05-20-2013, 12:44 PM
I'm 28. My love for bikes started with a 2001 Ducati 748. That thing was sweet to look at...but murder to ride. Took it to the track one day (Jennings) & swore I would never ride another sport bike on the road. That poor Ducati didn't even wake up driving on Florida's boring roads.
Since then I moved on to a 2009 CBR600RR for a track bike. Much cheaper to buy & maintain than a Ducati.
I've always pined after another street bike, but never found one quite right. I wanted one that I could commute on, but wasn't a cruiser. That my wife could ride on, but wasn't a touring model. Something sporty, but comfortable to ride 6+ if I needed to. Basically, I wanted a UJM of yester year. I even considered going the long way & buying a classic & restoring it.
Then Honda answered my prayers. The CB11 is perfect. I commute daily on it. My wife loves to ride with me & is comfortable doing so. We even took it this past weekend to visit her family in Knoxville, TN. 9 hours of pure fun. On the way back we[/align] managed to run Deal's Gap. What a blast on this bike!
Needless to say, I found the perfect bike for me. A jack of all trades, a daily joy. Even if my friends & family never get "it", I do.
Since then I moved on to a 2009 CBR600RR for a track bike. Much cheaper to buy & maintain than a Ducati.
I've always pined after another street bike, but never found one quite right. I wanted one that I could commute on, but wasn't a cruiser. That my wife could ride on, but wasn't a touring model. Something sporty, but comfortable to ride 6+ if I needed to. Basically, I wanted a UJM of yester year. I even considered going the long way & buying a classic & restoring it.
Then Honda answered my prayers. The CB11 is perfect. I commute daily on it. My wife loves to ride with me & is comfortable doing so. We even took it this past weekend to visit her family in Knoxville, TN. 9 hours of pure fun. On the way back we[/align] managed to run Deal's Gap. What a blast on this bike!
Needless to say, I found the perfect bike for me. A jack of all trades, a daily joy. Even if my friends & family never get "it", I do.
