08-09-2016, 01:46 AM
(08-08-2016, 08:00 AM)AzBob_imp Wrote: This bike is really great for new riders... it doesn't have a ton of power, the brakes are really good, and the weight is very decent and balanced. Forget the nay sayers. You want to know an inappropriate bike for new riders? A CBR1000RR.The 1983 VF750F production superbike also made by Honda made identical power and came in at the same weight as the CB1100.
What IS really bad for new riders is more bravado than brains. Keep your ego in check. Don't attempt to beat yellow lights. Don't ride around like a hooligan. Be conservative. There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. :-)
Also, if you almost kill yourself on a bike, seriously, sit down for about 30 minutes. Your body dumps a ton of adrenaline and your fine motor skills go out the window and your higher order cognitive functions fade (it's science). If you continue, you're more likely to make whatever happened worse. Good luck!
The only real difference is that the CB1100 makes about 50 percent MORE torque. And the brakes are MUCH better.
I really don't think new riders are being born these days that can somehow be fine on a bike with the same basic specifications as a bike that was considered an expert's machine and was the basis for several superbike championships.
New riders today don't have any sense of perspective since most were not even born in 1983 and don't know who Freddie Spencer or Wayne Rainey are.
So we have a difference of opinion.
Naturally the inclination seems to be "the more the merrier" when it comes to getting guys to buy CB1100s. Then they can join the forum and learn the ropes.
However, I don't want to see some new rider come to grief just for the sake of getting new members.
That's why Honda makes CB300s, CB500s, and so on.
I'd rather see folks join the forum after they've spent some time on a more appropriately-sized motorcycle and then upgraded to the CB1100.
Motorcycle injuries and fatalities are up. Don't be part of that.