Women CB1100 Riders?

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Everyone seems to be focused on the dropping aspect of this and that doesn't seem to be what she is concerned about but more the overall handling as it is a larger bike. I can say that from the saddle this bike does not feel anywhere near as much as it weighs in my opinion. It changes direction very well and is easy to maneuver at low speeds as well. It might not turn in as quickly as the GB but with the thinnish tires the CB has it does just fine.

In the end it all comes down to how the bike feels to you. I've ridden with people who can barely get a toe down at a stop which for me would be a no go but for them it's comfortable. To each their own and if you end up getting the CB all the better.

That's a good lead-in for me. The handling is absolutely superb, no doubt. World-class. I have noticed quite a few threads on this forum posted by those who have dropped this bike, though, and most of them have been experienced riders. I think you may have indicated you did not know how I made it thirty years without knowing how to pick up a bike, and I don't take that as a slur at all, based on the number of people dropping this bike (as seen on this forum). The simple answer is that, although I do know how to pick up a bike, I have not dropped a bike in thirty years; this amounts to about 600,000-700,000 miles of riding and around 40 motorcycles, but who's counting, right? What I did was to learn how to stay ahead of the machine no matter how big it was. Biggest bike I owned was about 700 pounds, smallest was about 200. I rode motocross and desert and learned to contend with a 36" seat height. I have had quite a number of bikes with wide saddles that were tall as well. One has to stay ahead of the machine.

Dropping a heavy bike can lead to a dangerous situation at worst, and be very discouraging at best. That's where I am coming from here. So anyone considering this machine needs to take that into account. You really have to be able to put it on the centerstand, back it out of a parking space, move it around safely in the garage, and all that jazz.

This is all just offered as something to chew on.