07-19-2017, 07:50 PM
That's both a lovely bike and a wise thing to say, Nortoon.
In the prevailing world view, if it doesn't have a capacity in excess of 1500 ccs and weigh better than half a tonne, it is not an acceptable bike to cruise on. Such proposition, while an opinion to be pondered, is rubbish. You can cruise happily on a well setup 750cc bike. As I continue to age (because 10W 50 doesn't seem to stop it) and decay continues, I hope such an option appears in the market. If it's right that Boomers actually rule the world, it will. A modern, fuel injected CB750 Four weighing in at 2/3 of the CB1100's curb weight would be just the ticket for a last hurrah.
Of course, it is possible that the boomers' bigger-is-better view will trump that wish.
In the prevailing world view, if it doesn't have a capacity in excess of 1500 ccs and weigh better than half a tonne, it is not an acceptable bike to cruise on. Such proposition, while an opinion to be pondered, is rubbish. You can cruise happily on a well setup 750cc bike. As I continue to age (because 10W 50 doesn't seem to stop it) and decay continues, I hope such an option appears in the market. If it's right that Boomers actually rule the world, it will. A modern, fuel injected CB750 Four weighing in at 2/3 of the CB1100's curb weight would be just the ticket for a last hurrah.
Of course, it is possible that the boomers' bigger-is-better view will trump that wish.