10-01-2013, 11:19 AM
650 is undoubtedly a better bike. Maybe the 2014 redesign of the big V will cure some of it's ills, but for me the CB is 10 times the machine the big V is.
10-01-2013, 11:19 AM
10-02-2013, 06:29 AM
(10-01-2013, 05:21 AM)Capo_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I'm struggling with wanting to ride any of my other bikes now that I've got the CB. No kidding, it's really ticking all the boxes, and it's not just because it's the new shiny object. It really is a fine bike. It won't win the bench racing on- paper competition, but in real life conditions, it's cracking. And it's far more impressive in the metal than it is in pictures. Great presence and top - notch finish.
As for performance, it may not keep up in canyon-carving, but after a 200 mile backroad New Jersey run last weekend, I was comfortable and at pace with a good spread of sport, naked and retro bikes, and likely more comfortable than any of them. It is a thoroughly modern motorbike, cloaked in mild retro attire.
So, that's my spiel.
I have the same problem. I have a beautiful Harley (Screaming Eagle Road Glide) that just sits in the garage now. Every time I ride it I wish I was on the CB. Been on Harley's for the last 25 years. I am actually considering selling it, but my wife loves it too much, so I'll likely just hang onto it for the occassions when I take her along or go on an extended road trip (don't want to turn the CB into a touring bike as that kinda defeats the purpose for me personally, although it would certainly make a fine touring machine.)