11-27-2018, 08:57 AM
(11-27-2018, 07:30 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: 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.
You're making me nostalgic, ferret.
My Lake Havasu friend lived on Vista Drive, in the Desert Hills section, above Lake Havasu. When I got on his CBX, I headed west on Vista Drive.
If you look at the Satellite view of this map
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+H...14.3224548
..there is a hill about 4 lots from the end of Vista Drive.
Fortunately big lots (horse property)
I do not know how fast I was going when I crested the hill, but I forgot that (a) it turned into dirt, (b) I was close to a 90 degree turn and © a barbed wire fence was along the left side of both west travel and north travel. I down-shifted a couple gears and I thought the brakes did quite well as I lost all the speed I could before that sharp right turn.
I sure did not want to walk back and tell my friend that I slid his bike into a barbed wire fence.
I was lidless and probably only a short sleeve shirt, no gloves, etc.