01-06-2018, 04:19 PM
(01-06-2018, 02:15 PM)VLJ_imp Wrote: I agree that while I don't need a gear indicator, I prefer having one. In terms of the 'N' indicator, in no way is it necessary; again, it's just a preference thing, as the display looks better when something fills the large space normally occupied by a number, as it does on the new Z900 and Z900RS, and my old BMW. I just don't like seeing the large blank space there.
As to the rest of Guth's post, I prefer those longer missives. One-sentence blurbs don't get me fired up. I want someone to vent their spleen, or rain down hosannas from the mountaintop.
Passion. I love the passion for this motorcycle by those who truly know, and Guth's longer posts are great examples of this passion. A large part of why I want a CB1100 has to do with the obsessive engineering that went into its creation. I don't necessarily agree with all of the decisions Honda made for this motorcycle—namely, going way overboard in limiting the engine's output, and artificially capping the rpm much too early in the top gears—but I've come to realize that these things won't really affect my real-world enjoyment of the bike, once I get used to it. What will affect my enjoyment of the motorcycle is the obvious passion that drove Honda to sweat every last detail of the project.
That level of joyous passion sticks. It's obvious, and it matters.
Thanks VLJ — I can understand where you're coming from. I do tend to go on a bit at times — it tends to happen that way with things that I care about. I don't necessarily expect people to agree with me and I welcome an open dialogue (which I think is one of the great strengths of this forum). I just want to let people know how I feel about things sometimes.
The passion for this bike is certainly real. I'd never thought about starting a forum until the CB1100 came along. A few years back, a bunch of us were participating in a very lengthy discussion by way of a thread (currently at more than 245 pages and 4,900 posts!) about the CB1100 over on the ADVrider forum. I'm a disgrace as far as ADV credentials go, but that thread came up for me in a search back before the bike was actually released here in North America. So I joined the site, joined the conversation and I must admit that I really enjoyed myself. That was the single best resource for CB1100 info at the time. (I had searched many times, but no one had yet started a forum dedicated to the CB1100.)
I started to grow concerned that people's interest in that particular thread would eventually die out and I didn't want to see the conversation end. So I registered the domain for this place and started researching what I needed to do to get a forum up and running. My biggest fear was that no one from the ADVrider forum would want to join a CB1100 specific forum. To this day, I remain incredibly relieved that my fears were not realized. I you look at the first few pages of the member list for this forum, it almost reads like a who's who from that sing ADVrider thread, lol. You guys know who you are — maybe some of you will chime in on this conversation with memories of your own from back in the days when we were still waiting for this incredible machine to arrive. I remain incredibly grateful that Honda saw fit to bring the CB1100 here to North America. I ended up not only with a great bike also with a great bunch of guys that I enjoy conversing with as a result. I'm still amazed at the sheer amount of motorcycle-related knowledge the members of this forum have. Most guys around here know far more about motorcycles/motorcycling than I do. Good stuff!