01-12-2015, 11:36 PM
(01-06-2015, 05:49 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote:(06-01-2015, 11:58 AM)xNE0x_imp Wrote:
(01-06-2015, 01:50 PM)rjk555_imp Wrote: “I never thought I’d say an 1100 would make a great beginner bike, but the CB1100 really would"
I think that was a compliment.
Two quotes from the different threads on this article. I'd be interested to hear (read?) other views. Mine is that it suggests that the author of the statement either knows mountains more than me or has lost the plot. Was it meant to be a compliment? Was he saying it's such a beautifully mannered and balanced bike that even a beginner could ride it? Or was it part of the 'faint praise'? Was he saying it was such a boring and gutless bike that even a beginner could ride it. I can't make up my mind.
I also know it doesn't really matter what he thinks, except ........ people in positions of influence, however minor, shouldn't peddle nonsense that might influence people. The idea that a beginner could easily ride an 1100cc motorcycle, even one as charming and well behaved as the CB1100, is surely nonsensical. Even the power-reduced 650 cc bikes that learners and novice riders can ride in Australia are probably too big for many. It's not just power; there's also the weight of the things to be considered. Then there's the combination of those two factors.
My $0.02 worth.
(01-06-2015, 01:50 PM)rjk555_imp Wrote: “I never thought I’d say an 1100 would make a great beginner bike, but the CB1100 really would"
I think that was a compliment.
Two quotes from the different threads on this article. I'd be interested to hear (read?) other views. Mine is that it suggests that the author of the statement either knows mountains more than me or has lost the plot. Was it meant to be a compliment? Was he saying it's such a beautifully mannered and balanced bike that even a beginner could ride it? Or was it part of the 'faint praise'? Was he saying it was such a boring and gutless bike that even a beginner could ride it. I can't make up my mind.
I also know it doesn't really matter what he thinks, except ........ people in positions of influence, however minor, shouldn't peddle nonsense that might influence people. The idea that a beginner could easily ride an 1100cc motorcycle, even one as charming and well behaved as the CB1100, is surely nonsensical. Even the power-reduced 650 cc bikes that learners and novice riders can ride in Australia are probably too big for many. It's not just power; there's also the weight of the things to be considered. Then there's the combination of those two factors.
My $0.02 worth.
I wasn't upset by that "great beginner's bike" comment -- I took it as, "It's a confidence-inspiring, smooth, well-balanced bike from the get-go." My dad came into town this summer, and it was an easy choice which bike to put him on, between my Guzzi and the CB -- the CB. No quirks, just turn the key and enjoy.