Your Last Bike Before the CB?

[Ben70_imp]

'81 Yamaha XS11. Bought it lightly used and sold it when my son came along in '94. Wanted something like it when the bike bug bit me again last year and the CB fit the bill. Thought I would miss shaft drive, but lighter weight and better handling are good to have. I didn't pay much attention to bikes in the meantime and was surprised to find that there were only a few that looked like a "regular" machine, Triumph, Guzzi and Harley were considered but the Honda really appealed for quality, dealer network and visual appeal. Plus it is just great fun to ride. That Yamaha could really haul, had it up to 120 once and it had plenty left, but I did not. As I recall the handling was a bit elephantine.