02-27-2024, 03:50 AM
Interesting comments on this bike. It's always been on my list of bikes I'm curious about. When my neighbors across the street moved in, the guy rolled one into his garage. They had a newborn son, which caused him to push the bike into a corner of the garage while he struggled deciding whether or not to hang up the helmet.
We became pretty good neighbor-friends, so of course I started to look at his 919 as a potential opportunity, and I started to research the model. Sounded pretty attractive for my style of riding, but my "fast bike" at the time was my R1200R, and by the time that bike had enough problems that I was thinking of something new, he had sold his 919.
I kept the 919 in mind when I sold the R1200R, and was weighing it with the CB1100. There was a mint, zero-mile '02 919 for sale in my neighborhood, but that came with the "brand new but now it's old" bike issues, like dry rubber, tires, etc. Went with the CB1100 and am very happy with it. And now, hearing comments about the high pipes stinking up your gear makes the 1100 a better choice. I keep my jackets in a rack in the closet, and Mrs. G woudn't approve of her clothes smelling like a motorcycle.
We became pretty good neighbor-friends, so of course I started to look at his 919 as a potential opportunity, and I started to research the model. Sounded pretty attractive for my style of riding, but my "fast bike" at the time was my R1200R, and by the time that bike had enough problems that I was thinking of something new, he had sold his 919.
I kept the 919 in mind when I sold the R1200R, and was weighing it with the CB1100. There was a mint, zero-mile '02 919 for sale in my neighborhood, but that came with the "brand new but now it's old" bike issues, like dry rubber, tires, etc. Went with the CB1100 and am very happy with it. And now, hearing comments about the high pipes stinking up your gear makes the 1100 a better choice. I keep my jackets in a rack in the closet, and Mrs. G woudn't approve of her clothes smelling like a motorcycle.