06-12-2013, 03:33 PM
I think you guys are being way too hard on HondaHarry.
I also was dissapointed when I learned of the speed govenor.
I am not advocating me, you or anyone else going 135+ on public roads, but it's nice to read a road test that glorifies your bikes performance.......even if you personally never use it.
Before others tell Harry which crotch-rocket we should have bought....perhaps Harry was looking for the same thing I was....a retro styled, non-watercooled, performance machine with an upright riding position that is similar to Hondas & Kawasakis of the 70's. But with none of the reliability issues & parts availability problems that come with a 40 year old bike. Honda built bikes that could safely exceed 112 MPH then, and there is no excuse for not doing it with this bike.
If Honda sold identical versions of the CB1100 with & without the speed govenor, which do you think would be more popular? Which would have the better resale value years down the road? If speed govenors are a good idea, perhaps Chevrolet could increase sales by adding 112 MPH govenors to their new Corvette.
I like the bike very much and don't share Harry's "sell the thing" opinion.
I do hope that there is some way to eliminate the restriction and let the bike run at it's full potential.
I also was dissapointed when I learned of the speed govenor.
I am not advocating me, you or anyone else going 135+ on public roads, but it's nice to read a road test that glorifies your bikes performance.......even if you personally never use it.
Before others tell Harry which crotch-rocket we should have bought....perhaps Harry was looking for the same thing I was....a retro styled, non-watercooled, performance machine with an upright riding position that is similar to Hondas & Kawasakis of the 70's. But with none of the reliability issues & parts availability problems that come with a 40 year old bike. Honda built bikes that could safely exceed 112 MPH then, and there is no excuse for not doing it with this bike.
If Honda sold identical versions of the CB1100 with & without the speed govenor, which do you think would be more popular? Which would have the better resale value years down the road? If speed govenors are a good idea, perhaps Chevrolet could increase sales by adding 112 MPH govenors to their new Corvette.
I like the bike very much and don't share Harry's "sell the thing" opinion.
I do hope that there is some way to eliminate the restriction and let the bike run at it's full potential.