10-18-2015, 01:10 AM
(10-17-2015, 05:27 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: I sympathise JPT. The CB1100 is a wonderful bike and a delight to ride, but it's not much fun in tight spaces and it can be a real pain when there are slippery surfaces and slight inclines involved when you have to park or manoeuvre it. It's about the only think I don't like about the bike—that and the fact that it doesn't yet have a flux capacitor. As I mostly use mine away from built up areas, I can suck it up, but I wouldn't really want it as a commuter.
Tough choice.
That's just it. I HAVE a smaller bike, a TW200. Fine for around-town business. I'm in a small town so going one end to the other is less than five miles. No real need for freeway travel.
The TW is much, much lighter and a JOY to whip through curves and in traffic. It's grossly underpowered, but...you can't have everything.
What I'd like to find, at this point, would be a middleweight which could handle higher speeds...and maybe even some touring. But if I do that, the CB has to go. Space is limited.