11-27-2018, 07:30 AM
I think everyone has described it perfectly. In 1979 it was an earth shattering motorcycle. 6 head pipes in a row, count em 6! The sound was amazing. It was amazingly smooth. I nearly got into big trouble on an 81 or 82 "Claybrook" edition when I came up to a 90 degree turn, downshifted 3 times and the speedo still read 85 mph as it had when I started braking/downshifting. The folly of an 85 mph speedo. It was by the almighty's hand that I made that curve.
The engines were seemingly incredibly wide although the motor as a whole wasn't much wider than a 4 cyl motor. I don't remember the brakes being mediocre, and I remember the handling being pretty good considering.
I would still love to have one in the garage. Either red or black.
I love my 1100 and it's a great "rider's" bike imo. I rode it today in the worst imaginable conditions (27 degrees,slushy and snowing) and it just purred along, never missed a beat, handled great, braked great.
The engines were seemingly incredibly wide although the motor as a whole wasn't much wider than a 4 cyl motor. I don't remember the brakes being mediocre, and I remember the handling being pretty good considering.
I would still love to have one in the garage. Either red or black.
I love my 1100 and it's a great "rider's" bike imo. I rode it today in the worst imaginable conditions (27 degrees,slushy and snowing) and it just purred along, never missed a beat, handled great, braked great.