09-28-2014, 07:49 AM
Hi Dave! I'll skip over your "boo hoo I'm 6'1" and well proportioned" part of your post (since I'm not so vertically cursed) and focus on the part of your question regarding the ergos. Check out this website: http://cycle-ergo.com/ It's awesome. You can put in just about any bike you want and it will tell and show you the ergonomics and you can have mutliple bikes open at once and compare the differences. Unfortunately, it looks like at present, they only have the 2013 and not the 2014. But you can compare them to other bikes you're considering or other bikes you've had and get an idea of how much more comfortable you'd be. It also has the option to take into consideration aftermarket add-ons like risers or lower rearsets.
I had a 2007 Bonnie and although I loved the styling and it was a "nice" motorcycle, something about it just didn't do it for me. It definitely doesn't pull or feel like the CB1100. Completely different bike! I prefer the CB a thousand times more. Although, I must say, the stock suspension on the Bonnie was set up much nicer than what I've found on the CB so far. The CB is much harsher on uneven roads. I'm going to play around with the suspension and see if I can soften things up but from what I've read, aftermarket shocks may be in my future.
Good luck to you!
I had a 2007 Bonnie and although I loved the styling and it was a "nice" motorcycle, something about it just didn't do it for me. It definitely doesn't pull or feel like the CB1100. Completely different bike! I prefer the CB a thousand times more. Although, I must say, the stock suspension on the Bonnie was set up much nicer than what I've found on the CB so far. The CB is much harsher on uneven roads. I'm going to play around with the suspension and see if I can soften things up but from what I've read, aftermarket shocks may be in my future.
Good luck to you!