08-27-2021, 04:52 AM
Thanks för all kind comments, much appreciated. I"m probably more sensitive to vibration than most, perhaps from my years in arctic military service. In line fours, with their high frequency buzz, tend to bother me more than L-twins and triples.
Regarding the CB1100: I've ridden three different ones and they all behaved exactly the same. A great bike in all respects, but not for me as you say. It is believed that vibration has a cumulative damaging effect and these days I'm not risking it any more.
The V7, finally, is a little gem. The more I tinker with it the more impressed I am by the technical elegance and the soulfulness. Within it's own frame of reference. I have some small tweaks in mind, I'll let you know when realised.
Regarding the CB1100: I've ridden three different ones and they all behaved exactly the same. A great bike in all respects, but not for me as you say. It is believed that vibration has a cumulative damaging effect and these days I'm not risking it any more.
The V7, finally, is a little gem. The more I tinker with it the more impressed I am by the technical elegance and the soulfulness. Within it's own frame of reference. I have some small tweaks in mind, I'll let you know when realised.