09-04-2014, 05:12 AM
I said this in the other thread on this subject:
The CB 1100 is just a drama free pleasure to ride. Why do they test all motorcycles by playing Ricky Roadracer? 600 super sports or hypermotards, sure run the snot out of them in the curves. For retros and cruisers it should be a leisurely ride out in the country. In that environment, 120 hp is a detriment instead of an asset
and let me add why..... because if you ride with any kind of sanity at all, with any regards for safety or the law, you can't use 120 horsepower on the street. Having owned several bikes in the 125 horsepower range, I found there is no place you can really open them up save for some empty spaces out west. I guarantee you, where they tested those 3 bikes as evidenced by the video, a rider with any talent at all on a 690 KTM Duke with 65 horsepower would blow them off the side of the road as he passed. My humble opinion of course
The CB 1100 is just a drama free pleasure to ride. Why do they test all motorcycles by playing Ricky Roadracer? 600 super sports or hypermotards, sure run the snot out of them in the curves. For retros and cruisers it should be a leisurely ride out in the country. In that environment, 120 hp is a detriment instead of an asset
and let me add why..... because if you ride with any kind of sanity at all, with any regards for safety or the law, you can't use 120 horsepower on the street. Having owned several bikes in the 125 horsepower range, I found there is no place you can really open them up save for some empty spaces out west. I guarantee you, where they tested those 3 bikes as evidenced by the video, a rider with any talent at all on a 690 KTM Duke with 65 horsepower would blow them off the side of the road as he passed. My humble opinion of course