Shifts corresponding to RPM's my experience/your experience

[Cormanus]

Well, I don't get an elephant stamp for that 'cause I've put the CB down once. Trying not to do it again though.

Cheers

Yes, well, they say there are two kinds of riders, no? I've thrown it down the road three times, all three in the first few years of riding (three crashes in seven years). All were solo accidents, absolutely my own fault. Last one was in 1990. I would not like to add to that total. We hopefully learn a few things along the way.

You paid for those RPM and HP why not use them lol

Cannot imagine shifting below 3500/4000 RPM, prefer to be over 5K

Many bikes are underutilized. CB may have "only" 86 HP but it can all be used. Power can get one out of trouble as well as into. My unflashed ZX-10R is running about 170 HP at the rear wheel. I try to use that when I can but truth be told the CB is just as fun in its own way. Very exciting and responsive 6-8K and even a bit into the red once in a while...tach overreads anyway.

Here again I have seen many say the CB1100 is a good beginner bike but I very much disagree. Brakes are very powerful, quite heavy, and very capable. CB300, or maybe CB500 is a good beginner bike, with ABS lol

I would have thought we do use that paid for HP at low revs. It surely allows the high torque that's available and thus the pull at lower speeds in higher gears. Could never short shift on the less powerful machines I had when a teenager, they'd have just died !!
But of course, even though in the low rev camp, we all let it rip when we feel the need. As has been said, that's one of the virtues of the CB

I would have thought we do use that paid for HP at low revs. It surely allows the high torque that's available and thus the pull at lower speeds in higher gears. Could never short shift on the less powerful machines I had when a teenager, they'd have just died !!
But of course, even though in the low rev camp, we all let it rip when we feel the need. As has been said, that's one of the virtues of the CB LOL that's just kind of a joke but food for thought, the bike does have a lot to offer. Let's see what the CB1100 is great at:

Profiling - yep, it's a very photogenic bike and a conversation starter for sure. "How long did it take you to restore it?" "What year is that?" We have all heard those questions, lol. So that's for your low-revving guys, tooling about town and cruising the local strip.

Touring - heck yeah, great engine, amenable to saddles and fairings and luggage. Not too heavy, not too light. Air-cooled, real simple and from what I've experienced so far, very reliable and durable. Chugs along all day and decent mileage, too.

Sporty - affirmative. Chip Beck's handlebar mod, Conti Road Attack 2 CR's, decent shocks, and some time spent with setup, and a good rider can really scratch on this bike. Big old tractable engine and great brakes. Yes, it likes the redline.

I did see one guy at a track day with a 2013 CB1100, it rained so I put my sporty bike in the trailer but this guy rode the whole day out there. Looked like he was just tickled pink over the experience.

I have ridden in plenty of darn rain over the years so was content to sit back and watch. Quite a few riders fell down but better to learn on the track where there's an ambulance.

I know the ferret was joking when he was saying those of us who run redline are about to crash into a combine, a deer, or an old farmer's pickup lol, but there is something to be said for getting to know the bike a little on an open, empty stretch of familar road. Not top speed runs but just explore the braking and acceleration with care and due diligence in the first couple of gears.

BTW I grew up in the Midwest slopping hogs, hauling hay, driving old farmer's pick 'em-up trucks, tractors and such. So I resemble that remark.

The Ferret can defend himself of course, but I don't think he said that at all. Rather he said:

Quote:Out here in the country, come around a blind curve at high rpms in any gear and you just might nail a farmers combine, the back end of his pickup truck or a deer very hard, and any evasive action would most likely put you in a ditch, a corn field or the trunk of a 4' wide 75 foot tall oak tree.
My bolding. He was referring to the area where he rides; not to riders who run at the redline who may well do so in environments where there are no such hazards.