get a standard remember this - it is offensive to us cool people if you wear a jacket made out of anything other than black leather.

Haha, thank goodness I bought a black perforated leather jacket... whew!

 

[Todd_K_imp]

This thread should be renamed "divided we fall" - outnumbered '14 standard owners being picked on by everyone else .

I love the black, stealthy, Darth Vader hooligan look of the bike, but its not for everyone. If it strikes your fancy more than the deluxe, I'd say go for it and put the $1800 towards paying it off faster. Or farkles.

+1 on the perfed black leather.

 

[Gumby 1100_imp]

Thanks for the clarification, I've looked at some many bikes between 4 stores last couple of weeks, I must've confused the '13 panel with '14...

Gumby 1100, I take it you are the reserved one around here? The thing is, most of my bikes have been red, I actually never had a black bike... I dunno, I got 2 more days to decide. Either way, it's an awesome bike.

Point taken. In person I'm very much the stereotypical reserved and polite Canadian, but forums tend to bring out the Mr. Hyde in some of us.

Maybe you need to be under 30 to appreciate the blacked-out base model, but to me it seems to fly in the face of the whole '70s retro theme. As a youth most of the early CB750s (and similar offerings from Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha) seemed to be bright colours, and the only all-black UJMs I saw were stolen and hiding under a cheap coat of spray paint

 

[polbit_imp]

This thread should be renamed "divided we fall" - outnumbered '14 standard owners being picked on by everyone else .

I love the black, stealthy, Darth Vader hooligan look of the bike, but its not for everyone. If it strikes your fancy more than the deluxe, I'd say go for it and put the $1800 towards paying it off faster. Or farkles.

+1 on the perfed black leather.

The only sad part when buying new riding jacket 4 years after selling my last bike is that it's a size bigger, and not because of the shoulder... I blame it on my 3.5 year twins!

Thanks for the clarification, I've looked at some many bikes between 4 stores last couple of weeks, I must've confused the '13 panel with '14...

Gumby 1100, I take it you are the reserved one around here? The thing is, most of my bikes have been red, I actually never had a black bike... I dunno, I got 2 more days to decide. Either way, it's an awesome bike.

Point taken. In person I'm very much the stereotypical reserved and polite Canadian, but forums tend to bring out the Mr. Hyde in some of us.

Maybe you need to be under 30 to appreciate the blacked-out base model, but to me it seems to fly in the face of the whole '70s retro theme. As a youth most of the early CB750s (and similar offerings from Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha) seemed to be bright colours, and the only all-black UJMs I saw were stolen and hiding under a cheap coat of spray paint

Point taken. In person I'm very much the stereotypical reserved and polite Canadian, but forums tend to bring out the Mr. Hyde in some of us.

Maybe you need to be under 30 to appreciate the blacked-out base model, but to me it seems to fly in the face of the whole '70s retro theme. As a youth most of the early CB750s (and similar offerings from Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha) seemed to be bright colours, and the only all-black UJMs I saw were stolen and hiding under a cheap coat of spray paint
No worries, nothing wrong with strong opinions. I would love to be under 30, and I'm sure I was at some point, but I don't remember anymore...

My CB750 was the unpopular K8 too, and probably too much black!

 

[the Ferret]

I thought the 14 standard did not show mpg! But I guess I'm wrong

Hmmm....maybe one of the 14 std owners will chime in. I thought both gauge packages were the same, but maybe not. So you are saying they got the gear indicator but not the fuel computer?

 

[Todd_K_imp]

Same gauge as the deluxe, with the exception of the black clock faces. Shows MPG for trips A and B, along with real time mpg.

 

[the Ferret]

Thanks for the clarification Todd.

 

[Ridem32_imp]

More significant for 2014, a new model is making its debut in March. Called the CB1100 Deluxe, this upmarket version of the CB is fitted with ABS, a larger fuel tank (by 0.5 gallons), and a sleek four-into-two exhaust system. The Deluxe also boasts a retro stitched-look seat and restyled side covers, and the same gauge package that’s optional on the regular CB1100 is standard on this bike. Retail price for the new CB1100 Deluxe, available only in Candy Red, is $11,899.