Two Up Touring?

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SuperV: Welcome! I think it would be worthwhile for those with two up experience replying to you to know what you consider "long" trips. I bought the CB1100 as a SOLO rider for use as a short day-to-day commuter and once or twice a month during the summer use it as a naked sport tourer. I've never used it as a two-up touring machine so my input has somewhat limited value here. At 6'0 foot even/240 +/- I use almost 3/4's of the seat surface for fore/aft movement during those 2-3 day 300-750 mile roundtrip weekends to help alleviate discomfort in the hips/knees brought on by injuries/age. I cant imagine trying to sit pretty much in the same position on this bike for that distance because of my partner behind me and not being able to change positions at will to adjust for discomfort (mind you, I'm still pretty flexible). Also, I've read several threads on this site were folks complain about wind force on their chest at freeway speed. Can't say I ever had that problem and I ride 80 mph frequently out west here. I put a Dart Fly screen on and didn't notice much difference (it does keep the instrument cluster clean from bugs and provides a place to stash gloves). The CB1100 does a lot of things really well. It will function in the 2-up distance tourer mode if you want it to but it's probably not its strong suit (especially the 2013 Standards which have almost a gallon less fuel capacity than the 2014's and one less gear that would come in handy during long distance slab riding). I think Hillbilly has a recommendation worth considering...Honda F6B's seem like the ticket for what you might have in mind, especially the 13's, they're currently being sold for around $15K new (as much as $6K off the original retail asking price). A bump up in cost for sure over the CB but a CB at $7K is no steal if you and your partner aren't happy/comfortable on your rides.*

* This input is coming from someone who REALLY loves his CB1100 but is willing to accept that it's not perfect in every role...