09-15-2016, 07:03 AM
The CB1100 is a phenomenal motorcycle. It's a far better motorcycle than it sounds on paper, and a far better motorcycle than it looks in a showroom. It's also, in my opinion, a far better *new* motorcycle at the price I ended up paying than it would have been at MSRP.
I'd bet that the average CB1100 buyer has ridden lots of different bikes in the past; enough to have reached some subtle conclusions about what we want a motorcycle to do and be. The kids coming up today might just need to work through a few bikes before they're ready for the plush splendor of a 550lb air-cooled 4. And that's fine.
I don't think the 'modern classic' bike segment is ever likely to go away completely, whether or not there's a Honda UJM in the mix during any particular model year. Personally, I hope Ducati re-releases the Paul Smart a few more times over the next few decades.
I'd bet that the average CB1100 buyer has ridden lots of different bikes in the past; enough to have reached some subtle conclusions about what we want a motorcycle to do and be. The kids coming up today might just need to work through a few bikes before they're ready for the plush splendor of a 550lb air-cooled 4. And that's fine.
I don't think the 'modern classic' bike segment is ever likely to go away completely, whether or not there's a Honda UJM in the mix during any particular model year. Personally, I hope Ducati re-releases the Paul Smart a few more times over the next few decades.