01-14-2018, 11:25 PM
Interesting review and I find it quite surprizing actually. Maybe it's the rpms you were riding at, or the speeds, maybe it's the roads, maybe it's just my personal bike, but my review of the CB1100 would be very different.
I don't find the steering heavy at all, even at parking lot speeds. As a matter of fact I find it suprisingly light. I have no problem holding a line thru a curve, changing a line thru a curve, and can ride thru curves using only my throttle hand while shooting pictures with the other. I can pull a rolling U turn on my country lane and a half road. I find the bike has one of the best transmissions I have ever experienced..snick, snick, snick gear changes up or down, the only exception being the first to second or second to first shift. Hardly tractor like, and drive line lash is not an issue if you are smooth rolling the throttle on and off rather than chopping the throttle on and off. I do find it to be a slow revver, more torquey than peaky with no discernable " hit" in the rpms zones I ride in. On our roads 3500 rpms is plenty to ride acceptibly fast, illegally fast even, but then again I won't run 100 mph on 55 mph roads. I might run 60 or 65. Smooth throttle application and good line choice is more important here to going fast, than hard throttling and a point and shoot riding style. I also feel no buzziness and find the motor incredibly smooth.
After reading just how you tested the CB and my interpretation of the results you came up with, I stand by my assertion that I don't think this is the bike for you. Forcing yourself to slow down by buying a bike with "heavy, slow steering,excessive drive line lash, buzziness at certain rpms, sketchy suspension, and transmission with slow responses" is unlikely to work for you, and will probably lead to frustration and a poor return on your investment.
Keep the XSR.
I don't find the steering heavy at all, even at parking lot speeds. As a matter of fact I find it suprisingly light. I have no problem holding a line thru a curve, changing a line thru a curve, and can ride thru curves using only my throttle hand while shooting pictures with the other. I can pull a rolling U turn on my country lane and a half road. I find the bike has one of the best transmissions I have ever experienced..snick, snick, snick gear changes up or down, the only exception being the first to second or second to first shift. Hardly tractor like, and drive line lash is not an issue if you are smooth rolling the throttle on and off rather than chopping the throttle on and off. I do find it to be a slow revver, more torquey than peaky with no discernable " hit" in the rpms zones I ride in. On our roads 3500 rpms is plenty to ride acceptibly fast, illegally fast even, but then again I won't run 100 mph on 55 mph roads. I might run 60 or 65. Smooth throttle application and good line choice is more important here to going fast, than hard throttling and a point and shoot riding style. I also feel no buzziness and find the motor incredibly smooth.
After reading just how you tested the CB and my interpretation of the results you came up with, I stand by my assertion that I don't think this is the bike for you. Forcing yourself to slow down by buying a bike with "heavy, slow steering,excessive drive line lash, buzziness at certain rpms, sketchy suspension, and transmission with slow responses" is unlikely to work for you, and will probably lead to frustration and a poor return on your investment.
Keep the XSR.