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dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
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suhawk305 Offline
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Orange County, NY
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Post: #11
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Welcome rafteur! Oh my, the choices! A problem a lot of us in the rest of the world wish we had. Keep us posted which one you ride out on and please add pictures! Enjoy.

2014 Honda CB1100 Standard
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12-02-2017 05:42 AM
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clearviewx Offline
High Mileage

Western Mass
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Post: #12
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Welcome. They Gray one...

2014 CB1100 Deluxe #244Excited
2002 CB750 Nighthawk #549Celebrate
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12-02-2017 07:57 AM
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LongRanger Offline
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Evergreen, CO
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Post: #13
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
If it were my choice, I would buy the grey. I think it's beautiful and I think it fits the character of the bike perfectly. Very classy, as others have said. Good luck with your decision!

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12-02-2017 07:57 AM
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alprider Offline
High Mileage

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Post: #14
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
If you like a bigger tank and smother suspension so take a 16 modell
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2017 08:51 AM by alprider.)
12-02-2017 08:48 AM
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nhawk7504 Offline
Running Like a Top

Boston
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Post: #15
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Hi Rafteur. Yeah you really have to do what is most passionate for you. You will know, for sure. I like the red because the grey gets lost in its darkness, for me. Red one has silver engine. Twin exhausts. Big tank. That's the one I would pick. But if the grey speaks to you, then that's it.
12-02-2017 01:51 PM
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rafteur Offline
Break-In Period

japan
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Post: #16
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Thank you all for the very valuable insights.
I slept on it, and looking yhe pictures i took afresh, i am even more convinced that the grey is the one for me.
The red one got me excited because i could find it at last, but i was looking for one when i did not know the grey one existed. I even started eyeing the new kawi z900rs.
But once i stumbled on the grey one, i felt i had found the one. The picture does not do it justice.. the paint was baked to give it a lacquered feel; but the search is over anyway at least for now. I will complete the purchase and post pics ina couple of weeks once i take possesion of it.

I attached further pics of both, because they are both good looking in their own rights. Thanks all!

       
       
   

Final pics of the red one
   
   
   
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2017 05:32 PM by rafteur.)
12-02-2017 05:29 PM
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Desert viper Offline
Running Like a Top

Palm Springs, Ca. USA
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RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
The Wyvern 4 into 4 pipes are at least $2000 alone....I like the red retro look...
12-02-2017 06:55 PM
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rafteur Offline
Break-In Period

japan
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RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Yes the red one is nice; there was a cb750 four in display in the showroom in blue...
Somehow compared to thr cb750, the cb1100 in those colors looked too ... disproportionate to my eyes.
Anyway, funny that now that i made my choice, i feel no regret at all..
(This post was last modified: 12-02-2017 08:03 PM by rafteur.)
12-02-2017 07:43 PM
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The ferret Offline
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Ohio
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Post: #19
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
Every one, drop dead gorgeous.

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12-02-2017 08:22 PM
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use2b Offline
High Mileage

Perdido Key Florida
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Post: #20
RE: dilemma - 2016 CB1100EX or 2017 CB1100 EX
welcome to the forum , i bought a CB350 new in yokosuka for $320 in the create back in the day , loved the people and the Bullet Train

That Red one would be my pick .
my BMW R1200R was Granite Gray = I called it Graveyard Gray because most of our roads are gray and it just didn't stand out

The best part about growing up in Florida is i didn't have to move here when i got old.
former owner of the baddest 2013 CB1100 ever ;] now a plush ride -2014 Goldwing Valkyrie GL1800C
12-02-2017 08:37 PM
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