With all of the moaning and complaining about the Honda Fury that is supposed to be released on the 16th, take a look at what we have here. I dug up these drawings when I was pulling up those other ones. Looks like the CB1100F might be ready to go. I wrote about this last January when there was a lot of talk about it going into production and this set of drawings was for a patent issued the same day as the one for the design of the Fury. Maybe Honda has more than one base covered. Is this just a routine filing of the design of their concept and the timing is a coincidence or is the promised production about to start? Hmmm … ?
todd says
Too big for my tastes. Couldn’t this have just been the latest rendition of the 750 Nighthawk (CB750)? Maybe that’s coming later, along with a 400 Super Sport.
-todd
Phoebe says
Keep the styling, cut the displacement in half, and it would be at the top of my list for my next bike. That’s probably not going to happen (at least not in the US anyway), but I’m still glad that it seems like it’s going into production.
Hugo says
Why would they file a patent when the bike has already been shown as a concept? Normally when a model/product has been shown it isn’t necessary to file for a patent (at least I thought so…) What’s the publishing date (before the bike was shown as a concept)?
coho says
What todd & Phoebe said.
hoyt says
I went off on the “mass produced honda chopper” (say that out loud) because the American market has been incorrectly interpreted long enough. This error is compounded with something like this model, especially when it is 3-5 years late.
Another 5 years have gone by which means another x amount of the generation that was interested in that genre is no longer involved.
Cheers to Gregg DesJardin and Suzuki for doing projects with American custom builders involving performance motorcycles.
hoyt says
clarification: “….compounded with something like THIS model”.. referring to the previous post.
The CB is good. 550 and 1100 cc would be good to see.
64chevyman says
I like it and Im not a big Honda guy. The concept version is/was one of my favorite bikes and one I would consider as a beefy bar bones old school bike. Nothing gets my juices flowing (unless of course Kawa did a KZ1000 version. I really think this bike hits it right on target!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Graeme says
Personally I’m hoping they bring out the CB1100R…
B*A*M*F says
It’s a slick bike. One I’d enjoy riding.
OMMAG says
I suspect that some marketing guys at Honda are grasping at straws.
I’m not turned off by the bike …. it reminds me a lot of what we used to strive for with our after market equipped rides back around in the mid 70s.
It looks more like a remake of the CB400 than anything else and we all know how popular those bikes became AFTER they stopped making them.
Maybe the Honda marketing guys are onto something. It kind of grows on me the more I see it.
Too bad I’m going to be riding a new Duc next year… can’t afford everything.
Azzy says
Thats big.
My old CB650C had more than enough tourqe and oomph, and it was as old as I am. With todays materials and machining, they could make one hell of a fast light inline 4… and keep it under 700CC.
wd515 says
i’m agreeing with what most people are saying. What is honda’s target audience with this bike? An experienced rider who wants a versatile bike, cheap to run, cheap on insurance but still grin producing. Bring down the displacement in order to reach these objectives effectively. Or keep the displacement and call it an 1100f adventure. And the honda guys should hire some 5 year olds to color in their patent drawings too!
mototom says
Both bikes are way too derivative and what is it with the displacement thing anyway? How about some interesting, LIGHT, mid displacement bikes – Like may be knocking 80 lbs off the VFR? A contemporary version of the 450 twin? a Supermono at 300 lbs? The point is both bikes are answers to questions asked 5 years ago. KTM and BMW are on the right design track and if one of the India companies gets serious about the Euro/US bike market and hooks up with some cool designs and engineering, sayanora UJM.
Shadow 1100T says
All it is is a big Nighthawk with a Cat converter, a single exhaust and duel front disks, wish my Nighthawk had them.
HawkGT says
I’m sick of all these “retro” bike these manufactures are putting out. Give us what a lot of us want here in the USA. 600-750cc bad ass naked bikes like they get in Euro. If you ask me the SV650 naked has been a pretty good showing. A naked SV is looked for and sells for more than the fairing clad SV650s. These retro 70’s style bike don’t turn me on… I can get one all day on craigslist. GIVE US SOME STYLE AND SEX APPEAL and stop remaking crap from the past and calling it retro when u should call it crap-O and give us some new technology.
redline says
what is this about bringing down the displacement? why build such a sweet bike and give is a small motor. an 1100 would be fun and powerful(hopefuly) in a simple compact retro chassis. i like it. i do believe there is other markets that are over looked. such as mention in other comments but im pleased with this bike. and hope it end up as it is supposed to be.
Phoebe says
Because, redline, Honda offers exactly *one* standard motorcycle right now: the 250cc Honda Nighthawk. Not everyone (dare I say most people) needs 1100cc of engine to push them around on a bike. I certainly don’t. I want something naked, sporty, and it doesn’t need to go 0-60 in 3 seconds, go 150 mph, or weigh 500 lbs. And I don’t want to have to pay the extra amount of insurance for twice the amount of displacement than I actually need.
So, while I’m all for Honda building this bike, how about a smaller stablemate as well?
Tin Man 2 says
I would much rather see this bike brought to market in the U.S.then that Fury Chopper thing we are being teased with. I agree that a smaller engine should be available, but Im an older guy who remembers when a 650 Yamaha was more than enough.
Narflar says
The drawings look like it’s a massive oil cooled 4 mated to a standard fork with questionable rear suspension. The whole package confuses me. I understand the trend now to make “classic” bikes but is this really the way to go? Without a radiator and plumbing it may not be as heavy as we think but it’s definitely not a performance machine. I guess it could work, I always though air cooled 4’s were ugly but I always reserve judgment until I see the thing in person.
Jeff says
Dat’s the ticket ! 🙂
johnny says
nice bike and all, but it ain’t no CB1100R! Bring it on already!!
Nick says
I think it’s great just the way it is. Everybody who dogs on it because it’s too big or it’s too retro or it’s not liquid cooled or it’s not the R version is wrong.
vic says
Maybe this bike has arrived too late. It’s almost time for 80’s styled retro bikes.
V Pederson says
I like the retro 1100 Honda. I might buy one. I would imagine there will be aftermarket mods available for a “cafe racer” variant. I loved the Honda 400 four. I used to ride one. Are there rumors about an msrp?
Señor Juan Eduardo Palmera says
Call me nostalgic, friends, but this is, aestheticly speaking, the bike I have been waiting years for. It’s not strictly a 70’s era rehashing, just look at the lines of the tank and the way they drop down towards the rear “into” the airbox/battery area. Seen first in the ’79 CBX 6 cylinder bikes, but this style was run right through the mid 80’s, starting with the 1980 CB750F and carrying right through the ’86 CB700SC Nighthawk S. It’s a bit of a trans-decade hodgepodge. While I have little use for an 1100cc mill (who among us ACTUALLY does, short of those on two-up cross country tours), I, for one, will shell out the cash for this bike in just about any displacement. That said, a 650-750 version would be pure awesome-litude!
chris gracia says
Honda HAS to produce this bike at that displacement if they want a shot of having any sales success. I’ve got 6 vintage hondas (ranging from a 69 cb450 to a 79 xr500) and i love them all. I like the style so much i’ve got a kawasaki W650. remember those? It moves me along just fine. But the sales were in the toilet. Think about what the bike market in america is TRULY like. The honda cb750 (got a 74) was considered the “big bike” back in the day. Now no one will touch (buy) anything south of 900cc for a cruiser. same thing on the harley side. an 883 is now considered a “b**ch bike” when just a few years ago that was “more than enough”
Personally, I love the bike and a 2001 W650 may be looking for a new home if this beautiful honda comes to market.
IBDBudman says
Being 6’2″ 260, Us big dudes need the Oomph Of a Liter Bike. Love my ZRX 1100. Finally went Naked and the Bulk of the 1100 is still easy to muscle around, If this Badboy keeps the weight to a Min. and center of gravity done right, Not to mention a better looking header and Can, Honda might have revived a classic in the new age Bike era. Needs more classic seat though as well as a cafe windscreen. But I’m sure aftermarket will take care of both. Mr. Garcia is also correct about the 1100 for sales success. And I too well remember the old W650. Damn, am I that old already? The last classic to me was my Dads 15th anniversary CB750L. That was my favorite and would love to find Him one today. I could maybe see him on the new one if Honda does it right. Can’t wait to see when it gets here.
Surfernick says
I own a 1983 CB1100F and a 1983 CB1000C. The CB1100F is a true super bike and a sweet piece of engineering – it’s an awesome ride. In this day and age, 1100cc is considered mid-sized (by the cruiser crowd). I’m glad to see Honda considering a retro version – I’d like to have the new version in my garage parked next to my ’83…
kevin says
I called honda and they said this was a Europe Only bike. Damnit!
johnm says
Honda knows what they’re doing! This bike is spot on with both the big displacement air-cooled motor and the sweet styling. It’s for us experienced riders who love big inch. Newbies or chicks quit complaining! I’ve owned a CBX, a ’94 CB1000F, ’90 CB400F, and currently ride a Kawi ER6-N. I love naked bikes and the ability the modify or customize them. A smaller displacement stablemate would bo OK too, but the 1100 is a must! The syling may be retro, but it’s still classically beautiful. Ther styling of my ER6-N is euro cool right now, but I’m not sure it will age very well. I can only inagine what the 1100 will look like with a trick 4-2-1 exhaust. Bring it on! I’ll make my own 1100R.
Steve says
To me the bike looks great. When I was young I had a new ’69 CB450. Loved it. Then, when that CB750 came out in ’70, I wanted it in the worst way, but it was just a little too much dough, and I never got one. This is not a perfect copy, but it is a good interpretation, with some more modern touches. And, at least to my old-fashioned eyes, it looks a lot better than the old Nighthawk series. There has got to be a market for people who don’t want a Harley (or Harley clone) with a mile-long wheelbase, but by the same token don’t want some Space-Wars-looking monstrosity. In other words, a good-looking “standard” naked bike with up-dated but traditional lines, guts and maneuverability. This sure looks like it fills the bill. I’d buy one.
Stan Kolodny says
Make it and I will buy one.