08-28-2014, 04:26 AM
(08-27-2014, 11:42 PM)lukeduck_imp Wrote: Sometime back there was a video of a Honda engineer riding the CB1100. His scripted comments very much went along with this article. Haven't been able to locate it in the past 6 mos. or so. Mahaps some computer literate person could locate it? Really enjoyable reading, many thanks.
I posted a link to that video back when the bike first came out, but since then it appears Honda has pulled it. I've searched for it several times to no avail.
As you say, most of what they discussed in the video is covered in this article and another one much like it, but what's missing is the very interesting conversation between the Honda test rider and the lead engineer. That's where they got into how they wanted riding the CB to "feel like taking a walk in the park." The big focus being smooth, controllable power, vs. power for power's sake. The dyno graphs show they succeeded.
"The materials we arrived at with the right heat- and friction-resistance characteristics are the finest materials used in any production bike. "
I'm sold. I'm going to buy one of these suckers!