11-21-2020, 06:24 AM
I have fancied a CB1100 since the spoked EX models came out but did have an eye for the W800 which seems a popular choice here too. It was in fact my riding buddies purchase of a used W800 a few weeks ago that spurred me on to finally look for a used CB1100. That saying, "if not now, when?" sprung to mind.
I have my alternative, my 1995 Triumph Daytona 1200 which is a very charismatic bike and part of Triumph's early resurgence as a mainstream motorcycle manufacturer. It in many ways is a bit like the CB1100 is today, a bike that was not at the top of the heap and was not a big seller in its day.
With such bikes comes headaches as I’m sure most of you know. After some months of refurbishing the suspension with some really nice Wilbers kit I went to take it out for its first test ride but my no1 carb had other ideas, a jammed float bowl and lots of leaking petrol, darn! (see pic, the rag is getting the accumulated petrol out of the head) That was earlier this year, I only recently got the carbs back on and got the thing going again, just in time for winter, DOH!
I have my alternative, my 1995 Triumph Daytona 1200 which is a very charismatic bike and part of Triumph's early resurgence as a mainstream motorcycle manufacturer. It in many ways is a bit like the CB1100 is today, a bike that was not at the top of the heap and was not a big seller in its day.
With such bikes comes headaches as I’m sure most of you know. After some months of refurbishing the suspension with some really nice Wilbers kit I went to take it out for its first test ride but my no1 carb had other ideas, a jammed float bowl and lots of leaking petrol, darn! (see pic, the rag is getting the accumulated petrol out of the head) That was earlier this year, I only recently got the carbs back on and got the thing going again, just in time for winter, DOH!