05-23-2018, 03:01 AM
Hi Mike, welcome to the forum and glad to hear you're interested in the CB.
I'm the same age as you (33) and bought the CB1100 for the same purpose (to grow old with). I rode sportbikes for a decade and got tired of leaning over on a crotch rocket.
I'm 6'3" and 195lbs so I can't comment to our differences there, but the CB is a bike worthy of all day riding. I have done several 200+ mile days without any issues. I've had the bike offroad and to the racetrack, also without any issues (besides dragging peg feelers, as to be expected). From a power perspective, you'll be fine. The way this bike is geared and how the power is delivered is pretty flexible. You can hop off the line hard if you want to, but that's a full twist of the wrist, and the CB will trundle around town all day at 3K RPMs and is a joy to cruise on.
This bike is bulletproof, runs like a champ, looks fantastic, turns heads, has a storied history, and will last the miles. You're making a great choice.
I'm the same age as you (33) and bought the CB1100 for the same purpose (to grow old with). I rode sportbikes for a decade and got tired of leaning over on a crotch rocket.
I'm 6'3" and 195lbs so I can't comment to our differences there, but the CB is a bike worthy of all day riding. I have done several 200+ mile days without any issues. I've had the bike offroad and to the racetrack, also without any issues (besides dragging peg feelers, as to be expected). From a power perspective, you'll be fine. The way this bike is geared and how the power is delivered is pretty flexible. You can hop off the line hard if you want to, but that's a full twist of the wrist, and the CB will trundle around town all day at 3K RPMs and is a joy to cruise on.
This bike is bulletproof, runs like a champ, looks fantastic, turns heads, has a storied history, and will last the miles. You're making a great choice.