Who has the highest serial number CB1100F in the USA

MB-5 Joined: Jul 09, 2018 Posts: 5 Location: WI

trying to determine how many CB1100F where imported into the USA. I currently own 6 x CB1100F with the highest last 4 digits of the serial number being 6898.

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:40 pm

I can’t help with your VIN question, but you simply CANNOT put it out there that you have 6 1100’s and not post up a group photo of them!

Steve

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:04 pm

This is an interesting question! I asked something similar last year on the CB1100F Facebook Group...here's what I got in reply.

In short....we could safely assume that over 7,000 CB1100F bikes (USA and Euro spec) were produced between 1983/84. How many of those were USA spec?.....only Honda would know, but you'd have to say 3-4,000 bikes.

MB-5 Joined: Jul 09, 2018 Posts: 5 Location: WI

Well that's interesting , lets see if some has a serial number higher than 6898 which is close to the 7000 that this thread estimates.

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:07 pm

I have 5 1100F's and 5 spare frames, some titled, some not.

My earliest frame # is 0886 - spare frame, no title.
My daily rider(my avatar) is #1471 titled in my name.

I have three over 7000

#7026 - bent but, has title.
#7319 - titled in my name, next project.
#7442 - spare, no title.

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 8:11 pm

So 7442 is the highest number we have now seen….any higher bidders?

I think we can assume that somewhere close to 8,000 bikes were produced.

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:56 pm

Thought I'd share a pic of 7442... Smile

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:23 pm

I have a blue Canadian model barn-find that's #7730.

Twinstar Joined: Nov 29, 2021 Posts: 44 Location: Atlanta

How about the lowest, I have a 2815

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:00 pm

I got 2285 and 6795.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:05 pm

I have 0108
4263
3935
0026
All titled plus one extra frame with out papers.

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 3:33 am

hogwild113 - do you still have the Honda compliance plate for #886? If so, what is the build date (top right of the plate). Also, for your later #7000 range bikes, what are the build dates? Your #7442 looks like February 1983, is that correct?

Wulph - what’s your build date for #7730?

1100russ - what are the build dates for your two bikes?

mango - what are the build dates for your frames?

My bikesis #3457 with a build date of August 1982

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:31 pm

Here's what I have:

Frame # Build date Description Title

0836 7/82 Spare frame, Condition ? No
1471 7/82 B/W, Daily Rider, Avatar Yes
3187 8/82 Scrap Frame, cut off parts No
3244 8/82 R/W, Original, 13K miles Yes
3387 n/a Roller, bent at steering head Yes
3984 9/82 R/W, 19K miles Yes
5180 11/82 Spare frame, ?? No
5507 11/82 R/W 1123 motor/Frame has twist Yes
7026 2/83 Spare frame, Straight Yes
7319 2/83 Project 2 (Frame+motor) Yes
7442 2/83 Spare frame, Condition ? No

Hope this helps with whatever you are doing.. btw, what are you doing?

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:44 pm

wow...that is really interesting, thank you so much for taking the time to gather than information. I'm going to start an on-line mini-registry of Chassis numbers, and if I get a few more folks responding, I'll publish it.

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:20 pm

So, the blue one, #7730 has a build date of 2/83 and my one-owner red one #6544 was built in 8/82.

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:23 pm

got it, thanks Wulph

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:24 pm

Wulph wrote:

So, the blue one, #7730 has a build date of 2/83 and my one-owner red one #6544 was built in 8/82.

Hey...Wulph, can you double check the build date on #6544, August 1982 seems to be out of line with all the other numbers I have, it should be Dec or Jan

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:04 pm

Oops, brain fart! the red one is 12/82

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:13 am

Wulph wrote:

Oops, brain fart! the red one is 12/82

Great thanks....makes sense now. Also.....do you have the original pipes for #6654? and did they have the EPA noise compliance stamp on them? I suspect not.

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:23 am

hogwild113 wrote:

Here's what I have:

Frame # Build date Description Title

0836 7/82 Spare frame, Condition ? No
1471 7/82 B/W, Daily Rider, Avatar Yes
3187 8/82 Scrap Frame, cut off parts No
3244 8/82 R/W, Original, 13K miles Yes
3387 n/a Roller, bent at steering head Yes
3984 9/82 R/W, 19K miles Yes
5180 11/82 Spare frame, ?? No
5507 11/82 R/W 1123 motor/Frame has twist Yes
7026 2/83 Spare frame, Straight Yes
7319 2/83 Project 2 (Frame+motor) Yes
7442 2/83 Spare frame, Condition ? No

Hope this helps with whatever you are doing.. btw, what are you doing?

I'm trying to determine the exact date that Honda switched over part numbers for the stock exhaust. I have a theory of when that occured and the exact frame number, but before I share what I've discovered, I just wanted to gather some more supporting evidence.

Your frame numbers are extremely useful, and would you be able to tell me if any of your #7000 series bikes had original pipes that included the EPA noise compliance stamp on them? see example photo below.

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 7:55 pm

I have #7069 with build date of 2/83. Aftermarket exhaust, so can't help you there.

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:24 pm

Just got re-united with my stock exhaust, no emissions info on them.

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 11:09 pm

Wulph wrote:

Just got re-united with my stock exhaust, no emissions info on them.

Thanks Wulph

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:26 pm

#7375 Untitled frame here built 2/1983
#6052 Titled complete bike

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:43 pm

djf18374 wrote:

#7375 Untitled frame here built 2/1983
#6052 Titled complete bike

Thanks djf18374, can you make out the build month from the Honda compliance plate for #6052? Very top right hand corner? Also, do you have original pipes for that bike? And if so do they have the EPA noise compliance stamping?

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:05 pm

#6576 CDN red.
Not related to a US model but I thought I'd throw it in

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:44 pm

#5994 here with build date of 12/82. Maui Red, 100% original US model

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:53 pm

Gsuit wrote:

#5994 here with build date of 12/82. Maui Red, 100% original US model

Now that is interesting...do you have the original pipes? and do they have the EPA Noise Compliance stamping on the muffler?

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:54 pm

basmn wrote:

#6576 CDN red.
Not related to a US model but I thought I'd throw it in

Great.....do you know the build month? top right of compliance plate - hard to see but it should be there

Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2022 4:04 am

The only verbiage on the mufflers are SANKEI 2048. No noise compliance stampings. Hard to believe they are in perfect condition at that. The entire bike is a 10. The planets were aligned the day I found her