04-16-2015, 04:10 AM
(04-16-2015, 03:12 AM)xNE0x_imp Wrote: Honestly unless someone owned it's predecessor, nobody really like's air cooled engine's now a days. They don't offer the power, or torque of a liquid cooled engine. And apparently even according to most reviews the CB1100's stacked up against, horsepower is everything. And the top horsepower bike always win. I think the biggest problem is the reviews claim it's a beginners bike, and complain about the horsepower not being exciting. Oh well, poor sales figures or not.. I love this bike. You can have your Yamaha YZF-R1M with gut wrenching power, and 0-60 faster than you can imagine for all I care. I won't be selling my CB1100, ever. It's perfect in every aspect, down to the last bolt.
I see it both ways. Air cooling is noisier; more prone to overheating; less powerful than a similar water-cooled unit. It's also simpler - and the winter routine doesn't involve testing and changing antifreeze when laying it up. Plus, no water pump and hoses to fail and decompose.
Water cooling IS the future, and it has nothing to do with our tastes. Emissions laws; it's much easier to meet emissions standards when the engine operating temperature is rigidly controlled. That means water cooling.
So, this is probably the last big air-cooled engine we'll see. Savor it...I know I am.