08-22-2017, 03:28 AM
Good post ferret, right on the money on all counts - but others will have a different opinion. It's whatever "floats your boat" as they like to say around here on the Atlantic coast.
I'm always a bit dismayed when a motorcycle is purchased and then they complain about the horsepower. I saw a lot of that when the Triumph Bonneville came out.
If the customer wanted more power and speed why didn't they buy a bike that already had all of that in the first place?
Turning the 1100 into a power monster would take a lot of money and great skill by the builder - and there are plenty of speed shops that can do that. Speed and power costs money, how fast do you want to go they will ask.
The purchase price of a road rocket off the showroom floor would have been the cheaper way to go and the engineering has already been done at the factory. Just turn the key and ride.
My CB900F (919) is much lighter and has a lot more power than the 1100. When I feel the need for speed I take it out for a rip, but truth be told, it's the 1100 that I choose most of the time because it's such a joy to ride.
I'm always a bit dismayed when a motorcycle is purchased and then they complain about the horsepower. I saw a lot of that when the Triumph Bonneville came out.
If the customer wanted more power and speed why didn't they buy a bike that already had all of that in the first place?
Turning the 1100 into a power monster would take a lot of money and great skill by the builder - and there are plenty of speed shops that can do that. Speed and power costs money, how fast do you want to go they will ask.
The purchase price of a road rocket off the showroom floor would have been the cheaper way to go and the engineering has already been done at the factory. Just turn the key and ride.
My CB900F (919) is much lighter and has a lot more power than the 1100. When I feel the need for speed I take it out for a rip, but truth be told, it's the 1100 that I choose most of the time because it's such a joy to ride.