06-16-2015, 01:16 PM
Not long at all. I'm sure I've told this story in some form before, but...
I sold my V-strom 650 in April 2014 thinking I wasn't going to want to ride for a while, but I was wrong. I brought my old Honda 175 out of storage and rode it a bit, but short rides around town weren't enough. I started looking for a cheap bike for around $3k. Tried to buy my neighbors non-running 883 Sporty, looked at some Buells, and finally went down to the local powersports superstore to check out a used FZ1. I hated the ergos on it and then I saw the CB. I always knew about it and admired it, but considered it too expensive and too impractical being a street only naked bike. Things had changed such that all I wanted was a fun roadster type bike, so when I found a used one I could afford the payment on, I jumped. It was literally an on the spot decision...something I struggle with...deciding things.
I sold my V-strom 650 in April 2014 thinking I wasn't going to want to ride for a while, but I was wrong. I brought my old Honda 175 out of storage and rode it a bit, but short rides around town weren't enough. I started looking for a cheap bike for around $3k. Tried to buy my neighbors non-running 883 Sporty, looked at some Buells, and finally went down to the local powersports superstore to check out a used FZ1. I hated the ergos on it and then I saw the CB. I always knew about it and admired it, but considered it too expensive and too impractical being a street only naked bike. Things had changed such that all I wanted was a fun roadster type bike, so when I found a used one I could afford the payment on, I jumped. It was literally an on the spot decision...something I struggle with...deciding things.