valve timing inaccuracy?

[Guth_imp]

I can understand pondering what "might have been". I can understand wishing for something even better. That's human nature for you. Smooth to one person is boring to another. What some people find to be character others find to be irritating. The CB1100 is what it is, and purposely so according to Honda. The only mistake here is if someone bought the bike despite it's character, shortcomings, etc. and ended up finding that they didn't enjoy the bike. That happens with all bikes, not just the CB1100.

Now here is some food for thought: at some point down the road all motorcycles will probably be electric and redefine what smooth can really be.