05-16-2015, 06:28 PM
Great story and reflections, DuH!.
I suspect the sad truth about the human race is that in the vast majority of cases when someone says, 'I want something different' they actually mean 'I want to conform, but I can play with being different by talking about it'. I wonder whether the majority of people who write reviews for motorcycle magazines aren't hooked on power and numbers and therefore don't rate the CB1100—although having just written that I can't recall reading a bad review. There's an irony: the reviewers love it, but they all feel obliged to point out that it doesn't have the grunt of other sports bikes. Is that because they think that's all their readers care about? Or is it because they would feel embarrassed to own a CB when fashion might dictate they own something sportier, faster and more powerful.
I have no idea, really, but it is clear that the CB1100 hasn't sold brilliantly.
I suspect the sad truth about the human race is that in the vast majority of cases when someone says, 'I want something different' they actually mean 'I want to conform, but I can play with being different by talking about it'. I wonder whether the majority of people who write reviews for motorcycle magazines aren't hooked on power and numbers and therefore don't rate the CB1100—although having just written that I can't recall reading a bad review. There's an irony: the reviewers love it, but they all feel obliged to point out that it doesn't have the grunt of other sports bikes. Is that because they think that's all their readers care about? Or is it because they would feel embarrassed to own a CB when fashion might dictate they own something sportier, faster and more powerful.
I have no idea, really, but it is clear that the CB1100 hasn't sold brilliantly.