Sayonara to the CB1100, with an exit interview.

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whew..ok lets examine the FACTs shall we

as you stated above the original CB 750 made 67 hp and weighed 499 pounds

the CB1100 std, like you had, weighed 545 pounds and made 84 hp

the original Triumph Bonneville weighed 365 pounds and made 45 hp

the Street Cup like you just bought weighs 440 pounds and makes 53 hp

So the CB gained 46 pounds over the original.. the Street Cup gained 75 pounds over the original

The CB gained 17 hp over the original and the Street Cup gained 8 hp

The CB gained not quite 1/2 as much weight and gained twice as much hp as compared to the Triumph

The CB gained 350cc the Street Cup 250 cc in displacement

The extra 100cc from the enlarged Honda engine nets you 21 hp over the enlarged Triumph engine

I agree getting 84 hp out of an 1100 isn't all that much, but getting only 53 hp out of a 900cc engine is worse wouldn't you say? But even worse is the 75 pound weight gain.

and for the record on my 2013 std I routinely went 180 miles on the tank before starting to look for a gas station, so a 200 mile range was certainly doable for me. Many here are getting more than 50 mpg out of their CB's, some in the low 60's.

whew..ok lets examine the FACTs shall we

as you stated above the original CB 750 made 67 hp and weighed 499 pounds

the CB1100 std, like you had, weighed 545 pounds and made 84 hp

the original Triumph Bonneville weighed 365 pounds and made 45 hp

the Street Cup like you just bought weighs 440 pounds and makes 53 hp

So the CB gained 46 pounds over the original.. the Street Cup gained 75 pounds over the original

The CB gained 17 hp over the original and the Street Cup gained 8 hp

The CB gained not quite 1/2 as much weight and gained twice as much hp as compared to the Triumph

The CB gained 350cc the Street Cup 250 cc in displacement

The extra 100cc from the enlarged Honda engine nets you 21 hp over the enlarged Triumph engine

I agree getting 84 hp out of an 1100 isn't all that much, but getting only 53 hp out of a 900cc engine is worse wouldn't you say? But even worse is the 75 pound weight gain.

and for the record on my 2013 std I routinely went 180 miles on the tank before starting to look for a gas station, so a 200 mile range was certainly doable for me. Many here are getting more than 50 mpg out of their CB's, some in the low 60's.