04-16-2017, 11:49 PM
I think the CB1100F was one of the last old school " power above weight and handling" bikes from Honda, like the GS1100 series Suzukis, XS 11 Yamaha, and KZ Kawasakis. Then came a leap of high powered bikes that were lighter and handled better, and finally a decade later bikes like the 1992 Honda Firebird 900 which really showed bikes could be light and powerful and handle better. It was 76 pounds lighter than the Yamaha FZR 1000. By 2002 it had lost another 30 pounds and was down to 430 pounds with 130 HP. Somewhere along the line Honda got into the concept of mass centralization for their sportbikes which made them handle really well, but for some reason after 2002 the weight started creeping back up. Hondas have since then been the easiest to ride, but not the lightest or the most sophisticated electronically. The CBR1000R which replaced the 929/954 series Blades is a great bike and is probably the easiest really high powered bike to live with and ride, but others weigh less, have more hp and have tricker electronics.