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I took my first "real" ride on my new CB1100 this morning. Rolled her out at 10:00 am and geared up, then off I went heading east on a great back road.


Stopped at 56 miles and filled the tank. The gauge was showing 1/2 tank remaining. It took 1.9 gallons (capacity 3.9) and calculated mpg was 30.9 - due mostly to my poor handling of the controls.


Impressions:


Smooth, quiet, torque into the stratosphere, and Comfortable. The ride is near Lincoln Towncar quality... bumps and road imperfections have almost zero affect.


Handling: Neutral, balanced and easy to control. No bad habits.


3 hours and 100 miles later, home again. Rolled her into the shed, got her on the centerstand, wiped it all down, and came in the house with a "perma-smile" pasted on my ugly mug.


Overall, an incredible Xmas day for this old fella.


I hope all of you are having a great day.

... quietguy

Nice report QG. Glad you were able to get out for a Christmas ride. Better weather conditions than we are having, I see a shadow under your bike.

BTW have you filled it up since you got home from the dealer? If not I suspect your bike was delivered with less than a full tank. Hope you zeroed one of your meters so you can check it at the next fill. 30 mpg can't be right.

(12-25-2015, 05:43 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Nice report QG. Glad you were able to get out for a Christmas ride. Better weather conditions than we are having, I see a shadow under your bike.

BTW have you filled it up since you got home from the dealer? If not I suspect your bike was delivered with less than a full tank. Hope you zeroed one of your meters so you can check it at the next fill. 30 mpg can't be right.

Thanks, Mr ferret...

And I would surmise you're correct about a less than full tank. I have zeroed the "A" odometer and will recheck.

Forecast beginning tonight is for a storm with up to 6" of rain, possibly turning to snow by Sunday night. Temps for the next 2 weeks are said to be in the 40s during the day, 20s at night. Old man winter is about to make an appearance.

I'm really glad I did my first "real" ride this morning.

So glad you got out QG. The good news is that the experience improves.

Thank you, Cormanus...

Glad you got out and it does look like winter is coming upon most of us. Have a good weekend.

Enjoy your weekend as well, drodg58.

Sounds like a fine day on the CB QG. Your sentiments are the same as mine when returning home from a ride, what a sublime motorcycle.

Although I only rode 100 miles... I was in my sweet spot.

As the old saying goes, "once bitten..." , or so it seems, redbirds.