05-30-2019, 07:53 AM
(05-30-2019, 05:22 AM)m in sc_imp Wrote: I've ridden a 'newer' cb1100 ex..... they aren't 2x the bike the 14's are, sorry, i really fail to see it. not worth twice the money I paid for mine new last year to me. I really never got the price point on these from day 1. But to each their own, great bikes for sure.
ok, M, but this isn't how I do my math. I could buy a used Corolla for $5000 or a new Porsche 911 for $110,000. Is the Porsche 22x the car the Toyota is? Does is go 22x faster, or hold 22x more passengers, or is the suspension 22x better? no, of course not. But fans will say it is in some ways a better car (though in other ways, like the cost of repairs, a worse car) and if the ways it is better are meaningful enough to someone and they can afford them, that is the only calculation that matters. For those that might feel the 17 is, let's say, 15% better in appearance and function than an 14, and they have the choice, and they don't mind the going rate for that 15% upgrade, then it might be money well spent for them. As might Ohlins or a 4-into-4 or mag wheels or Whitehouse kit, as improvements to their 14. And if they prefer the 14, then they get the bike they desire most AND save money in the process. Yes, to each his own: it's only ever "worth it" if it's worth it to you.