Re: [emrat:2004] I know it's not a Triumph...

I don't want to sound inflammatory but, I don't get it.  I'm obviously someone that appreciates a retro-styled bike, but I just find that to be the most plain-looking bike I have every seen. 

To me, it seems like something one would ride, until they could afford the bike they really wanted.  Humbug, I says...

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From: "weverman@comcast.net" <weverman@comcast.net>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [emrat:2003] I know it's not a Triumph...

Martin; we can all be forgiven for mooning after non-Triumphs.  Take S-Steve for instance.  We can all commiserate, when under the influence, he can't decide whether to try to start his old Hog, or hit it with a sledge hammer!  And since I read a 1966 Hot Rod Magazine test of the 883 XLCH Sportster, I have always liked their looks (maybe S-Steve should hit me with the with that hammer).

 

I assume you a talking about the Honda CB1100.  I agree, with the exception of the GIGANTO 1970's DOT taillight and winkers.  Search the web for the Europe and Japan only 1100 Supersport.  Talk about a Moriwaki TTF1 look-a-like!  E-Steve would be drooling!

 

Cheers, Wayne E.

 

P.S. - how's the sidehack search going?

 

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From: "Martin Albright" <martinjmpr@yahoo.com>
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:45:15 PM
Subject: [emrat:1997] I know it's not a Triumph...

But I have to say:  WOW!

 

http://powersports.honda.com/2013/cb1100/360.aspx

 

It's no secret that HD has been cashing in on the "nostalgia" market for decades.  They specialize in selling 40+  professionals the bike they could never afford when they were young.  In many ways, Triumph does the same thing with their classic bikes. 

 

Now for those of you who don't know, I have always been a huge fan of the "Universal Japanese Motorcycle."  This was the type of bike that was common from the early 70's (late 60's if you want to be  picky) through the mid 80's.  UJMs typically had 4 cylinder engines and a "standard" (not cruiser, not sportbike) stance. 

 

Well, I started riding in 1982 so the bike I always lusted after was the classic UJM of the early 80s.  I've loved them for years and have owned several (heck my user name on the TriumphRAT forums is "UJMRider.")   

 

I kept wondering if any manufacturer was going to try to make a modern version of the bike I dreamed of when I was 20, and it appears that the anwer is "yes." 

 

This new Honda echoes back to the CB750 of 1969, but really what it looks like is the "mature" UJM of the early 80s.  DOHC, disc brakes and alloy wheels were common at the end of the UJM era, not at the beginning.  What surprised me most is that, like my Scrambler, this Honda is air cooled!  (Of course it's EFI, that's pretty much a given these days.)

 

I love my Triumph, but oh, man, this one's got my brain buzzing, for sure. 

 

Of course, the Japanese have tried to sell big-bore standard bikes in the US before and they've always gotten burned.  In the land where HD is the 800 lb gorilla on the market, can the new Honda make a place for itself?  Only time will tell.  I do hope they sell enough of these that they appear on the used market soon! 

 

Martin

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