05-23-2018, 04:07 AM
Welcome to the forum mike85, from sunny New Mexico! One of the best things you've done in this venture is join this forum! It's hard to measure the width and depth of wisdom and knowledge available here about the CB1100. One note of caution tho, many of us have MBD.* Altho it's not a fatal disease, it's nearly incurable, and can even be spread electronically!
Speaking to the topic of size and the big CB, I'm 5'8" and 126 lbs. I have no trouble riding/controlling the bike in any circumstance. Many members have said the 560lbs of CB disappears once rolling, and that is quite correct. The CB is dead neutral about handling: it responds easily to your slightest input, and stays there until you tell it to do something else. It doesn't do anything evil when pushed hard thru the twisties, it remains very neutral. It's a very easy bike to ride, so much so that it becomes pleasurable, no niggling little faults to contend with.
But, I've been riding for 51 years, my input here may be skewed!
* Multiple Bike Disease
Speaking to the topic of size and the big CB, I'm 5'8" and 126 lbs. I have no trouble riding/controlling the bike in any circumstance. Many members have said the 560lbs of CB disappears once rolling, and that is quite correct. The CB is dead neutral about handling: it responds easily to your slightest input, and stays there until you tell it to do something else. It doesn't do anything evil when pushed hard thru the twisties, it remains very neutral. It's a very easy bike to ride, so much so that it becomes pleasurable, no niggling little faults to contend with.
But, I've been riding for 51 years, my input here may be skewed!
* Multiple Bike Disease