05-10-2015, 02:01 AM
(05-10-2015, 01:20 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I'm actually not on many on/off ramps. My street is 7/10 mile long with a 25 mph speed limit. Once I leave my street I am immediately in 45-55 mph country curvy roads. There are some straight sections you could open it up in, but truthfully I have no desire to test limits anymore. Tested the upper limits on every bike I rode for maybe 30 years...and survived, and in some situation that outcome was questionable. Guess I got it out of my system.
(I'm guessing that this just might have something to do with your gas mileage figures.) On the other hand, when it comes to testing how little safety gear you can get away with, you're an out and out daredevil. In another decade or so I'm picturing you riding down the road at around 2000 RPM and 20 MPH — wearing nothing other than a helmet and a big grin.
In my case, I certainly wouldn't say that I "test the limits" of the CB. But there is no doubt that I absolutely love winding it out a bit through the gears on occasion. When I think about it, I've been this way with almost any vehicle I've owned that had a manual transmission. Sometimes I just enjoy feeling them wind out through the gears.
I think some of this comes back to why many say that it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than it is to ride a fast bike slow. One of the great things about the CB1100 is that it's content to put around all day under 4000 RPM, but it doesn't mind being wicked up a bit either. Either way it just goes about it's business without complaint.
Overall, I probably actually ride more conservatively than most here. It's one of the reasons the CB1100 has worked out so well for me. I don't really have any need to exceed triple digits when it comes to speed. Don't even really think about it to be honest. I love the backroads, and don't really care for the interstates.