12-16-2015, 09:03 AM
Man, oh man!...Am I glad for you that the "pre-flight" by the tech was when the "lemon-drop" failed!...Would have been complete disaster, confidence-wise, for it to have happened as you were on first ride home with it!!...I am kind of shocked that such a major flaw got past the final inspection of assembly line at factory!??...Anyway,...my s uggestion is to say there certainly is no need to "bow-out" from the forum...I have been a follower & sometime poster/contributor(?) here for a couple years & still have not committed to owning a CB1100...though I have to keep reminding me of several reasons(other than the bike) that keep me personally from getting one for now...so, why not stick around & see that your unique(as far as I have known from forum talk) experience of nearly purchasing a "DUD"(which still makes my mind spin that Honda let such a bike slip by their final factory inspection)was a very rare event & learn more about what a CB1100 is all about?...just a thought...enjoy whatever decision seems best to you!