07-09-2014, 10:05 AM
(07-08-2014, 04:54 AM)shdwghst457_imp Wrote: Based on the anecdotes here I'd say Harley riders are pretty accepting of the CB1100. I even chatted up a "biker" looking guy at the gas station about the ape hangers on his Softail Deuce. I knew by his "F*ck Off, End of Story" patch he'd be a nice guy! I know that before I started riding I never would have said a word to the guy, but even though the HD camp is usually on the other end of the spectrum, still a fellow rider. I wasn't on my bike at the time, so I don't know what he would have though of the CB. He would have disapproved of the bars for sure, because "if you ain't hanging, you ain't riding"!
I noticed that things were changing about 10 years ago at one of those charity group rides with a judged show at the end. At that time I was getting back into riding and had recently got the old CB175 running again. I was surprised as I watched two Harley riders in full pirate gear come up to her with appreciation and one commented to the other saying that he had one like her back in the day
I believe that there are many current older cruiser riders out there who like the CB1100 as she reminds them of the various ancestors many of them once owned
