Honda CB1100 why no XS !!

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  • gaffer77
    XStremely XSive
    • Jul 2004
    • 444
    • gloucestershire england

    #16
    Was just talkin with my mate Yesterday who said his mate said there were mountains of 2 strokes just junked in USA

    Anyway don't know a thing about this ??

    Interested to know ,,,if you had a 2 Stroke were you just banned from using it ??or was it just no more allowed to be newly registered ??

    Also was it coz of emmissions ?? or noise ?? or both ??

    If it was emmissions i just can't grasp this when you have these big V8's etc out there ?? or is it emmissions related to engine size etc ??

    just interested to know more about this

    Just wondering

    Gaffer
    Don't put all yer eggs into one basket ,,,case

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    • Crazcnuk
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Aug 2006
      • 2980
      • Hinton, AB, Canada

      #17
      No, they just brought in emmission control regulations and the 2 strokes had a hard time meeting them.

      It became more cost effective for the manufacturers to scrap 2 strokes for all but a few off-road uses, and go with all 4 strokes.

      I think the emmission rules were based on displacement.

      We can still drive them, if we have them. There is no rule against driving 2 strokes allready in existence, but they haven't made any for the street since the mid 70's.

      In WWII the Czechs made a V-8, 2 stroke, air cooled, rear engine car! All german officers were forbidden to ride in them.
      Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

      '05 ST1300
      '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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      • egsols
        XS-XJ Guru
        • Jan 2006
        • 1090
        • Barrie, Ontario, Canada

        #18
        How many 2 strokes manufactured by American companies?

        Remeber riding the Suziki 500 Titan, good go, hard to slow.
        Ernie
        79XS1100SF (no longer naked, now a bagger)
        (Improving with age, the bike that is)

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        • Crazcnuk
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Aug 2006
          • 2980
          • Hinton, AB, Canada

          #19
          I don't know of any made by American companies. Bombardier made them in Canada for a while. All the Japanese companies made 2 strokes.
          Nice day, if it doesn't rain...

          '05 ST1300
          '83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/trade

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          • Mathh
            XSive Maximus
            • Nov 2006
            • 663
            • Beek, Netherlands

            #20
            How about these?

            XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
            MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
            Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
            Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
            Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
            Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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            • Meatloaf
              Truly XSive
              • Jun 2006
              • 116

              #21
              Originally posted by Crazcnuk
              Actually, I have no issue with Yammy's V-twins. Not powerful, but reliable.

              Yammy is also making piles of V-4s.

              I do remember that CB1100F now that you mention it. It was an extension of the Super Sport line wasn't it?

              I was never into the F line, I liked the touring side better than the sport. I always liked the looks of the CB900C when it was decked.

              Yammy v-twins not powerful? Try a Roadliner. You'd be surprised at a few things about them. Styling's a little goofy for my taste although a lot of people seem to like it. And the price, well that's a whole other issue.

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              • JWSanders
                XSive Maximus
                • May 2005
                • 879
                • White House, TN

                #22
                Originally posted by Mathh
                How about these?

                http://www.motormeuk.nl/bekijken/417...-concepts.html
                Those are nice! I kinda like this one...radical styling. The floating tail and free back wheel are really striking! Is that a 6-cylinder?



                This one is a real beauty though....classic style!! Gotta love it.


                80 XS1100SG
                81 XS400SH

                Some men miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

                A Few Animations I've Made

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                • martialstax
                  XSive
                  • May 2005
                  • 60
                  • Seattle

                  #23
                  Originally posted by JWSanders
                  Is that a 6-cylinder?
                  Yes it is. Here's the Honda site for them: http://www.honda.co.jp/motorshow/motor/index.html
                  It lists it as 1832cc, the same as the Gold Wing. I like all three concepts. I'd have a hard time trying to decide between them.
                  1979 XS11F Hazuki ('cause she's always trying to make me her slave.)

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