01-08-2018, 06:02 AM
(01-08-2018, 05:19 AM)chowtoo_imp Wrote: I started motorcycling when I was 42 (married with 3 kids). My mom never let me have a motorcycle. I moved from a large city in another state to a farm near a couple of small towns in the Midwest where I grew up. I bought a TW200 on-off road bike and a new 1996 Suzuki Katana, just because of the looks. I never rode the Katana much until I resurrected it in 2015 after 9 years in the barn. It is now my favorite bike in my stable of 2014 Hondas (CB1000R, 650F, VFR800 Interceptor and my latest, the CB11000). I wanted the CB1100 since the day I saw it. Now being 63, the looks got to me and made me feel like a young man again. I liked the chrome wheels and other parts of the 2013 but it did not have a six speed or a gear indicator. I like modern technology but that retro look of my 2014 CB1100 I could not pass up. When a Wisconsin dealer reduced the price of a new 2014 CB1100 to $6K, it was time to get it and I met him in Chicago to ride it back to Michigan! I love riding it and just looking at it. I have also caught other riders admiring it, so I am not the only one to appreciate a good thing when I see it. One guy asked if it was a retro bike or an old bike that had been updated. To me it's a make-me-feel-good retro!Way to go on that. I had a 1989 Katana, excellent motorcycle.