personally, i'm not a fan of the Rebel 1100...i know, i've never ridden it, but that engine doesn't really interest me and i don't find it looks that great (IMO)...add in a chain drive and it just doesn't seem right to me...a parallel twin and chain drive CAN work on a bike (Triumph does a good job with them), i just don't find any of the Rebels appealing...plus, at $13k, you're getting into the territory of (IMO) better bikes.