02-01-2015, 02:59 AM
(01-31-2015, 03:13 PM)mikedude_imp Wrote:(01-31-2015, 02:49 PM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote:(01-30-2015, 09:05 PM)Flynrider_imp Wrote:(01-30-2015, 03:01 PM)OldF7Guy_imp Wrote: I continue to be amazed how good my CB1100 is. I mean its really really good imo. All of this has to do with my point of reference. Going from a 2003 rigid mount Sportster to a 2003 Honda 750 Nighthawk felt like a light year leap in the right direction. The 750 will run circles around the 1200 Harley in just about every category that matters to me. Its been stone cold reliable even bought used. I would climb on it and go anywhere right this second without worry.
Enter the CB1100 I got late last year. Its a Super Nighthawk. It does everything better to the point that when I ride the 750 it almost feels archaic. The Nighthawk after all is basically 1991 technology refined and made reliable.
Things have come a long way and I am glad I am around to enjoy some of the advances. I really like my 750 and its fun to ride but Honda really did a good job on these 1100s. Both of these bikes are some of the more satisfying purchases I have ever made and that is saying a lot because I can be a pretty nasty critic at times. Whats scary is that I like them so much I have now started thinking about buying a used Honda car when the time comes. I really like my Hondas new and old.
Refined? Nope. Your '03 feels archaic because it is UNrefined '91 technology. The '91-'03 Nighthawks are all mechanically identical. No refinements or improvements. Just different colors and decals.
I know what you mean, though. I've ridden my Nighthawk for 20 yrs. and always considered it the pinnacle of reliability and performance in the UJM category. Then along came the CB11. Now the old Nighthawk feels a little less perfect than it used to. No matter, I still love to ride it and I'll probably ride it until one of us is dead
Refined? Nope. Your '03 feels archaic because it is UNrefined '91 technology. The '91-'03 Nighthawks are all mechanically identical. No refinements or improvements. Just different colors and decals.
I know what you mean, though. I've ridden my Nighthawk for 20 yrs. and always considered it the pinnacle of reliability and performance in the UJM category. Then along came the CB11. Now the old Nighthawk feels a little less perfect than it used to. No matter, I still love to ride it and I'll probably ride it until one of us is dead
You are correct and its what I meant to say. Its basically 1991 stuff on a 2003. They never changed over the years but you know they were solid and reliable. Fly, they are old but they are reliable and solid as can be. Still like riding the 750.
Refined? Nope. Your '03 feels archaic because it is UNrefined '91 technology. The '91-'03 Nighthawks are all mechanically identical. No refinements or improvements. Just different colors and decals.
I know what you mean, though. I've ridden my Nighthawk for 20 yrs. and always considered it the pinnacle of reliability and performance in the UJM category. Then along came the CB11. Now the old Nighthawk feels a little less perfect than it used to. No matter, I still love to ride it and I'll probably ride it until one of us is dead
You are correct and its what I meant to say. Its basically 1991 stuff on a 2003. They never changed over the years but you know they were solid and reliable. Fly, they are old but they are reliable and solid as can be. Still like riding the 750.
Actually the NH's are 80's tech.Remember the 700S,KILLER 650 and the 1 year wonder CB-550 NH?
I do remember the 83 Nighthawk 550. I rode the ell out of that bike. Hyd valves, shaft drive just put gas and tires on it and go go go.
loved that bike mine was Burgundy