Your Last Bike Before the CB?

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2007 Buell XB12X Ulysses (sorry, no photos hosted). Before that, a Buell XB9R. Traded the R for a yamaha cruiser I had for like an afternoon, but couldn't stand to ride a motorcycle shy of the 100hp line. Got the Uy because I needed the muscle with space for two, and really wanted to get more into the touring scene. But Buell and EBR have all but collapsed and I'm not confident enough with a wrench to keep it alive. Anyway, at some point I read Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance and had been looking into retro standards. Came across this bike without even knowing it was a real thing, and left the same day on it. I can guarantee, baring some catastrophic failure or the bankrupt of the Honda Motor Corp. that I will never get rid of this bike. I don't miss the extra hp and absolutely love everything else.

Funny how that seems to work on the CB! I too have had Buell, as well a big twin KTM SuperDuke. Loads of torque and horsepower, but traded it all for the sheer personality and pleasure of the CB1100.