07-21-2017, 09:22 AM
Getting ready to pull the trigger on a soon-to-be-mine new 2014 CB1100, I've been reading every article I could get my hands on. In one article the author tells of 'flat handling' and a 'lazy' front end on the '14 models which he says were 'corrected' in the 2017s. If anyone is interested the article can be found here: https://columnm.com/i-really-wanted-the-...#?geoID=US
Frankly I don't pay much heed. Hearing another's 'critique' of a motorcycle is quite often like having someone review a flavor of ice cream. These 'reviews' are often so qualitatively subjective they hardly offer any value at all. When I had my Monster 696 I thought the damn thing was a beast. You'd just look at the throttle and the damn thing would literally take off. I remember watching a video review where the author states that he found it to be 'severely underpowered'. Laughable, I thought. Still, this is the second review where there's talk of a 'lazy' front end -- one was a Youtube test ride video where the rider found the bike had difficulty coming out of a lean.
Anyways, thought I'd put this out there and see what bites back
Frankly I don't pay much heed. Hearing another's 'critique' of a motorcycle is quite often like having someone review a flavor of ice cream. These 'reviews' are often so qualitatively subjective they hardly offer any value at all. When I had my Monster 696 I thought the damn thing was a beast. You'd just look at the throttle and the damn thing would literally take off. I remember watching a video review where the author states that he found it to be 'severely underpowered'. Laughable, I thought. Still, this is the second review where there's talk of a 'lazy' front end -- one was a Youtube test ride video where the rider found the bike had difficulty coming out of a lean.
Anyways, thought I'd put this out there and see what bites back