06-28-2016, 09:04 AM
(06-28-2016, 08:33 AM)Rebel73_imp Wrote: "To my eye, the Thruxton 1200 looks cooler than the CB1100. Way, way, cooler."
Maybe stock for stock, but there are some pretty bad-ass modded CBs out there.
The Thrux is an "out of the box" cafe racer. The CB is a great platform on which to build your own vision of one.
Rob, you hit the nail right on the head with your post. Out of the box the CB is a great canvas to leave blank or start to 'paint' into whatever you want it to be...your bike being a perfect example, as well as CB4ME, Motogeezer and so on. I REALLY like the ThruxtonR as a capable café bike right off the showroom floor that's also a looker. The power difference between the two of them to me is a wash because in truth the 82-86 HP the CB produces are right at my upper limit of being able to control when I ride it hard (a mans got to know his limitations). This puts me right back on the drum I've beat in half a dozen posts now, that being the aforementioned guys and many more of you having put together bikes that in my estimation are far more pleasing to MY eye than a stock ThruxtonR.