11-27-2018, 10:23 AM
I’ve had a 2013 and 2014 CB1100, a 2015 BMW RNineT and most recently a 2017 Moto Guzzi V7iii stone. Yes I’m not entirely sane.
Someone else in this thread said it best. The CB is more refined than all of these other bikes, but not as fast, or something like that. The brakes are better, the gearbox is better, it handles better and the fit and finish is better. It does not, however, “scratch every itch.”
I sold the Cb when I picked up my R9T because I found myself riding the bmw more. While it isn’t objectively as good as the CB, the engine was much more powerful and torquey, and that made it more fun to me. Note that I said to me....if the cb engine does it for you, then maybe you would like it more.
I elected to keep the Guzzi over the BMW because it’s a more upright position and an “easier” bike to just hop on and ride, and I’ll pick something else up for longer rides. I liked the bmw a lot, and would have kept it if I wasn’t trying to downsize my fleet and a friend offered me a good amount for it. BMW does command great resale value. The Guzzi actually reminds me more of the CB than the BMW. It’s not as fast even as the CB but the nature of the torque curve and the wonderful sound of the Guzzi V-twin breathing through twin Arrow pipes somehow makes me forget about speed in a way that I couldn’t with the CB. I always wanted a bit more juice out of the CB1100, I was eyeing that sprocket swap thread but decided I didn’t need a fleet of naked bikes.
I still really like the CB for many reasons and if at another time in my life I’m fortunate enough to own another, I would pick another up, but it is a different experience than both the BMW and Guzzi.
Someone else in this thread said it best. The CB is more refined than all of these other bikes, but not as fast, or something like that. The brakes are better, the gearbox is better, it handles better and the fit and finish is better. It does not, however, “scratch every itch.”
I sold the Cb when I picked up my R9T because I found myself riding the bmw more. While it isn’t objectively as good as the CB, the engine was much more powerful and torquey, and that made it more fun to me. Note that I said to me....if the cb engine does it for you, then maybe you would like it more.
I elected to keep the Guzzi over the BMW because it’s a more upright position and an “easier” bike to just hop on and ride, and I’ll pick something else up for longer rides. I liked the bmw a lot, and would have kept it if I wasn’t trying to downsize my fleet and a friend offered me a good amount for it. BMW does command great resale value. The Guzzi actually reminds me more of the CB than the BMW. It’s not as fast even as the CB but the nature of the torque curve and the wonderful sound of the Guzzi V-twin breathing through twin Arrow pipes somehow makes me forget about speed in a way that I couldn’t with the CB. I always wanted a bit more juice out of the CB1100, I was eyeing that sprocket swap thread but decided I didn’t need a fleet of naked bikes.
I still really like the CB for many reasons and if at another time in my life I’m fortunate enough to own another, I would pick another up, but it is a different experience than both the BMW and Guzzi.