Is the CB1100 no more?

[Guth_imp]

I understand how you guys feel. I really do. Some people find a Honda CB300 or Ninja 300 or R3 Yamaha has enough power. I don't. Heck some people think a Grom has plenty of power...I really don't. lol

Among the bikes I thought I would be happy with over the last 15 years Nighthawk 750 75 hp 65 ft lbs (not enough horsepower or brakes for me) Triumph Bonneville T-100 ...865cc... 61HP 45 ft lbs (Not enough horsepower or brakes for me) I just got no thrill out of riding them. I have a CB 500X in the garage. I have to force myself to take it out and ride it cause it just doesn't have enough horsepower and brakes for me.

I also had bike with too much HP for me

Yamaha FZ-1... 126 HP 66 FT lbs Honda ST 1300.. 125 HP 85 ft lbs.. Yamaha FJR 146 HP 99 ft lbs ..... all with too much hp plenty of brakes.

These numbers combined with the experience of riding them says for ME, a motorcycle should have 100 hp and 75 ft lbs of torque.

So I have bikes with 50 hp , 89 hp and 146 hp in the garage, and if I could only keep one it would be the 89 hp CB 1100

Using your CB1100 DLX as the starting point, for the power/weight ratio you have 89 hp / 570 lb (0.156). The torque/weight ratio would be 69 ft-lb / 570 lb (0.121).

So if the CB1100 DLX had been instead been released with 100 hp, 75 lb-ft instead of 89 hp, 69 lb-ft you would have a power/weight ratio of 100 hp / 570 lb (0.175) and a torque/weight ratio of 75 lb-ft / 570 lb (0.132).

Similarly, if the CB1100 DLX had instead been released with a wet weight of 510 lbs instead of 570 lbs also you would have a ratio of 89 hp / 512 hp or (0.175) and a torque/weight ratio of 69 lb-ft / 510 lb (0.135)

So to me the weight of the bike as it relates to these specs seems very important