05-28-2019, 06:20 PM
(05-28-2019, 11:05 AM)AsHperson_imp Wrote: I found this bike on CL for 5800 which I feel is good for about 8k miles. Are there some key things to look for?
I am looking to make this my main bike for about the next several years if possible and since I live in California I've been making this possible for myself with the exception of my last bike the Triumph Street triple RS I bought new which has 2 motors go out under warranty, I am lemon-lawing it. Meanwhile since the dealership has no loaner program I was forced to buy some other bike for now to get me around. I got a 88' Hawk GT for 500 w/ 59k miles(in the last 4 months it has hit about 63k which is low for me due to the small gas tank and no gas gauge have me limited).
Would it be worth it for me to commute year-round on the CB1100 through all sorts of weather without ABS or is it not too big of an issue? Is it possible to add ABS later on in case I feel it is important? Am I stressing too much on a small subject?
I'm finding it difficult to find a fitting tire that does amazing in water, long life/dual compound, do you guys have any suggestions? I work 7 days a week so if it is a day in the year no matter how hard it rains here, I'm on my bike however I've had a lot of miles in the rain and am a lot more used to it than what I used to be.
I used to commute from SJ to Pleasant Hill every day in all weather conditions on my '13 non ABS and I had no issues with it. It was just about 115 miles every day for me and I was getting between 45 and 52 mpg with it. Once I went over 70 for long stretches, that was when the mileage started to drop a bit.
The bike is very reliable and with the stock BT54 tires on that commute I got over 9000 miles out of the front tire, and over 15,000 on the rear. There was tread left on both tires when I replaced them, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
The one thing that I STRONGLY suggest is a windscreen of some sort. Without one I was getting fatigued on my 55 minute commutes.