08-05-2018, 12:03 PM
Hi HFT,
My commute is 20 miles to work and I've been averaging 2 days a week on the CB since I got mine new in the spring. I also average about 400 miles a month on the weekends on it. 3.5 K total so far, and I'd expect that I'll have at least another 3K before it gets too cold in these parts this year. I'm 6' and 185, and I don't find it wanting for HP or torque at all, but I'm rather tame in my riding. I'm trying to remember ferret's quote. Something about bad lines slowly.... I suspect that it's more true in my case than his, but I'm no speed demon. Really though, I'd be surprised if you found the CB1100 lacking in power. To my mind at least, the VFR is an entirely different bike.... If "UJM" is a dirty word for you, the CB is sort of a poster child for that term.
If there is any chance you can ride one, that'd probably tell the tale for you.
My commute is 20 miles to work and I've been averaging 2 days a week on the CB since I got mine new in the spring. I also average about 400 miles a month on the weekends on it. 3.5 K total so far, and I'd expect that I'll have at least another 3K before it gets too cold in these parts this year. I'm 6' and 185, and I don't find it wanting for HP or torque at all, but I'm rather tame in my riding. I'm trying to remember ferret's quote. Something about bad lines slowly.... I suspect that it's more true in my case than his, but I'm no speed demon. Really though, I'd be surprised if you found the CB1100 lacking in power. To my mind at least, the VFR is an entirely different bike.... If "UJM" is a dirty word for you, the CB is sort of a poster child for that term.
If there is any chance you can ride one, that'd probably tell the tale for you.