08-20-2015, 09:54 AM
(08-19-2015, 10:09 PM)skimhitz_imp Wrote: I find it really funny how people call this a slow bike, or a more relaxed ride. A geezer bike? Oh my god, maybe for some but not others. The CB1100 is a throwback to the CB750 of the 70's, which was the first bike ever dubbed a "superbike".
I'll be honest, I like ride my CB1100 for all its worth. Hard pulls, redline shifts, dropping gears just because it sounds amazing. I've been riding for a decade, and the CB1100's acceleration still scares me on occasion. I came from a GS500 and heck I'd make that thing go too, bit it never had the same twist-and-go at any RPM.
Maybe people's perspective changes since there are so many faster bikes out there, but when I'm riding, I think back to how to my dad, this was a superbike then, and to me, it still is now.
Couldn't agree more. With the exception of competing at the track, it's hard to imagine ever needing more bike than this. At least for me. And I ain't heading to the track anytime soon, so there ya go. - Karl