01-15-2018, 07:31 AM
Guth, believe it or not, probably the only sure-thing bike I can think of right now that would do everything I want (within reason) and do so for the foreseeable future is a properly-spec'd R1200RT. Even there, I'd need to see whether I get along with its huge, adjustable windshield. If it wasn't too noisy for me, yeah, that bike would do it. I just can't afford one.
As for the CB1000R, it will be the same scenario for me as the CB1100. Like LongRanger mentioned, I'd need to see about finding a dealer in the Bay Area that would be willing to give me a test ride. My local dealer certainly won't.
There is one big difference, however. Unlike the CB1100, which offered questions only a test drive could answer, all but one of my questions regarding the CB1000R will easily be answered simply by sitting on one at my local dealership. Namely, how severe is the forward lean? That's one of only two functional questions I have regarding that bike, the other being whether it has any of the same sort of fueling issues that afflict the Z900RS, the original GSX-S1000, and a number of recent Yamahas. I'll be able to glean my answer to that question after reading enough ride reviews. If the bike has a noticeable problem, a consensus will be apparent in the early reviews.
As for the CB1000R, it will be the same scenario for me as the CB1100. Like LongRanger mentioned, I'd need to see about finding a dealer in the Bay Area that would be willing to give me a test ride. My local dealer certainly won't.
There is one big difference, however. Unlike the CB1100, which offered questions only a test drive could answer, all but one of my questions regarding the CB1000R will easily be answered simply by sitting on one at my local dealership. Namely, how severe is the forward lean? That's one of only two functional questions I have regarding that bike, the other being whether it has any of the same sort of fueling issues that afflict the Z900RS, the original GSX-S1000, and a number of recent Yamahas. I'll be able to glean my answer to that question after reading enough ride reviews. If the bike has a noticeable problem, a consensus will be apparent in the early reviews.