10-24-2015, 07:33 AM
(10-24-2015, 12:25 AM)capttwb136_imp Wrote: Well, it would be nice if it had the power of the Yamaha XS1100 of old. However the XS1100 had too much horsepower for its stock suspension. Like most of the Japanese motorcycles back then. The nice thing about the CB1100 the power coincides with its suspension. You won't get yourself in any oh $h!t moments with the CB. I think the CB1100 was targeted at folks that remember the old UJM's and have fond memories of them. These folks would tend to be older, as in their late 50's and 60's. Most older folks really could care less about racing that Suzuki that pulls up next to you at a light. You might say they have seen the light! lol! People don't buy the CB for its blazing speed. It is a pleasing motorcycle to look at and ride. What more could you ask for?
I think the CB11 is a pretty even hp match for the liter bikes of the late 70s/ early 80s. Honda claims 89 at the crank. Yammie XS11 claimed 95. Kaw claimed 90 hp for the KZ1000. Suzi GS1100E claimed 100.
Those are all in the the same ballpark and keep in mind that those older bikes weighed in 50-60 lbs. heavier than the CB11.
Although the CB's double downtube frame looks old school, 30+ years of technology has made it much more capable than the barely adequate, flexible frames of old.
Overall, I think the CB11 is an all around better bike than the golden age liter bikes that it mimics. I don't think a few more horses would improve it all that much.