honest opinions: lowering a CB1100

[Frulk_imp]

I read MOST of the responses....You know, there's a limit to what the CB1100 can be for riders and who it can accommodate. Discounting Cormanus' video to the contrary demonstrating what can be overcome by a short statured rider with highly refined bike handling skills your wife is at a significant disadvantage from the git-go with this particular bike due to its 540-560 wet weight and her 5.2 height. Between those two factors it doesn't leave a lot of room for error on inclined driveways, moving the bike at awkward angles in the garage, when putting your foot or feet down and losing traction in unexpected gravel/rocks under you feet, backing bike into a parking spot etc. Any of those occurrences will require immediate and significant upper body strength to rectify the bike wanting to go down once that process starts. You want your wife to enjoy riding and not worry about her safety or the bike every time she gets on or off or while riding it at slow speed. I hope it doesn't come across as 'mansplaining'. I think there are probably more suitable platforms out there to accommodate her. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them provide better performance.