01-09-2018, 09:31 AM
(01-09-2018, 09:11 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: Thanks, Guth, I'm sure I will. I'm here as much because of mickey as because of the bike after which this forum is named, which I haven't even ridden yet.
It looks like I'll finally get to try a CB1100 this Sunday, thanks to egleaves' kind offer to allow me to ride his brand-new 2014 Standard. Ironic, innit, since he bought that exact bike out from under me. He beat me to the punch by only two days.
Except for the fact that the tank is black instead of red, the motor is almost completely blacked out, the side covers are black instead of silver, and the wheels are black instead of silver, I would think you would rate the 2014 Standard's aesthetics on par with your 2013 model. Same seat, same tank, same wheels, same pipe, same everything else, other than a slightly different instrument display, and six gears instead of five.
I've ridden the early-'90s CB750, and the 919. I'm expecting the CB1100 to fall somewhere in the middle, with the soft, plush, leisurely ride and nearly-bolt-upright seating position of that old CB750, with a bit of the 919's grunt. Come to think of it, it will probably feel like a smaller, more manageable version of the old liquid-cooled CB1000, aka "The Big One."
I'm curious to see what egleaves thinks after he rides my XSR900. Besides his new CB, I have no idea what he's owned, what he's ridden, or what sort of riding he does. I'm completely clueless as to his general frames of reference.
Should be interesting.
First bike - 1980 Yamaha XS1100 Special. Rode it. Wrenched on it. Loved it. This was my starter bike about 8 years ago.
Second bike - 1981 Suzuki GS650. Bought it last year to get back in the saddle after a multi year absence from riding. That Craigslist turd is still sitting in my barn.
Current bike - 2014 CB1100. Got fed up with the Suzuki and made it to the dealership faster than VLJ.
I don't have as much experience on a bike as most people here, but I am a focused, sensible rider trying to develop my technical skills. Early on I found myself attracted to the look of the UJM and I also have a soft spot for older vehicles in general. ('74 C-10 and '65 Corvair in the driveway) The CB is the newest thing I've owned in a while.