12-30-2017, 12:55 AM
"During most of that ride I was having a great time, and I was definitely thinking, "This bike seriously rocks. It works perfectly. It sounds great. It's stable. The fueling and throttle response are dialed. The acceleration is insane. It's letting me go faster than I really ought to be going, and it can easily handle a whole lot more."
Up there on Skaggs Springs Rd, and Rockpile Rd, I was having a blast, and the bike really couldn't have been any better. More importantly, I knew it, too, and told myself this, right there inside my helmet. "This is all the bike you need, so stop already. Quit looking at other bikes. Quit thinking about other bikes. Be happy with what you have. This thing is absolutely killer, it sounds and feels wicked as heck, and the seating position doesn't hurt your jacked-up neck. It lets you do everything you like to do on a bike, and it's really good at the main thing you like to do on a bike, which is this stuff, right here, right now. It even gets pretty good fuel mileage (46 mpg, even on those sorts of rides), so just stop already!" VLJ
With that kind of comment I am amazed you are even thinking about anything else.
The CB1100 is so polar opposite of that, I can't imagine you being happy with a CB 1100 unless you are serious about backing it off a notch or two, because a CB is not going to do that for you. You will find it slow and heavy, and poor handling if you try and ride it like the XSR. You told me years ago you couldn't ride slow, no interest, you are not old and feeble yet. That the CB needed better suspension, less weight and 110-120 horsepower. Remember those conversations VLJ? What has changed?
I feel for you being torn the way you are, because to me it sounds like you have the right bike for you already.
Up there on Skaggs Springs Rd, and Rockpile Rd, I was having a blast, and the bike really couldn't have been any better. More importantly, I knew it, too, and told myself this, right there inside my helmet. "This is all the bike you need, so stop already. Quit looking at other bikes. Quit thinking about other bikes. Be happy with what you have. This thing is absolutely killer, it sounds and feels wicked as heck, and the seating position doesn't hurt your jacked-up neck. It lets you do everything you like to do on a bike, and it's really good at the main thing you like to do on a bike, which is this stuff, right here, right now. It even gets pretty good fuel mileage (46 mpg, even on those sorts of rides), so just stop already!" VLJ
With that kind of comment I am amazed you are even thinking about anything else.
The CB1100 is so polar opposite of that, I can't imagine you being happy with a CB 1100 unless you are serious about backing it off a notch or two, because a CB is not going to do that for you. You will find it slow and heavy, and poor handling if you try and ride it like the XSR. You told me years ago you couldn't ride slow, no interest, you are not old and feeble yet. That the CB needed better suspension, less weight and 110-120 horsepower. Remember those conversations VLJ? What has changed?
I feel for you being torn the way you are, because to me it sounds like you have the right bike for you already.