Does the 2017 CB1100 actually sound this amazing in person?

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Yup, it sounds a bit more agressive and deeper tone compared to previous version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MvqWHrVQU

RS instead of EX, but they share identical motor-specs and exhausts, so the two bikes ought to sound exactly the same.

Anyway, every time he blips the throttle, I can't believe that's a stock exhaust. That thing sounds absolutely perfect: deep, throaty, aggressive, snarly, but not obnoxiously loud.

I can't believe that's a stock exhaust on a modern Japanese bike!

Wow. Man, that sounds fantastic.

It's not Electronic traction control but Electronic Toll Control.

From the you tube clip, I do not see ETC light on the RMP meter how come my RS has?

You can do a lot of cornering without worrying about lack of cornering clearance

Before you dive in VLJ, re-read your earlier posts. Then forget them and go and buy a 2017 CB1100.

That's true, and the other thing is these videos from Japan keep showing the various CB1100 models going around corners, one right after another. Man, do they drag pegs early. They seem to have virtually no cornering clearance. It's like watching Harleys.

Quote:Then forget them and go and buy a 2017 CB1100.
While watching Mr Kiddo's video again last night, plus the new-vs-old sound comparison video, I was 99% ready to do just that. I don't have the space for two bikes and can't really afford another $12k bike right now, and still I was just about ready to pull the trigger.

The lack-of-space and $$ issues are real problems, but so are the T120 and Ninja 1000 (ZX1000SX where you live, I believe). The T120 pulls at me nearly as hard as the CB does, plus I know it has more low-down punch, legroom, and ground clearance, while the sport-touring Kawi removes any and all engine performance/cornering-clearance worries.

I want all three, plus an R1200RT. I need a Jay Leno garage.

Honestly, I think I can get past the CB's lack of power and heavy-footed slow-pokiness, especially if I were to add it as a second bike while keeping the XSR900. The rest of the big CB is just that pleasing to me. I'm almost certain that I would grow to love the hell out of it over time. I am also convinced now that it won't be too buzzy for me on the freeway, which had been a major concern.

The lack of cornering clearance, though, that's a bugger. I'm not yet ready for the world of Harley-style cruiserdom, and abandoning all cornering fun.

That one worries me.