11-12-2020, 06:53 AM
(11-12-2020, 02:01 AM)Paris_imp Wrote:(11-12-2020, 12:54 AM)Bazbro_imp Wrote: Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
I'm 70 and I know, or rather feel, exactly what you are talking about. I am already having difficulty putting the Cb1100 on its center stand.
I have a 2018 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, which will probably be the bike for my dotage. It's lighter, lower, easier to move around, and my wife is much less worried when I ride it.
I'm not your age and own a Bullet too besides the CB and a W. But I know exactly what you're writing about when comparing the CB to the Bullet, though the CB 'dresses' you differently and I still like this dress. As long as I can handle the CB, will hopefully be for some many more years, I will keep her. The Honda will function well for a very long time I guess. If the Bullet will do same, she will be the bike I probably keep for the longest time. Enough power in her own sweet way, motorbike riding isn't about power, easy to handle like a bicycle as you wrote, and the low(est) costs to keep the Bullet running concerning spare parts, fuel consumption, ensurance and taxes. But I don't think about a far future and enjoy all three bikes yet and for the upcoming years.