08-05-2018, 10:36 AM
Hello everyone.
I am considering buying a CB1100. When Honda first announced this model, I wanted to, and planned on purchasing one.
Once the specifications for the bike came out, I had second thoughts.
I have owned several CB's in my 30+ years of riding. My first bike was a '85 CB700SC. I loved that bike (as everyone does their first motorcycle). I got it in the spring of 1986. In the next 3 years, I put over 48,000 miles on it. In 1989 I sold the 700 and purchased (from my brother) a 1976 BMW R90S. I kept that bike for 2 years before selling it back to him. I was in my late 20's and wanted something newer/faster.
In the subsequent decades I have owned several motorcycles; 3x CB750s (2K, 1F), a VT1100C3, BMW K100RS, Honda ST1300, BMW R1100s, HD 1200 Sportster, 1998 VFR 800 (my all time favorite motorcycle, I don't know why I sold it) and a 2007 BMW R1200S (my current ride) for the past 3 years.
For some reason, I am still drawn to the CB1100.
Looking at this forum the past few day, I see a lot of people who own them who seem to only rack up a few hundred miles a year on them. Over the past decade, I have averaged 15,000 miles a year on motorcycle and I was wondering why no one seems to ride them this much.
I don't know if these motorcycle draw people who don't use them as their primary means of transportation, or if it's just not a big mileage eater.
I love the look of the bike. I can get a NOS 2014 from a local dealer for less than $7000, but it's not a deluxe or newer model with the larger tank.
Beside my typical commute of a few miles to work, I usually get out Saturday and Sunday for about 100-170 miles a time. Mostly backroads, well above the posted speed limit.
Is there anyone out there that uses their CB1100 for that type of riding?
Sub 100hp and over 500lbs has me worried that it's just a UJM cruiser. The reviews that I've read online seem to reinforce that notion.
I can't find anything online in the realm of performance modification beyond exhaust and ECU mods. Am I missing anything? The fact that the original CB1100 had 120 HP and the new one's have less than 90HP has me second quessing buying one.
I am considering buying a CB1100. When Honda first announced this model, I wanted to, and planned on purchasing one.
Once the specifications for the bike came out, I had second thoughts.
I have owned several CB's in my 30+ years of riding. My first bike was a '85 CB700SC. I loved that bike (as everyone does their first motorcycle). I got it in the spring of 1986. In the next 3 years, I put over 48,000 miles on it. In 1989 I sold the 700 and purchased (from my brother) a 1976 BMW R90S. I kept that bike for 2 years before selling it back to him. I was in my late 20's and wanted something newer/faster.
In the subsequent decades I have owned several motorcycles; 3x CB750s (2K, 1F), a VT1100C3, BMW K100RS, Honda ST1300, BMW R1100s, HD 1200 Sportster, 1998 VFR 800 (my all time favorite motorcycle, I don't know why I sold it) and a 2007 BMW R1200S (my current ride) for the past 3 years.
For some reason, I am still drawn to the CB1100.
Looking at this forum the past few day, I see a lot of people who own them who seem to only rack up a few hundred miles a year on them. Over the past decade, I have averaged 15,000 miles a year on motorcycle and I was wondering why no one seems to ride them this much.
I don't know if these motorcycle draw people who don't use them as their primary means of transportation, or if it's just not a big mileage eater.
I love the look of the bike. I can get a NOS 2014 from a local dealer for less than $7000, but it's not a deluxe or newer model with the larger tank.
Beside my typical commute of a few miles to work, I usually get out Saturday and Sunday for about 100-170 miles a time. Mostly backroads, well above the posted speed limit.
Is there anyone out there that uses their CB1100 for that type of riding?
Sub 100hp and over 500lbs has me worried that it's just a UJM cruiser. The reviews that I've read online seem to reinforce that notion.
I can't find anything online in the realm of performance modification beyond exhaust and ECU mods. Am I missing anything? The fact that the original CB1100 had 120 HP and the new one's have less than 90HP has me second quessing buying one.