03-18-2018, 03:28 PM
(03-18-2018, 03:17 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: 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!
Thanks for the reply Cormanus,
Yeah... That's my concern. Encouraging her to get something (even though I'd contribute to it) that wouldn't be appropriate for her. My issue is that small bikes just seem to be way unstable on the road. It's all relative I guess, but checking out these Rebels, they just seem very unstable. I've been riding since I was 13, which was a very long time ago. The bigger bikes just "feel" safer to me, which may just be my bias.
I guess I'm just looking for any reports from new riders who have ridden the 1100EX. The displacement doesn't scare me for her as much as the weight I guess...