Two new nt1100's just popped up for sale in San Diego.

I think it is a great bike, but it is just Honda's take on the niche Yamaha meets with the Tracer models, Kawasaki & Suzuki with their 1000cc models and BMW with their F900XR.

I had this comparison come to mind the other night while watching Top Gun - Maverick. The older sport-touring bikes are like the F-14 Tomcat...which is one of my favorite fighters. And this newer group of bikes is like the F-18 or the 5th generation fighters they showed. They all do the same thing; it's just a difference in technology.

Motorcycles are getting to the same place computers are now. Commodity items. When computers first came out, there was a difference in what each manufacturer produced. Compaq, IBM, Commodore. Then competition started driving them toward using the same components. I believe ASUS makes motherboards for several laptop manufacturers. In the case of computers, the price plummeted as they became commodity items. Not so yet with motorcycles.

Chris
 
Donk said:
Well if it is big brother to the NC750X and little brother to the GoldWing should be just right.
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I think the NT1100 is a compromise between the ST1300 and the NT700 and should not cut into the Goldwing sales too much. If the
ST1300 was updated over the years it would be to close to the Wing and might have cut into the Goldwing's sales. So thus the NT1100.
 
Not sure where it slots in. Definitely different than the ST1100/1300 as it’s less sport and more tour. It’s “more” bike than the Yamaha Tracer 9 which is good. I saw a review that said if you take a dirt bike put 17” wheels on it and shorten the suspension it’s a Supermoto hence he compared the NT to the AT. That description appealed to me. Let's not fool ourselves it is not a midsized bike. At 1100cc and 550 lbs it’s as big of a bike as I want. So a big supermoto touring bike, yeah that works!
 
For those of you who have one on order - did you also purchase the side cases or perhaps a top case. I thought I read where the US version is sold without the cases, which can be purchased separately.

If you did have to purchase them, I'm wondering how much they cost or if the dealers gave you any kind of price break as part of the motorcycle purchase. Thanks
 
Many modern bikes seem to have lost any semblance of imagination, when it comes to the motor.
Parallel twin, parallel twin, parallel twin... indeed the argument can easily be made that bikes are becoming commodities.
"Nice choice of motorcycle, Mr. Customer. Now, would you like that in a parallel twin configuration, or do you prefer the parallel twin...?"
Where's the inline 4 today? Much less the V-four. OK, there are still some triples, but they're on the way out too.
I say Pfffttt.
Same-O, same-o. Big YAWN!
 
Sadlsor said:
Many modern bikes seem to have lost any semblance of imagination, when it comes to the motor.
Parallel twin, parallel twin, parallel twin... indeed the argument can easily be made that bikes are becoming commodities.
"Nice choice of motorcycle, Mr. Customer. Now, would you like that in a parallel twin configuration, or do you prefer the parallel twin...?"
Where's the inline 4 today? Much less the V-four. OK, there are still some triples, but they're on the way out too.
I say Pfffttt.
Same-O, same-o. Big YAWN!
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Emissions and cost of manufacturing and can use the same motor across the product line. Same with midsize trucks, all 4 cylinder turbo. Cars are going the same route.
 
The 270 degree parallel twin certainly seems to be the motor du jour these days
 
There’s one available near me at Redline Powersports in Myrtle Beach- I was going to go see it but called there first and it’s not on the floor yet (still in crating I guess)- I would like to see it in person.
 
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