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Switching bikes - MJL1961_imp - 04-02-2014
Seriously considering moving from my beloved Triumph Street triple R onto a 14 Cb1100 DLX. I'm 53, recovering from a rear brake lock-up (my bad), which resulted in a high-side crash. I was in the North ga mountains (on my Bonneville T-100) when i wrecked. I've had a difficult recovery (complications), which makw me think i just want to slow down and ride more conservatively and comfortably from here on out. I think the CB1100 would be perfect. Can anyone compare thw two?
... I don't expect to be in riding consition till Jul-Aug timeframe.
RE: Switching bikes - HikerToo_imp - 04-02-2014
The CB has made me slow down, enjoy the ride, not the speed, I came from Ninja's, not Triumph though.
RE: Switching bikes - bubblerboy64_imp - 04-02-2014
I have a Honda CB1100 and a Bonnie. The Honda is about 10 or 15% bigger physically then the Bonnie. That could be a plus of a negative but if the size fits the CB is a good choice. I prefer the Triumph for myself because I am short of stature. Triumph less money. Quality of the Honda might be a little better fit and finish. I've had no mechanical problems with either but I have very low miles on both
RE: Switching bikes - Tortuga_imp - 04-02-2014
I owned a Triumph Speed Four from 2004 to 2008. Not the same bike I know but same ethos.
The CB11 is the first bike I've been able to feel 'right' riding sensibly, and enjoy at the speed limit.
Because it works well at lower revs, you end up pootling along watching the sheep in the fields and the smoke from the chimneys.
With combined ABS I will never have a rear lock up and high side, so I have very little to worry about.
When the mood takes you the CB will stretch it's legs with the best of them, so it's not a slow compromise.
I'd say you can't go wrong, look forward to your verdict when you buy one!
RE: Switching bikes - furious_blue_imp - 04-02-2014
(04-02-2014, 04:55 AM)MJL1961_imp Wrote: Seriously considering moving from my beloved Triumph Street triple R onto a 14 Cb1100 DLX. I'm 53, recovering from a rear brake lock-up (my bad), which resulted in a high-side crash. I was in the North ga mountains (on my Bonneville T-100) when i wrecked. I've had a difficult recovery (complications), which makw me think i just want to slow down and ride more conservatively and comfortably from here on out. I think the CB1100 would be perfect. Can anyone compare thw two?
... I don't expect to be in riding consition till Jul-Aug timeframe.
I sold my 2006 Triumph Speed Triple to make room for the CB1100.
The Triumph is (relatively) lighter and more nimble, is absolutely quicker steering, faster going and harder stopping.
The CB1100 will feel a bit like a boat in comparison... but then, it IS lovely sailing and I really enjoy it.
RE: Switching bikes - redbirds_imp - 04-02-2014
I had a Triumph Tiger 1050 for 5 years and a Bonneville SE. Something about the CB, can't really put my finger on it, makes a slow ride a treat or a fast ride if the mood strikes. My Tiger always felt like a race horse being reined in when I slowed down to enjoy the scenery. The Bonnie is a great, reliable bike but not nearly as comfortable as the CB to me. I think the Honda will suit you well. Good luck with whatever you decide on.
RE: Switching bikes - thumper_imp - 04-02-2014
Occupying my garage at one point was a Honda 919, while my buddy had a Street Triple R. Both are true sportbikes featuring; premium tires, short wheelbases, and engines that love to be revved to the limiter. The fact that they sport a more upright riding position just means you're in a more-relaxed rider triangle, and your chest is up in the wind.
The CB11 by comparison is a stately cruiser--it just loves to be ridden at a sedate pace. It'll boogie, but unlike your Street Triple, its engine isn't always whispering in your ear, "Come on...twist that throttle harder!"
RE: Switching bikes - CB4ME_imp - 04-02-2014
Although I've boosted HP on my CB with intake and exhaust mods, I'm amazed how content I am at lower speeds - 2500 to 3000 rpm, just enjoying the great ride. I sold my Booneville for the CB and haven't regretted it for a second.
RE: Switching bikes - CB1100dan_imp - 04-03-2014
The CB1100 fits perfectly between my Stateline and my 2012 Z1000. Cruzer, standard and true sport... Different mood, different bike... Completly different experience from each...
RE: Switching bikes - Red Mist_imp - 04-03-2014
Changing bikes is not going to make any difference. Sorry to go against the grain, but if you had a Street Triple and Bonnie, and crashed on the Bonnie, the CB1100 is going to make things worse, not better. The Bonneville is a lot lighter and a lot slower than the CB1100, so stick with that. Your STR is nice and light and maneuverable and that might help you out if can use those qualities.
Many times it is the luck of the draw, but most times it's just a mistake we make. Locking up the rear is a pretty common mistake, and it's a rider skill issue 99 percent of the time.
ABS might help with this and you can get that on the CB1100, but riding the T100 more conservatively and doing a few track days with a good school (not an open track day "free-for-all") is going to put you closer to being a safer, happier rider than simply going to a much heavier bike with ABS.
I don't endorse this website, but http://fastersafer.com/ has some excellent resources and makes a lot of excellent points about rider skill.
Too often folks think they don't need track time and a good instructor and end up exactly in your position.
The rule of thumb is that slow riders need a slow bike with less powerful brakes and a lazier chassis geometry, and demonstrably skilled riders require a fast bike with excellent brakes and sharp handling.
You have the extremes, the Street Triple R being probably the sharpest-handling naked sportbike on the planet, and the T100 being a slow-revving, slow-turning, poorly-braked classic. I owned a Bonnie for a few years and finally got rid of it for those reasons, but I'm a high-performance rider, ex-club-racer, dirt rider, and so on, and it was just slow and didn't handle the way I expect a bike to handle. I have a buddy with an STR, and I followed him down a long, twisting canyon and can very much vouch for those qualities. I was on a bike that would have been much faster on a racetrack but in the real world, the STR was a handful of hard work to keep in sight.
The CB1100, take it all around, is actually more in the high-performance region than most people realize. I can keep that bike in the upper third of the tach all day long, and it's genuinely fast. It has great brakes and very neutral, predictable handling. Those are the only reasons I still have one in my garage. I don't care at all what the bike looks like, that bike has to have the qualities to keep me alive in the real world, and it does.
This has been posted before but here it is again, if you want to see how a CB1100 can be ridden...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2h_7GwTs6g
You've got one foot in each world: slow, underpowered, underbraked standard "classic" and razor-sharp, ultra-responsive naked sport bike. It's rider skill that will make the difference, not switching machines.