How's the CB1100 selling?

[83GS1100E_Tornado]

Your V65 looks good. They made lots of power, and the magazine testers said it was hard to launch down the 1/4 mile track because it wanted to wheelie

Pee Wee Gleason never had a problem launching it!

http://youtu.be/PGfJ9IqXcoE

[woodsrider250]

I've always loved those 65's, but have seen so many blow 2nd gear out I've stayed away. More of a Yami guy outside of my GS anyway That commercial with Pee Wee is awesome!!

[Hayabuser]

Selling out in BC? I haven't seen one outside of the bike show... last year's bike show!

[Rob S.]

Pee Wee Gleason never had a problem launching it!

http://youtu.be/PGfJ9IqXcoE

I would guess he was on a Sabre, not a Magna.

Holy sheet, Batman! Just watched the video, I stand corrected.

[steve murdoch]

How about this custom CB1100 with SOHC togs and a beautiful titanium pipe.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CB-CB1100-CB750-K0-Restomod-/131174634028?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1e8a9e122c&item=131174634028&pt=US_motorcycles

[83GS1100E_Tornado]

Apparently, not selling too well.

http://lexington.craigslist.org/mcy/4433365315.html

[clutchthirty]

Wow, too bad I'm not closer to KY. Otherwise that would be very tempting..

[Montanaman]

"Apparently, not selling too well."

I'd like the idea of a completely new bike - if those things were Suzuki's - say a GS1100EE model, without the politically correct speed limiter that can't be programmed out, and around 90hp, I'd have one in my garage.

Or if it was a Kawi, say a KZ1000J4 - I could say the same thing.

Call me a tightwad, but my '83 GS1100ED cost me $1850 plus maybe $400 to put it in order, including new sidecovers, and a factory new petcock, and I'm thinking it'd be very competitive with the CB1100 in braking & handling.

[Montanaman]

Lurking around over at the CB1100 forum, they've got a vendor who's been successfully re-flashing the ECU's on them, and everybody is happy with their CB1100's.

Hmmm... in a few years when nice used ones are going for $4k I might add a HONDA to the garage.......

[Chris]

The CB1100 is a good looking bike and can be made even sharper with carefully chosen accessories. It's performance is more than adequate for most riding a standard will be used fir. I think it's true competition is nostalgia bikes from Triumph, BMW, and Moto Guzzi and against those it stacks up well.

As for being compared with Honda's and Suzuki's of the 80's I would think it's performance and handling would be close enough that in a group ride with machines of that era the rider would make the difference, not the bike.

And it's new...meets emission and noise standards...and comes with a warranty which the owner probably won't need at all. So, if you like riding more than wrenching, it's a pretty good choice.

I have a couple of old GS's in my garage and they aren't going anywhere. But if I wanted another standard the Honda would easily make the short list ahead of bikes like Triumph's Bonneville.

[marvinsc]

http://westky.craigslist.org/mcd/4452530950.html

Not that great it appears.

[850 Combat]

http://westky.craigslist.org/mcd/4452530950.html
Not that great it appears.

For that kind of dough, local to me, that might be really tempting.

[Nessism]

Agreed! Great deal.

[Vmass]

That seems too good to be true.........is it a used or demo bike?

Looks like Honda added another version for 2014. They call it the Deluxe and it comes in at just under 12k......which makes the one above an even better deal.

[83GS1100E_Tornado]

That seems too good to be true.........is it a used or demo bike?

Looks like Honda added another version for 2014. They call it the Deluxe and it comes in at just under 12k......which makes the one above an even better deal.

I bet it's real, I posted another cheap one just a few weeks ago. Apparently, people buy them, get bored with them, and move on.