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[Ulvetanna_imp]

I'm thinkin' this is one of the problems folks have with the CB1100, is that a lot of guys try to make it into something it's not.

It LOOKS really cool, like it should be modded into a scrambler, a superbike, and so on, but the truth is, it IS WHAT IT IS. It's heavy, not especially fast, and just doesn't like being turned into what it's not.

It reminds me of the good, docile horse that knows when it's day of work is done, and heads to the barn. You can maybe get it to turn away but it'll always be heading back to barn, and you'll feel it in the reigns. You will be fighting the CB1100 if you try to get it to be something it's not. It's really a very narrowly-focused bike but if you like what it does, you'll stick with it.

Look at the guys who have put pretty big miles on theirs, how they ride. It's touring, or day rides just to get away from it all. It's the kind of bike that, if you're a pretty good rider, doesn't make you work too hard for the experience.

Try to get it work outside its envelope, you'll be selling it real quick. Many guys have done. Unfortunately it means resale value is terrible, but for the guys who know what they can get out of the bike and don't worry it too much, it'll sit patiently waiting until the next ride. And it'll be just as good as the ride before.