04-06-2016, 07:05 AM
(04-06-2016, 04:34 AM)uscgmac_imp Wrote: Just enjoy it for what it is. Its a 540lbs standard bike with an adaquate yet soft suspension and made to just cruise around. When i first bought mine i complained that it was limited by factory on top end and this and that but became used to the fact that its just a modern retro old school ujm. You can change the bars and get upgraded suspension and have ecu reflashed, full exhaust to pep thjngs up and tweak it around a bit but at the end of the day its still a cb1100 not a cbr1000. Enjoy it for what it is and not what it could be if this and that. I modded mine to my liking and you will too. Ive learned to accept the true meaning of this bike. I really enjoy the bike now but down the road if i get board i know there are many many other options out there and companies are constantly improving on performance, quality, technology and stlyle. Who knows what i might like next year or five years from now. For now the cb1100 is my flavor.
There's a contradiction here, isn't there? You, Paulb and many other members of this forum have all 'modded [your bikes] to [your] liking' thereby taking your bike to 'what [you believe] it could be'. While I won't follow Paulb, I find his mod interesting because it shows the basic bones of the bike have significant potential for improvement.