08-13-2015, 10:07 AM
The fix to the CB's perceived speed/HP deficit is actually pretty simple. At the same time you purchase the CB also buy a KLR650. Whenever you think the CB is slow/underpowered/vibrates too much park it and force yourself to ride the KLR for the rest of the week. Or, take the approx. $6K you would have spent on the KLR and combine it with the 7-8K of the CB and buy whatever numerical output number you require from a motor. I've ridden the CB at the governors limit on several stretches for 3-5 miles on a number of occasions in SW'n Wyoming (with a 2015 BMW GS in tow in the slip stream) draped over the tank with a slight tail wind/Dart Fly Screen/ and removable soft luggage at approx. 6,400 feet altitude. It WILL do the claimed 114 mph ( I do not endorse this type of behavior as the norm and the usual disclaimers apply here).