04-23-2015, 06:28 PM
For what I'm looking for out of my motorcycling experience, the CB1100 is great. A guy wanting to spend weekends racing at the track probably wouldn't be quite so enthusiastic about the bike.
But as far as the average guy that rides multiple times a week on the street goes, stop to think about the flip side of this discussion...
I'm guessing that there are a lot of guys out there that ended up buying a bike because it was rated at 100+ horsepower capable of a top speed well into the triple digits. They might actually reach a good percentage of what the bike is capable on occasion (not legally of course unless they're hitting the track), assuming their capabilities are up to those of the bike. I'm guessing, again for the average rider, the compromises (ergonomics, etc.) that were made in trade for the performance "potential" are rarely worth it in the overall mix of things.
I'm guessing that a lot of those "like new" trade ins sitting in dealer showrooms can probably be chalked up to bikes that sounded great in the reviews or had really impressive specs, but didn't work out so well when it came to the actual needs of the rider. Knowing what you're looking for out of a product and how you're actually going to use it (not how someone else feels about) is one of the best things to have worked out in advance of spending your money on something, and not just motorcycles.
But as far as the average guy that rides multiple times a week on the street goes, stop to think about the flip side of this discussion...
I'm guessing that there are a lot of guys out there that ended up buying a bike because it was rated at 100+ horsepower capable of a top speed well into the triple digits. They might actually reach a good percentage of what the bike is capable on occasion (not legally of course unless they're hitting the track), assuming their capabilities are up to those of the bike. I'm guessing, again for the average rider, the compromises (ergonomics, etc.) that were made in trade for the performance "potential" are rarely worth it in the overall mix of things.
I'm guessing that a lot of those "like new" trade ins sitting in dealer showrooms can probably be chalked up to bikes that sounded great in the reviews or had really impressive specs, but didn't work out so well when it came to the actual needs of the rider. Knowing what you're looking for out of a product and how you're actually going to use it (not how someone else feels about) is one of the best things to have worked out in advance of spending your money on something, and not just motorcycles.