04-05-2015, 07:52 AM
I tend to become more than a bit obsessive when it comes to researching something of interest to me and doubt that I represent the norm when it comes to such things. I don't know that the average guy would necessarily find out about the speed limiter in advance after perusing a forum for a bit so I can kind of understand where uscgmac is coming from. We don't typically look for something that we don't know about.
As to why Honda left the speed limiter intact on the CB1100 outside of Japan is anybody's guess. My guess is that is has as much to do with the design of the bike (a frame and simple suspension components that weren't designed with high performance riding in mind) as much as it does anything else. The question might not be "do you feel comfortable riding a motorcycle over 112 mph?", but rather "do you feel comfortable riding this particular motorcycle in stock form at over 112 mph?"
As to why Honda left the speed limiter intact on the CB1100 outside of Japan is anybody's guess. My guess is that is has as much to do with the design of the bike (a frame and simple suspension components that weren't designed with high performance riding in mind) as much as it does anything else. The question might not be "do you feel comfortable riding a motorcycle over 112 mph?", but rather "do you feel comfortable riding this particular motorcycle in stock form at over 112 mph?"