11-23-2020, 01:57 PM
Forever.
I haven't posted recently....been way busy work-wise, and haven't been doing the forum thing. I have been riding though. I have 4 bikes (well really five counting the one that I keep in my daughter's garage in LA). I put roughly 15K on my bikes a year. 8K goes on the CB1100. 5K goes on the BMW RnineT, 1.5K goes on the Triumph Speedmaster, and 250 or so goes on both my old BMW R1200C (which only has 10K on the odo) and my Samurider decked out Yamaha SR400.
Of these, the last two that I'd get rid of are the Yamaha (I love tooling around the surface streets of LA on that thing...and I can't help but love the kick start) and the CB. And the CB will need my estate to figure out how to get rid of it.
I don't do a ton of long distance riding. Mostly commutes to the office and mainly in good weather, or fun weekend rides. Of all of these, the CB is the most fun.
I have always been as much of a fan of form as much as function. The CB1100 (particularly since I have replaced the tank, seats and side covers with the K10 treatment) delivers both more than any other bike.
I know it's goofy, and the flavor of the month, but I'm considering getting rid of the Triumph and replacing it with a new R18. I know it'll fall into the under 2K per year category, but I dig the different style.
In any case, the CB1100 will be the last bike I ever own. I'm getting longer in the tooth now (I'm 57), and I hear the concerns with the weight, but I've never had a hint of an issue with heft of the bike. It's super easy to shove around and control.
I haven't posted recently....been way busy work-wise, and haven't been doing the forum thing. I have been riding though. I have 4 bikes (well really five counting the one that I keep in my daughter's garage in LA). I put roughly 15K on my bikes a year. 8K goes on the CB1100. 5K goes on the BMW RnineT, 1.5K goes on the Triumph Speedmaster, and 250 or so goes on both my old BMW R1200C (which only has 10K on the odo) and my Samurider decked out Yamaha SR400.
Of these, the last two that I'd get rid of are the Yamaha (I love tooling around the surface streets of LA on that thing...and I can't help but love the kick start) and the CB. And the CB will need my estate to figure out how to get rid of it.
I don't do a ton of long distance riding. Mostly commutes to the office and mainly in good weather, or fun weekend rides. Of all of these, the CB is the most fun.
I have always been as much of a fan of form as much as function. The CB1100 (particularly since I have replaced the tank, seats and side covers with the K10 treatment) delivers both more than any other bike.
I know it's goofy, and the flavor of the month, but I'm considering getting rid of the Triumph and replacing it with a new R18. I know it'll fall into the under 2K per year category, but I dig the different style.
In any case, the CB1100 will be the last bike I ever own. I'm getting longer in the tooth now (I'm 57), and I hear the concerns with the weight, but I've never had a hint of an issue with heft of the bike. It's super easy to shove around and control.