05-05-2018, 06:41 AM
Well.... I've been spending more time that I'd like turning the wrench on my 20 year old 1200C, and I knew that sooner or later I'd give in.
A couple of test rides later and I finally did it. A couple of things stand out to me. First, I'm really surprised at how well the bike does at speed without a windscreen. Not sure why this would be, but it's significantly better than the BMW. Second, everything just....works.... Looks and feels great. Ideal for how I'll be using it. Glad I didn't pick this one to be the CA bike. I'd be spending all my time wishing I was there riding it.
Picked it up toady. I'd still be riding it if it weren't for the fact that it started raining. It's not like you guys haven't seen one before, but here it is....
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I should have known better than to test ride one. Surprisingly, there was only one '17 within a 50 mile radius. Several new old-stock black '14s to be had locally. It's a personal thing, but the looks of the red '17 made it worth passing up on the (significantly) better deals to be had with '14s.
Oh.... and when did they decide that tank stickers were the thing to do? When I got the Yamaha, I figured it was a California thing. I was pleasantly surprised while on my test drives to notice that the CB1100 didn't have tank stickers. It must be a dealer installed thing though because I noticed them 10 minutes into my ride home. Fortunately they didn't have much time to set up. Came off clean and easy, but if I left them on another day or two, it would have been a mess...
Looks infinitely better without. Is it a law or something?
![[Image: 7858bd396689e7cd3fdeb78b092ea8e4.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201805/7858bd396689e7cd3fdeb78b092ea8e4.jpg)
A couple of test rides later and I finally did it. A couple of things stand out to me. First, I'm really surprised at how well the bike does at speed without a windscreen. Not sure why this would be, but it's significantly better than the BMW. Second, everything just....works.... Looks and feels great. Ideal for how I'll be using it. Glad I didn't pick this one to be the CA bike. I'd be spending all my time wishing I was there riding it.
Picked it up toady. I'd still be riding it if it weren't for the fact that it started raining. It's not like you guys haven't seen one before, but here it is....
I should have known better than to test ride one. Surprisingly, there was only one '17 within a 50 mile radius. Several new old-stock black '14s to be had locally. It's a personal thing, but the looks of the red '17 made it worth passing up on the (significantly) better deals to be had with '14s.
Oh.... and when did they decide that tank stickers were the thing to do? When I got the Yamaha, I figured it was a California thing. I was pleasantly surprised while on my test drives to notice that the CB1100 didn't have tank stickers. It must be a dealer installed thing though because I noticed them 10 minutes into my ride home. Fortunately they didn't have much time to set up. Came off clean and easy, but if I left them on another day or two, it would have been a mess...
Looks infinitely better without. Is it a law or something?