03-18-2018, 03:17 PM
G'day tommymck. Welcome to the forum. Your first post didn't appear to take because the forum software requires a moderator to approve any new member's first past. After that, go for it.
Forum member redbirds' wife, Sparky, has just acquired a 2013 CB1100. There was a younger member called elemenopi who hasn't posted for a bit who had a lovely 2014 DLX. Last I saw she was also a member of one of the CB1100 Facebook groups. Both those women handle the CB1100 with no problems. Gender will not be the issue here.
Me, I don't think the CB1100 is a good bike for a newbie, but I come from an era when few would have dreamed of a bike so big (capacity rather than actual size). Others on the forum disagree and a number of them have way more experience of different bikes than me. In the end, I guess, if she likes it and feels she can get comfortable quickly enough, it would be a great bike. The obvious family benefit is that you'd get to ride it too!
Forum member redbirds' wife, Sparky, has just acquired a 2013 CB1100. There was a younger member called elemenopi who hasn't posted for a bit who had a lovely 2014 DLX. Last I saw she was also a member of one of the CB1100 Facebook groups. Both those women handle the CB1100 with no problems. Gender will not be the issue here.
Me, I don't think the CB1100 is a good bike for a newbie, but I come from an era when few would have dreamed of a bike so big (capacity rather than actual size). Others on the forum disagree and a number of them have way more experience of different bikes than me. In the end, I guess, if she likes it and feels she can get comfortable quickly enough, it would be a great bike. The obvious family benefit is that you'd get to ride it too!