What other bikes did you look at before buying your CB1100?

[rboe]

"More character than the CB mill. "



translated: It vibrates, has electrical problems, there are no dealers near me or anywhere I go, and there's a good chance it's going to break down on my next ride

j/k Rboe

Not so much a vibration as a pulse like a steam locomotive. It's welcoming, not buzzy like the CB can be at some rpm's. No electrical issues for me but some have had them (water getting into the instrument cluster and raising havoc. Dealers - I have three "close" by, one in the metro area. With the Internet they are only really needed for warranty repairs but for some areas of the country the dealer is hundreds of miles away. A deal killer for them.

I considered the triples (especially their adventure model) but the whine from the straight cut gears was a deal killer for me. Higher frequencies noises are deal killers.