02-03-2014, 04:38 PM
When Honda replaced the ST 1100 with the new 1300 I knew this was the bike for me. I was able to find an unsold 2005 at a greatly reduced price and jumped on it. The first sign of trouble was on the ride home. It was a hot July day and my legs felt cooked by the time I had covered the 80 miles to home. It was incredibly top heavy and grossly overweight at 740lbs fueled. The seat was not well designed and the motor sounded like a 30 year old Evinrude. I kept it just over a year, sold it and got a Triumph 1050 Tiger, one of the finest bikes I ever owned.
A Moto Guzzi Breva 1100 taught me all I needed to know about the true meaning of "character", a term the Italians use as an excuse for engineering flaws they just don't have the inclination to deal with. Dodgy electrics, a gutless motor below 4000rpm, weeping CARC drives and an instrument cluster that would decide to take a 3 hour "lunch break" on a whim and I had had enough. Traded it for the CB1100.
A Moto Guzzi Breva 1100 taught me all I needed to know about the true meaning of "character", a term the Italians use as an excuse for engineering flaws they just don't have the inclination to deal with. Dodgy electrics, a gutless motor below 4000rpm, weeping CARC drives and an instrument cluster that would decide to take a 3 hour "lunch break" on a whim and I had had enough. Traded it for the CB1100.