01-18-2018, 02:20 AM
(01-17-2018, 11:10 PM)CB750F_imp Wrote: I'm a new CB1100 owner ('14 Standard) and I read this entire thread with amusement.
The whole point of the CB1100 is it recreates the vintage look and feel of the late 70's and 80's. It was never intended to ride like a modern sport bike. If it did it wouldn't capture the nostalgia and fun of those old bikes. Having said that it's still a way better motorcycle than anything we rode back then. It has a better motor, better brakes, better suspension and better fit and finish than the motorcycles of the 70's and 80's.
I bought my bike for what it is. I wanted a modern version of an old classic and that's exactly what I got. It looks fantastic and rides better than my CB750F ever did. If I had wanted a sport bike or a touring bike or an ADV bike I would have bought one.
Don't ruin a perfectly wonderful motorcycle by trying to turn it into something it was never intended to be. If riding a modern recreation of an old classic doesn't do it for you buy something else.
I feel exactly the same way about the CB1100, and have saved what you said in a folder.
But I do remember in the 60s and 70s that everyone modified their motorcycles to suit the own style or riding habits. Or just so their bike was different than everyone else's.