03-15-2014, 02:42 AM
I am now 66 years old and have been riding nearly 50 years on more than 30 bikes of many brands. I have read that your arms, hands etcetera can become sensitized to vibration. Lots of studies have been done on users of hand tools that vibrate and the hands can lose feeling completely over years of abuse. I started out on Triumph and Honda twins in the Sixties and always tolerated the vibes until the last 10 years or so and I am now a lot more sensitive. I have yet to find an in-line four that is really smooth, but it is all very relative to what you rode previously, as Ferret mentions. I have 3 bikes now, a 2003 Gold Wing, A '73 Ducati and a Tuono V4. All are smooth enough for me. I tested a CB1100 the other day and like that it has a pleasant smooth zone around 70MPH in 5th gear. I am dickering with the dealer and will likely buy it. The Tuono V4 is going up for sale. Great bike for a fast guy but very stiff suspension and hard seat. I am getting too old and actually appreciate that the CB1100 is a much milder bike and good for these old bones.