Ducati Monster Forum

there has been some pictures of this bike floating around the board, but it is now official, and should be coming to North America.

(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/honda-cb1100-tokyo_0005.jpg)
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/honda-cb1100-tokyo_0002.jpg)

more pics and info: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/tokyo-2009-honda-cb1100-brings-back-the-jdm/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/tokyo-2009-honda-cb1100-brings-back-the-jdm/)

Looks pretty decent. Wonder what the price will be...

chop the rear, and clip-ons, exhaust and de chrome....you would have  asweet bike. I dont think the US is the right market for this bike but we will see. I see a few year run like Kawasaki's ZRX

Just my humble opinion, but I don't like it.

i like it the red one with the cowl for sure.

"We've been hearing rumblings that the new large-bore, air-cooled standard might make its way Stateside, and while that hasn't quite been confirmed by Honda, we've got our fingers crossed."

So...no, it's not?

I like it, not crazy about the wheels and as has been said it needs quite a bit of the standard mod items to really get it there.

Yeah I wouldn't quite call it an official announcement, but it definitely looks like it is going to happen.  I'm not sure why they don't go ahead and announce it as official.  Maybe Honda is still hedging because the economy is so bad.  Maybe because they want to announce their bikes one at a time to give them their moment in the sun.  the VFR1200 was recently announce as a 2010 model, so in a few more weeks they might release the CB1100.

I like the side view.
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/honda-cb1100-tokyo_0006.jpg)

I wonder how much it will weigh?  Has anyone heard?

That front fairing/headlight/gauges/handlebar needs to be dropped a few inches.  Looks out of place mounted so high.  Otherwise leave the fairing off for a more "standard" riding position I suppose. 

Needs a more aggressive less comfortable look IMO.  [evil]

I assume I'm just not sophisticated enough to see the coolness in that bike.  Mebbe if I saw a modded version it would make sense and I'd love it.  But to make something look like a boring 70s/80s bike?  No thanks.  It's just like I don't get why they make all the Japanese superports look identical, or alternatively, if they make them look different from one another, it's by adding ugly design features like weird exhausts or silly looking fairings/front ends.  Meh.  

Now if they actually wanted to produce something that looked like a modern version of a modded CB500, then  [bow_down]

... conventional forks?

my thoughts exactly...

Yeah, I hope the price reflects how cheap some of the parts look.

We might see the black one, but the red bike will never pass exhaust or fender standards.

The fender on the black has the same profile as the red. They just have different mounting points...

Exhaust I can understand, but how are any of the fenders shown less protective than the little "top hat" on the front of the Sport 1000?

What are fender standards?

If you want a modern bike, Honda has one called the CBR1000RR.

Why would you want something different looking on a "Retro" style bike?

I'll throw this out there: No inverted? Why?

I'm guessing the internals are a bit better than they were 20yrs ago. Just a guess  :)

meh, i don't buy that argument. Why aren't Sport-Classic forks conventional rather than upside down then?
(http://www.superbikesuspension.com/images/27_420200692250pm.jpg)

I've always wished Honda would come out with an updated version of the RC30.  They went and ruined a good thing by turning it into a VFR.  I'd go for the Aprilia RSV4 but its out of my price rage.
JP

I agree with Kingbaby's assessment.

I'm thinking the reason Ducati doesn't use conventional forks on the SC line is because NONE of their current models use conventional forks. Honda on the other hand.....,well I'm guessing their prototype CB uses conventional forks because of the current parts bin available at the Honda factory. It is a prototype after all, so who know what the final product will look like.   ;)

'cause ohlins don't make no conventional forks.  ;D

I kinda like it, but it makes me feel old.  What is now "retro" is what I rode in the early 80s!!

I don't think USD forks look that out of place on retro styled bikes, just because it's retro-styled doesn't mean it has to be 100% period correct either ;).

I don't doubt that there are better internals for conventional forks than there were 20 years ago but will they be on that bike? will they be at a level comparable to entry level USD forks?

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2529/3942051883_cde9ecba9d.jpg)

Sorry, what was that? ;D

I give up, why?

Inverted for the sake of just having "Upside down" forks on a bike like that just seems a bit miss matched. Not in a bad way, but if they are building a bike like that, why not make it look old school cool ?

My Thruxton cup bike had "traditional" forks that kicked ten tons of ass & looked old as hell...and I'm old, I know what it looks like.  [laugh]
  
One thing (of many) that I have learned here, is all inverted front ends are NOT created equal, and many suck...bad .  

ha, true. I know new thruxtons and the rest of the bonneville line come with traditional forks. Upside down is supposed to be stiffer in general i believe, internals of course varying with the size of the owner's wallet and price point dealership wanted.

Upside down is definitely stiffer in a, they don't "walk" as bad sort of way.

And yes, my wallet lightened quite a bit.  :( But...  :)

You can't say anything that I will completely agree with here, seeing that you had a Fletchers corn dog this weekend without me  >:(   


 

bahahaha. and the fried snickers a la mode.

Bully!   [laugh]           

Back on topic: I dig the red one!  Not that I'm going to feel the need to buy one, but when someone sends one to junkyard heaven i'll be there with cut off wheels in hand.  [evil]

posting pictures like this is going to make me waste cash I dont want to waste!!!!!

Same site:

(http://www.superbikesuspension.com/images/20_126200654150pm.jpg)
Superbike Italia (http://ttp://www.superbikesuspension.com/)

A Sport 1000 with upgraded brakes and suspension IS NOT wasted money.  [coffee]

what if it were 100% stock right now. With maybe a Termi exhaust, DP ecu, and DP open airbox in the near future?

does the pope shit in the woods?

Still not wasted money. But not, at least to me, a "finished product."

Rather like the new CB1100!

hmmm i might have to sell my S2R800 for this baby  [moto]
(http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/honda-cb1100-tokyo_0006.jpg)

I was referring to the rear fender. 

That actually seems to offer more coverage than my Sport 1000. I have no rear hugger.

As far as I know, the only requirement for a rear fender is that it is further out than the rear tire..

It is a nice looking bike, but I wish Honda would bring the CB1000R over instead.

Great bike that I am sure will be a good seller for Honda.
Would be nice to take one and tear it down to a bare-bones cafe styled bike...

That is a really cool bike! Who knows, if Honda does OK with the CB1100F, then the 'R' may follow.

As far as air cooled engines go I'm still liking the Norton 910 much better than the Honda.

Looked up the CB1000R.  I LIKE IT!!  Impressive ride.

Interesting Color Scheme for a Honda.  8)
This is the 1000R
(http://www.rossocromo.com/rossocromo/img_prodotti/54/20080830191522692_orig.jpeg)

Did you maybe mean 1100R?
(http://ninja250r.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/hondacb1100r.jpg)

This one is the shiznit. Definitely on the short list of new bikes. I'll be in the market in another year or so. 3 bikes keeps me busy for now.  ;D

Nope, I meant this one, the CB1000R.

1100r is amazing

I hate the wheels on the CB1000R. No matter how much I liked the bike, they'd have to be changed in a minute, for me.

That decal on the Honda sidecover says "RossoCromo"...

Really??  ???

I like this photoshopped version with black wheels and black tank.  The bike with the red tank, black fenders and silver fairing is a little too busy with one too many colors.

(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee71/motomoon900/cb1100black2.jpg)

Here is a video of the CB1100 in action.  The video doesn't do the tank any favors.  Also, we get to see the bike can cruise in the 2-3K rpm range without any problems.
2010 Honda CB1100 official video TMS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRXe8kas2Sc&feature=related#normal)

CBR front end with radial brakes

Cafe-style solo seat

Rear sets

Clip ons

Tail chop

Hell, yes. I'd ride that make the beast with two backser till the wheels came off.

i read in bike magazine when the cb1000r first came out they were designed and assembled by honda italy so the rosso cromo would make sense in that context

it needs upside down forks

Why does that 1100 sound like a farm tractor?

My beef with the new CB1000R...

The CB1000R is not available in the US. Cycleworld did a feature on it a couple of months ago and practically begged Honda to bring it to the US.
I fit the demographic for that bike and I love Naked Sportbikes but I wouldn't give the CB1000R a second glance.
(OK I would, but now that I know the stats I wouldn't) It's too heavy, not enough power, (123BHP) and fitted with cheap suspension and brakes.
Europe can have it.

Honda hear this: there are plenty of cheap big nakeds on the market, If you want to take that market segment by storm give us a real naked CBR1000RR not some crappy watered down version for old guys. That's why I bought a streetfighter, Ducati got it right.

+1

Yes, it is rather porky, which is why I am eagerly awaiting a review of the 2010 Z1000.