06-27-2014, 08:32 PM
A very thoughtful post Mr. Guth.
My last bike was a VStrom DL1000. I put every flippin' farkle made for it on that bike, and even helped develop/test some new ones. It was fun and I don't regret it, but like you, I haven't done the same with the CB. The Dart, a sprocket, the rack and the meter covers is the extent of it. I don't pretend to know why the CB is different, but it is.
Having said that, I still enjoy the heck out of the forum. Reading and seeing what the other guys are doing to their bikes is vicarious fun. And, I don't have guilt pangs over all that money spent!
As time goes by I think the forum will become when more useful as a technical resource. At the moment we haven't begun to uncover the issues that only miles and years will reveal, but I'm sure someday someone will Google "CB1100 failure xyz," and a link to a thread on this forum will appear!
My last bike was a VStrom DL1000. I put every flippin' farkle made for it on that bike, and even helped develop/test some new ones. It was fun and I don't regret it, but like you, I haven't done the same with the CB. The Dart, a sprocket, the rack and the meter covers is the extent of it. I don't pretend to know why the CB is different, but it is.
Having said that, I still enjoy the heck out of the forum. Reading and seeing what the other guys are doing to their bikes is vicarious fun. And, I don't have guilt pangs over all that money spent!
As time goes by I think the forum will become when more useful as a technical resource. At the moment we haven't begun to uncover the issues that only miles and years will reveal, but I'm sure someday someone will Google "CB1100 failure xyz," and a link to a thread on this forum will appear!