07-27-2014, 09:38 PM
"can anyone who has some experience with both of these bikes give a comparison" Dvassino
I don't think anyone is saying the Bonnie isn't a perfectly fine motorcycle. I loved mine even with the flaws, because it was a beautiful motorcycle to look at, and with a proper set of pipes to make it sound like a Triumph, a beautiful motorcycle to listen to, but it just performed ok. It just could have been so much better (btw it performs a lot better than the V7 Moto Guzzi which is also in this class of motorcycles). However performance isn't the only criteria when choosing a motorcycle, cost, fit, feel, looks, proximity to dealership, and personal preferences all come into play. Like Capo said, many consider Hondas characterless.. rather vanilla. I ride with my brother, riding my old Bonnie, at least once every week, and I don't run off from him, we ride at the same pace, mile after mile, day after day. He prefers the Bonnie, I prefer the CB. He thinks the Honda is characterless lol. He thinks it's a beautiful motorcycle, but too good (if that makes any sense)
BTW I felt the same way about the 750 Nighthawk. A wonderful motorcycle that could have been so much more. The CB 1100 responded to all the issues I had with both bikes. If the OP had asked me to compare the CB to the Nighthawk you could have taken the comments I gave in my post about the Triumph and inserted the word Nighthawk. I think the Triumph and Nighthawk are very comparable, although the Nighthawks seat was better.
I don't think anyone is saying the Bonnie isn't a perfectly fine motorcycle. I loved mine even with the flaws, because it was a beautiful motorcycle to look at, and with a proper set of pipes to make it sound like a Triumph, a beautiful motorcycle to listen to, but it just performed ok. It just could have been so much better (btw it performs a lot better than the V7 Moto Guzzi which is also in this class of motorcycles). However performance isn't the only criteria when choosing a motorcycle, cost, fit, feel, looks, proximity to dealership, and personal preferences all come into play. Like Capo said, many consider Hondas characterless.. rather vanilla. I ride with my brother, riding my old Bonnie, at least once every week, and I don't run off from him, we ride at the same pace, mile after mile, day after day. He prefers the Bonnie, I prefer the CB. He thinks the Honda is characterless lol. He thinks it's a beautiful motorcycle, but too good (if that makes any sense)
BTW I felt the same way about the 750 Nighthawk. A wonderful motorcycle that could have been so much more. The CB 1100 responded to all the issues I had with both bikes. If the OP had asked me to compare the CB to the Nighthawk you could have taken the comments I gave in my post about the Triumph and inserted the word Nighthawk. I think the Triumph and Nighthawk are very comparable, although the Nighthawks seat was better.