01-29-2018, 03:36 AM
Guth, I'm sure that the previous generation CBs also had excellent throttle response. From Day One, testers have noted the CB's smooth, glitch-free fueling. With the chain properly adjusted, I'm guessing your '13 also exhibits very little drive lash. Overall, I can easily picture your experiences on your CB mirroring mine, although I have no doubt that my suspension is plusher, and the addition of the sixth gear has to be a benefit.
alprider, you just described one circumstance in which I would fully expect to drag something on my CB: tight, uphill, off-camber, bumpy switchbacks that practically turn back on themselves. It's very easy to drag parts on those sorts of 1st-gear switchbacks when riding a long-wheelbase, low-slung bike.
mickey, you know that response post I made in MCD's Z900RS thread, in which I summed up the differences between the CB and Z900RS? I'm not so sure now that I would automatically give the handling and braking nods to the Z900RS. If the Kawi's suspension isn't as plush as the CB's and its fueling more glitchy, I can see the 900RS's handling bearing the brunt of those issues. In terms of the brakes, I don't see where the CB's could be any better, so I'm not willing to just hand the decision there to the Kawi, radial-mounted calipers notwithstanding. Also, while the CB does buzz a bit between 3,500 and 4,900, the Kawi supposedly suffers from fairly noticeable buzzing higher up on the tach, so perhaps it's no smoother overall than the CB.
I'm certain the Kawi accelerates harder and is more flickable. It weighs ninety fewer lbs and makes about ten more horsepower. At this point, however, those are the only nods I'm wiling to give the Kawi over the CB, unless and until I ride one and can confirm that it handles and brakes better than the Honda, in addition to being smoother.
I have my doubts.
Ulvetanna Wrote:Guth Wrote:I've never been pitched from my seat or had the bike upset in ways that Ulvetanna has mentioned for that matter.
Just to be clear for the record, it was VLJ who described those things, and I commented on them.
Nope, that wasn't me. Pitched From The Seat Guy is ohiorider, who complained that he finally gave up on his older CB, after never coming to terms with it. He's also The Front Suspension Destroys My Wrists Guy.
alprider, you just described one circumstance in which I would fully expect to drag something on my CB: tight, uphill, off-camber, bumpy switchbacks that practically turn back on themselves. It's very easy to drag parts on those sorts of 1st-gear switchbacks when riding a long-wheelbase, low-slung bike.
mickey, you know that response post I made in MCD's Z900RS thread, in which I summed up the differences between the CB and Z900RS? I'm not so sure now that I would automatically give the handling and braking nods to the Z900RS. If the Kawi's suspension isn't as plush as the CB's and its fueling more glitchy, I can see the 900RS's handling bearing the brunt of those issues. In terms of the brakes, I don't see where the CB's could be any better, so I'm not willing to just hand the decision there to the Kawi, radial-mounted calipers notwithstanding. Also, while the CB does buzz a bit between 3,500 and 4,900, the Kawi supposedly suffers from fairly noticeable buzzing higher up on the tach, so perhaps it's no smoother overall than the CB.
I'm certain the Kawi accelerates harder and is more flickable. It weighs ninety fewer lbs and makes about ten more horsepower. At this point, however, those are the only nods I'm wiling to give the Kawi over the CB, unless and until I ride one and can confirm that it handles and brakes better than the Honda, in addition to being smoother.
I have my doubts.
Ulvetanna Wrote:Guth Wrote:I've never been pitched from my seat or had the bike upset in ways that Ulvetanna has mentioned for that matter.
Just to be clear for the record, it was VLJ who described those things, and I commented on them.
Nope, that wasn't me. Pitched From The Seat Guy is ohiorider, who complained that he finally gave up on his older CB, after never coming to terms with it. He's also The Front Suspension Destroys My Wrists Guy.