03-29-2018, 12:17 PM
I guess it shouldn't come as any great surprise that most us of have similar thinking in what our alternative bike would if the dreaded nightmare of no CB1100 were to be true. That's why we are all here right?
As for me, when I decided to buy a second street bike in late '16 (as my '03 HD has been retired to full time sidecar duty for my special needs daughter) I really wanted an XR1200R but couldn't find one anywhere near me. My next choice was a CB1000R, again no luck.
By now it was March '17 and not being able to find what I was looking in Harley or Honda I reluctantly broadened my search. I say reluctantly as the shop I use is a combined HD/Honda/KTM, I trust them and really wanted to keep my motorcycle business solely with them already owning both HD and Honda bikes.
So I looked at Yamaha and BMW. I really like the R1200R and have always been a fan of their "roadster" style bikes having almost bought a R1150R Rockster in '02. The Yamaha FZ09 was also at the top of the list. The XRS900 is ok but I just feel like it is trying to hard to be something it's not.
Shortly after my '14 CB1100 miraculously fell into my lap a friend decided to sell his mint condition, very low mileage (4500km) '09 Buell Ulysses that I had bugged him to sell me 6-7 years ago so I couldn't pass it up. It's a great bike that does everything I want and is more comfortable, longer range, better suspension than the CB and has removable luggage. If I hadn't picked a bike by the I got the Ulysses I would probably just have stuck with that.
I had planned to sell the CB once I got the Ulysses but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I have never gotten attached to a mechanical thing before but the CB1100 is special in a way that I can't explain.
But you guys already knew that, didn't you?
As for me, when I decided to buy a second street bike in late '16 (as my '03 HD has been retired to full time sidecar duty for my special needs daughter) I really wanted an XR1200R but couldn't find one anywhere near me. My next choice was a CB1000R, again no luck.
By now it was March '17 and not being able to find what I was looking in Harley or Honda I reluctantly broadened my search. I say reluctantly as the shop I use is a combined HD/Honda/KTM, I trust them and really wanted to keep my motorcycle business solely with them already owning both HD and Honda bikes.
So I looked at Yamaha and BMW. I really like the R1200R and have always been a fan of their "roadster" style bikes having almost bought a R1150R Rockster in '02. The Yamaha FZ09 was also at the top of the list. The XRS900 is ok but I just feel like it is trying to hard to be something it's not.
Shortly after my '14 CB1100 miraculously fell into my lap a friend decided to sell his mint condition, very low mileage (4500km) '09 Buell Ulysses that I had bugged him to sell me 6-7 years ago so I couldn't pass it up. It's a great bike that does everything I want and is more comfortable, longer range, better suspension than the CB and has removable luggage. If I hadn't picked a bike by the I got the Ulysses I would probably just have stuck with that.
I had planned to sell the CB once I got the Ulysses but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I have never gotten attached to a mechanical thing before but the CB1100 is special in a way that I can't explain.
But you guys already knew that, didn't you?