There is something inexplicably pleasing about the CB1100

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mickey, I'm sure you can recognize the mechanical difference between a smooth, high-revving I4 and a pulsing V-Twin. Similarly, you can doubtless recognize the difference between an I4 that makes all its power at high RPM vs one like our CB, which has a much lower state of tune. That being the case, it's easy to characterize, say, a GSX-R 600 as highly-strung, eager, impatient, etc., and a CB1100 as relaxed, poised, unhurried, etc.

Simply apply adjectives to what you feel coming from the bike. It's no different from describing a person.