05-13-2016, 05:56 AM
(05-13-2016, 02:53 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: I'm thinking about going to a dealer this am, but the CB is almost paid off, the Griso, shortly after that. I'll need to wait a bit before my wife will let me go for another bike.
I can't see me doing single track, even with the 650L, so tires and perhaps the forks upgrade and possibly the rims and tires. I like the idea of a 19" front. Amazing how well that works on dirt roads.
And probably a custom seat. I seem to have a very fussy bum. sigh....
Unfortunately, me, too - I have 4 seats for the CB1100 alone...
(05-13-2016, 04:52 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Papa Weeley.. For me it was 1983 ish and I had a Vance and Hines 4 into 1 pipe on my 81 GS1100E. Great bike, but the blasted 4 into 1 drone drove me nuts on anything more than a 35 mile ride. Riding it for 6 or 7 hours in a row, just drove me batty. I swore no more aftermarket pipes for me from then on. Then in 1994 my wife bought me a new Sportster for Christmas. Of course it had to have custom pipes, along with all the chrome in the catalog. When I went to pick it up and soon as I fired it up I knew it was too loud. Not sure how long it lasted, a year? And I was moving on to something that I could ride and hear myself think at the same time. I have learned to love quiet.
Ah, so I'm NOT the only one!
I've got a Staintune on the CB11, but it's so sweet and mellow sounding that it doesn't bother me at all. It makes it sound more like an inline 4 (which I love), without being obnoxious. So I guess I'm not COMPLETELY over the whole aftermarket exhaust thing after all.
