CB1100 vs. Griso vs. NineT ...

[GoldOxide_imp]

I read similar touring manners regarding the Griso: Great for road trips, not so much for urban moving. Fortunately, many of us prefer touring not in urban areas.

[rboe]

Final note: My Griso has the Beetle map (named after one several gentlemen from around the world that developed a map to improve the engine response for drivability). Map was tweeked for folks with rollerized bikes. I have had the new map so long I really can't remember what the bike was like before! However; typical mileage is around 42mpg where the CB can do 50+. Being a bit of a cheapskate I like my bikes to be cheapskates too. Our Outback gets in the high 30's on the road (touching 40+ in some stretches) and it has heat and AC, music, better seats and quieter. How can I justify the Griso on a trip if a car is just a cheap to operate and is tons more comfortable?

It doesn't help that the wife refuses to ride with me.

So I find myself doing day and weekend rides - no touring. Which I kinda fancied myself doing once I retired; guess I'm aligning my toys with reality. sigh.....

Also; there have been what I consider a LOT of folks getting the CB and the Griso (not as many owned both at the same time, most seem to go from the Griso to the CB). Naturally with Guzzi having killed off all the CARC bikes and Honda being very spotty with production on the CB this is becoming rarer.

[BamaRider_imp]

Does any CB1100 owners here ever fantasize about the Moto Guzzi Griso or the BMW NineT?

I know, I know, the later have shaft drives. There are also decent video reviews of the threesome. But does anyone here fantasize these others?

If so, can you share why (or why not)?

Not really. In my eye the truest modern retro bike is the CB1100 EX. I grew up riding Honda CBs, and the 2017 EX best captures that feel and look, even more so than the earlier model CBs (2014). Lots of chrome, metal flake paint job, dual chrome exhaust, but equipped with LED lights, and FI. It is the bike I longed for Honda to make, and though it took them long enough, they got it right.

I love riding it, and everywhere I park it, sure to draw comments. So many are drawn to it, thinking it is a vintage Honda. I've logged 13,000 miles on the bike in 18 months, even though it shares duty with 3 other bikes. It speaks to me in a way my touring bikes can't.

So no, I don't even think about about other retro designs, mostly because they are not a Honda.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Another +2 for the CB1100 it appears.