11-21-2016, 05:57 AM
I think it's more about the 'how' than the 'how much' when it comes to power delivery in these kinds of bikes. In character- laden retro standards like the CB and Triumph, the numbers aren't the story. I prefer the thrum of the vertical twin (in both 270 and 360 degree forms) to the inline 4, most of the time, and am one of 'those people' who find the CB1100's high frequency tingles at 3500- 4500 RPM to be quite annoying, versus the twin's more baritone rumbles and meaty thrust at around 4500RPM. I've never found the CB to be lacking in power, and unless it was a major bump, I don't think it would make a difference to owners or prospective ones.