07-09-2021, 11:23 PM
My love and respect for the Honda CB1100 has only grown during this exercise, btw. It has held its own gracefully and it has been a genuine pleasure to ride home on the Honda after each and every test ride, even though in some cases I’ve had a smidge of horsepower envy. A visit to 8-9,000 rpm usually cures that, although there’s nothing the CB1100 can do to mimic the ridiculous infinite torque of the Livewire or the quick shift ‘train’ of the Ducatis.
Also, I liked how this thread turned out. From trying to find a better motorcycle to how to position toes when riding the CB ‘in anger’.
One important piece of information related to «The Quest» that I got yesterday was that the MV Agusta three cylinder 800 engines are quite comparable to the Yamaha Tracer’s triple 900. I was talking to the Ducati dealer and mentioned the Dragster I saw last week, and he said that if I didn’t like the Tracer, MV Agusta wouldn’t impress either. In fact, in his mind they’re mindnumbingly boring, but obviously he was trying (and almost succeeding) to sell me a Ducati. Still, if the MV sounds and behaves not unlike the Tracer, it’s not for me. I’m determined to ride the Turismo Veloce at some point, but I’m now less inclined to believe that will make me want one. You don’t impress a CB1100 owner that easily.
Also, I liked how this thread turned out. From trying to find a better motorcycle to how to position toes when riding the CB ‘in anger’.
One important piece of information related to «The Quest» that I got yesterday was that the MV Agusta three cylinder 800 engines are quite comparable to the Yamaha Tracer’s triple 900. I was talking to the Ducati dealer and mentioned the Dragster I saw last week, and he said that if I didn’t like the Tracer, MV Agusta wouldn’t impress either. In fact, in his mind they’re mindnumbingly boring, but obviously he was trying (and almost succeeding) to sell me a Ducati. Still, if the MV sounds and behaves not unlike the Tracer, it’s not for me. I’m determined to ride the Turismo Veloce at some point, but I’m now less inclined to believe that will make me want one. You don’t impress a CB1100 owner that easily.