01-15-2018, 05:02 AM
(01-15-2018, 01:35 AM)Nortoon_imp Wrote: I think a person's riding style has a lot to do with how they judge the CB.
Like it or not this is an old man's bike. You have to be at least 60 to remember the CB750 and appreciate it looks. This is confirmed every time I stop for breakfast or lunch. It always the mature gray haired gentlemen that are attracted to this machine.
She is a porky motorcycle and very top heavy compared to most bikes, except touring motorcycles and large cruisers. That is reason I call mine Miss Piggy.
Don't get me wrong, I like my CB1100 and had to wait 3 years to be able to buy one. I love the looks of the machine, and she fits my riding style perfectly. I like sweeping through the corners, but at 71 years of age my knee dragging days are far behind me. I have yet to scrape the center stand or a foot peg on my EX, and that is fine with me. I ride my CB strictly for pleasure on lonesome scenic back roads on week days to avoid the traffic.
Except to pass most of my time is spent at 3500 RPMs or less. I know the power is there beyond that, but I don't really need it for my riding style. I prefer a smooth and relaxed sweep through the corners. At my age racing a heavy motorcycle through the corners on the edge of safety would be exhausting and perilous.
Nortoon , with all respect I don't think that CB is an old man's bike . You maybe 71 and i am almost 52 , but I am sure you feel , as I do , like 16. And this motorcycle enhances this feeling. Did you ever consider why you ride? I ride because I envy the birds flying. So my opinion is that CB1100 is for riders that have nothing to prove...