Hey Ack

[the Ferret]

Look what I found cruising today. Though I recognized this picture lol

Honda CB1100 Gets Retro CB750 Look with Conversion by Whitehouse

 

[Ack-CB11_imp]

Wow, how about that?
That's wicked cool........

 

[DGShannon_imp]

These kits grab your attention, and they are cool because the look like the 750, but when you really study the proportions, (to me) they don't look as good as the original 750, and they don't look anywhere close to as good as the CB1100 naturally does. The tanks is just too bulbous, and disproportionate to the rest of the bike.

 

[Cormanus]

Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that bike looks great.

 

[CB4ME_imp]

Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that bike looks great.

Indeed.

 

[the Ferret]

DG that was ACK's 2013 CB 1100 before he went all hoity toity on us, tore it art, sold the parts overseas, and bought a Beemer




( just kidding about the Hoity toity part ACK)

 

[DGShannon_imp]

DG that was ACK's 2013 CB 1100 before he went all hoity toity on us, tore it art, sold the parts overseas, and bought a Beemer




( just kidding about the Hoity toity part ACK)

Maybe he just went "toity"!

Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think that bike looks great.

Oh, it looks great. I just rank it 3rd out of the choices I listed. As you say, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", and the differences that improve appeal can be subtle.

Look at these two photos from the Honda Design website. They rejected the top one as "too tense", and went with the bottom design instead...

To me, the rejected top example is reminiscent of the minor changes in the 2014. When I purchased my 2013, the 2014 was also on the floor and available, so I had a side by side choice. To my eye, the 2013 won the contest.

 

[Mike Bee_imp]

These kits grab your attention, and they are cool because the look like the 750, but when you really study the proportions, (to me) they don't look as good as the original 750, and they don't look anywhere close to as good as the CB1100 naturally does. The tanks is just too bulbous, and disproportionate to the rest of the bike.

I like the Whitehouse conversion, but have to agree my 2013 is the prettier of the two.

~ The Bee

 

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

The only thing I'd add to that particular Whitehouse conversion (I think) would be the 4 muffler exhaust

 

[dUh!]

The only thing I'd add to that particular Whitehouse conversion (I think) would be the 4 muffler exhaust

I don’t know. Moriwaki Dual Titanium exhaust ….
May not have the exact replica look from the 750’s … but mercy that’s a nice exhaust.
I’d love to have that exhaust.