01-07-2018, 08:57 AM
(01-07-2018, 06:39 AM)CA200_imp Wrote: Guth I am also one of the early members and thank you very much for you starting this forum . However I am some what of a decenter on the
bikes looks.
Very early on I think I posted why I bought my 2013 . I had just retired and wanted a retirement bike after closing my motorcycle acc.
shop. My plan was to find a very used BMW sport touring bike. Sport touring bikes have always been my fav. . I had a PC800 ,a Wing , and about 2 or 3 bikes before I retired I bought a ST1100 which turned out
to be a bit much for me because of its weight.
I guess we all age at different rates. I know when I say this it will upset some people but is the way I feel. I am sure I have said on here on the
past when I was in the industry I used to make fun "retro" bikes.
I always said can't the Mfg. come up with something new?
I do like the way my bike looks but it was not the main reason I bought it. It was the right weight ,size and had the right ergos . and if
I sold a bike and a car I could afford to get it and retire and live on SS.
Don't get me wrong I do like UJMs , for sure I had many back in the 80s. Their looks never thrilled me.
I still like to ride my CB1100 and will remain my main ride till I have stop but its looks is not my main reason for owning it.
Sorry if this upsets any one.
Hey CA200, I think you might have been one of the first, if not the first to contact me about trying to join the forum. If I remember correctly, I think you asked me something to the effect of whether or not cheeseheads were allowed to join, lol.
There is definitely no need to apologize for your feelings regarding the looks of the CB1100. I've rambled on numerous times about how the bike appealed less to me each subsequent release since the original design. But there are plenty of people who obviously disagree with me. For example, the "darK' CB!1100 of 2014 proved to be far more popular than I could have ever imagined. The bottom line is that we all like different stuff — that's how it should be. To me the only shame is that you don't really care for the looks of the CB. I can't imagine buying any vehicle wether it's a motorcycle, a car or even a truck for that matter that I didn't at least feel good about the looks (and that's at a minimum). But the fact that you've owned your CB1100 longer than a lot of other guys speaks volumes about the other qualities of the bike, and that's pretty cool.