2016 CB1100EX vs 2017 CB1100EX

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It's those bumps in the road that tell the tale. On the '14, the wheels simply deflect off of those bumps. Jarring, confidence sapping. On the '17, the wheels soak up those bumps, and the bike continues to track straight and true. That additional plushness doesn't only give a more comfortable ride, it also makes for greater confidence when you push things a bit. Instead of bumps to avoid, you look for apexes to attack.

Minus any bumps, and ridden slowly enough in a straight line, any suspension feels fine. See...Davidson, Harley. It's only once you begin to ask things of the boingy bits that real answers are given.

For some, the jarring experience is excitement stirring. Never considered it confidence sapping.