Awesome day

[the Ferret]

Not really sure what you mean by economical. If you mean gas mileage I actually got better gas mileage with the 13 than the 14 due to gearing and weight.

IMO the CB didn't need a 6 th gear. I ride my 14 just like I rode my 13 using only 1-5 on most of the roads I ride, and although the 13s 5 th on the freeway was not objectionable, if you do a lot of freeway riding the 6 th gear will come into it's own there dropping rpms between 400-500 rpms. For freeway work, it's a nice feature.

Some guys really wanted the 6 th gear. I wanted the other stuff that came on the 14. The chrome waterfall headpipes, the 4 into 2 mufflers, the digital gear indicator, the differently shaped and larger capacity fuel tank, the patterned seat, the chrome bar ends, the polished master cylinder covers, the silver motor.

What I also got that came with the deal is a fuel computer and ABS brakes.

To me they are both great motorcycles. I just liked the looks of the 14 better.