Retsel_imp
Been there
Should be, "ridden in the rain and put away wet"!ride4now_imp said:
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Some observations on the 2017 EX ..some pics added
- Thread starter the Ferret
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You sent them to us, boss. 
the Ferret
Road warrior
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You know how long 500 cards are going to last when you put 1 on every CB 1100 you see?
chandler_imp
Running like a top
Thanks for the side by side pics, ferret. I really like the looks of the 17. That new tank changes a lot. I'd love to hear one running.
2013 Honda CB1100
2013 Honda CB1100
the Ferret
Road warrior
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Alain, it's a Fehling rack made in Germany. I got it direct from Fehling. Very European, which means it's big enough to hold a rolled up rainsuit and not muchmore lol.
stockler_imp
New to the forum
My 2 cents:
The paint has a lot of sparkle and it is very, very well sprayed. Consistent on all corners and same depth from anywhere you look. Unable to find fault. Surprisingly good for a factory spray. Fit and finish has gone a notch up imo.
Rear wheel has a minor wheel out of roundness from factory. Noticeable on centerstand on 2nd gear, about 2-3 mm right at the rim weld join. None on front, perfectly round.
Sound is noticeably deeper. Indeed pops and burbles with a stronger resonation between 2k-3k.
On my admittedly quiet neighbourhood I can hear my son idle and blip over a block away.
The paint has a lot of sparkle and it is very, very well sprayed. Consistent on all corners and same depth from anywhere you look. Unable to find fault. Surprisingly good for a factory spray. Fit and finish has gone a notch up imo.
Rear wheel has a minor wheel out of roundness from factory. Noticeable on centerstand on 2nd gear, about 2-3 mm right at the rim weld join. None on front, perfectly round.
Sound is noticeably deeper. Indeed pops and burbles with a stronger resonation between 2k-3k.
On my admittedly quiet neighbourhood I can hear my son idle and blip over a block away.
the Ferret
Road warrior
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good observations stockler and welcome to the forum
the Ferret
Road warrior
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yes there are small flakes of gold in it.
emptysea
Road warrior
My dealer has a 2017 on the floor. He doesn't think it will stay there very long. ALL the sales guys were drooling over it when I walked in to drop off my bike for service. I love the metal-flake paint. I have seen the bike in person before, but it looks better to me now than it did at the bike show.
Funny thing was that my dealer has a few new sales guys who don't know me yet. Two of them tag-teamed me asking me what bike I had. Once they knew, they started telling me the differences between the two bikes. I wanted to say "There's this guy, Ferret we call him, who keeps me informed on all the differences", but instead, I just said "Oh really? How nice. I don't care for spoked wheels or a 6th gear". LOL
Funny thing was that my dealer has a few new sales guys who don't know me yet. Two of them tag-teamed me asking me what bike I had. Once they knew, they started telling me the differences between the two bikes. I wanted to say "There's this guy, Ferret we call him, who keeps me informed on all the differences", but instead, I just said "Oh really? How nice. I don't care for spoked wheels or a 6th gear". LOL
the Ferret
Road warrior
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That your salemen knows there are differences astounds me lol. Most of them are clueless. I was asounded at the number of things that are different. The more I examined the more I saw. Honda changed nearly everything. This isn't BNG ( bold new graphics) this is major changes stuff. Wish they would bring the RS in. What fun it would be to crawl all over that baby!
rboe
Road warrior
Oh **dang ferret will edit the word I want to use 
* Here I thought I wanted the Africa Twin but this new CB may take the cake.
* Here I thought I wanted the Africa Twin but this new CB may take the cake.
the Ferret
Road warrior
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You know next year they may just bring that RS here.
flynrider
Road warrior
No kidding! Last weekend a sales guy told me Honda quit making the CB1100 three years agoThe ferret_imp said:
LongRanger_imp
Road warrior
Technically he was correct, I suppose. Probably hadn't been briefed yet on the 2017 line-up. Still, I agree with the general lack of knowledge in the mega-stores these days. The huge multi-line dealer here hadn't heard of the 2017 Van Van 200 and had to Google it while I was standing there. Where's their Suzuki sales rep?
Gus
First service completed
Yeah ferret, I would kill for that chrome grab rail, but it isn't going on my '14 DLX without some engineering. The bolts are spaced differently on each side, at least compared to the standard the '17 was parked next to.
I like the horn installation on the '17. It is much cleaner than earlier models, if a little chrom-ey, and looks like it could be retrofitted.
I'll take the earlier tank any day.
Gus
I like the horn installation on the '17. It is much cleaner than earlier models, if a little chrom-ey, and looks like it could be retrofitted.
I'll take the earlier tank any day.
Gus
COCB1100_imp
Running like a top
The sound of the 2017 is amazing. I only wish my 2014 made the same noises. I think all vintages are beautiful bikes though. If I could get the wire spokes, LED headlamp and new exhaust on my 2014 for less than an arm and a leg, I would happily do so, but at that point I'm probably better off getting the 2017... haha.
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