2014 CB1100 Standard ride review/XSR900 comparo

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This kind of thread reminds me how passionate we are about motorcycles. That's a good thing.

Hear, hear, sir!

I have not been trying to change anyone's opinion about their motorcycle. But there has been a great deal of feeling expressed here recently. A bit of hash has been slung, and a barb or two. That's expected.

However, it's the most animated and interesting discussion about the CB1100 I've seen since I started visiting the site.

So that's a neat thing.

The extra helping of character analysis, not so much, but I can take the pepper as long as there's a bit of salt.

After reading this threads 5 pages of fairly interesting comments and taking their multiple pro and con points into consideration nothing changed the opinion I had beforehand: I REALLY, REALLY like my almost bone stock 2013 CB1100.

That really emphasizes the true irony of the goal of increasing the activity and post count.

In the last few weeks some folks have put a sincere effort into increasing the conversation level, but at the same time, some have expressed sentiments that much ado about nothing is a bad thing.

The lesson here is that post count, word count, and character count don't define quality.

That task was better left to Robert Pirsig, lol.

By the way, I REALLY, REALLY, liked my 2013 CB1100. But I LOVE my 2015 ZX10R and Z900R.

I don't have an aircraft hangar to store bikes, nor the funds, or I'd get a place next to Jay Leno's.

There just wasn't room enough for all of 'em, so the CB1100 had to go.

I do seem to recall some threads saying that former owners were perfectly welcome here, though.

I've really enjoyed VLJ's journey thus far and, more to the point, the discussion it has provoked. However, when it comes down to it the issue at the heart of the matter is not so much the bike as VLJ's personality which leads to his riding in a particular way. He loves the CB1100 EX and wants to believe that it would be a good for him if he could buy one, slow down and enjoy it. That may well be true. I don't know. Others of us seem to think his character will lead him inevitably to disappointment as the bike fails to meet the needs of the way he will be driven to ride.

Buy the bike, VLJ, and share your journey with us. As you've said, if it doesn't work out and your inner speed demon wins the fight, at least you'll have tried and we'll get to hear about the battle.

Ulvetanna, I also hope you land on a 2017 CB1100EX and share your journey with us. Even though you may not believe it, there are those of us who would like to know whether, if tinkered with and ridden in a sporting manner, it delivers satisfaction.

Lol, thank you, sir!

I think I did that with my 2013, but can assure you that I have at least one active riding buddy who's modded his similarly to mine; he's a club racer and loves the classic I4's. Whenever I talk to him about his bike, he always talks about how he's able to surprise the daylights out guys on pure supersports.

Yep, there are a few of us out there.

We'll see what this year brings; I gotta have another look at that 2017EX.

Thanks again.

I'm gonna do you a favor here VLJ.

Ready?


Buy the dang bike.

Lol! I would like to know what the Ferret had to edit out, though...

Hear, hear, sir!

I have not been trying to change anyone's opinion about their motorcycle. But there has been a great deal of feeling expressed here recently. A bit of hash has been slung, and a barb or two. That's expected.

However, it's the most animated and interesting discussion about the CB1100 I've seen since I started visiting the site.

So that's a neat thing.

The extra helping of character analysis, not so much, but I can take the pepper as long as there's a bit of salt.
I'll be honest Ultevanna, I didn't see anything wrong/offensive in any of your comments.

I particularly liked the one about a "skills section". I have been riding continuously without break since 1986 but as almost the entirety of that riding has been in isolation I don't consider myself to be a particularly skilled rider. I don't watch racing, read many magazines or ride with many people. In fact my main riding partner (who lives 1000 miles away now) was much less skilled than I and couldn't keep up to my '03 HD Nighttrain in the twisties on his '04 Z1000.

For the most part I don't even know what you guys are talking about most of the time - what the heck is drive line lash??