04-16-2017, 06:14 AM
I owned an 1100F for 10 yrs, and the DLX for 1 yr now.
I would say, yes, they're vastly different bikes.
The 1100F seat height is a couple or more inches higher, so this bike was way too tall for me.
The DLX seat height is much lower, so I feel so much more confident riding the DLX and making sharp u turns w/o even putting my foot down.
1100F accelerates very hard, just explodes and screams right up to redline w/ no hesitation. IT's a brutal beast from what I remembered. Wind out 1st gear, and the front wheel is off the ground. shift into 2nd (@55 mph) and wind it out, front wheel will pop back up. By the time I shift into 3rd, I'm doing 95 mph. It easily pulls wheelies. This don't happen on my DLX.
But, the DLX outhandles and outbrakes the CB1100F. Braking power on the DLX is so darn strong!
And the 1100F'sfuel economy was poor. I don't think I was getting over 100 miles to a tank of gas. 25 mpg was it, I think.
I would say, yes, they're vastly different bikes.
The 1100F seat height is a couple or more inches higher, so this bike was way too tall for me.
The DLX seat height is much lower, so I feel so much more confident riding the DLX and making sharp u turns w/o even putting my foot down.
1100F accelerates very hard, just explodes and screams right up to redline w/ no hesitation. IT's a brutal beast from what I remembered. Wind out 1st gear, and the front wheel is off the ground. shift into 2nd (@55 mph) and wind it out, front wheel will pop back up. By the time I shift into 3rd, I'm doing 95 mph. It easily pulls wheelies. This don't happen on my DLX.
But, the DLX outhandles and outbrakes the CB1100F. Braking power on the DLX is so darn strong!
And the 1100F'sfuel economy was poor. I don't think I was getting over 100 miles to a tank of gas. 25 mpg was it, I think.