07-13-2015, 01:12 PM
Thanks very much for the replies, I have a friend who is very sharp when it comes to motors and he had warned me about "lugging" the engine and talked about the harmful effect of carbon deposits. I just want to make sure I am not starting out with bad habits that will shorten the life of my engine or tranny.
Thanks Dave,
That's the problem is I don't have much to compare too as this is my first bike for 30 years or more. I started out on the Honda 50 mini trail, then a Honda 70, a Honda SL100, a Honda CR125 and a good friend in high schools parents had a pair of CB's a 750 and a 350 which we would ride on occasion (of course when they were gone or sleeping). But since High School I have maybe ridden 2 others, one was a 750 Nighthawk which I didn't do too well on but that's another story.
I did recently ride a friends Suzuki 600 GSX-R and that also seemed to be a high revving but that thing redlines about 15k instead of around 8k.
Thanks again
(07-13-2015, 01:09 PM)Dave_imp Wrote: That depends on what you mean by "happy". On page 33 of the 2014 owner's manual there are recommended shift points. What are you used to riding that makes you think the CB1100 vibrates quite high? I know my VFR800 is silky-smooth compared to my 2014 CB1100.
Thanks Dave,
That's the problem is I don't have much to compare too as this is my first bike for 30 years or more. I started out on the Honda 50 mini trail, then a Honda 70, a Honda SL100, a Honda CR125 and a good friend in high schools parents had a pair of CB's a 750 and a 350 which we would ride on occasion (of course when they were gone or sleeping). But since High School I have maybe ridden 2 others, one was a 750 Nighthawk which I didn't do too well on but that's another story.
I did recently ride a friends Suzuki 600 GSX-R and that also seemed to be a high revving but that thing redlines about 15k instead of around 8k.
Thanks again