05-29-2014, 06:59 AM
Since the CB1100 was released in 2013, the bike has been at the top of my list as my next bike. My local dealer (only dealer on the island of Oahu) has never had a CB1100 in stock long enough for me to actually touch, sit on, oggle or test drive. The bikes they had received sold very quickly. This was all good as there were some features on the 2013 that was not to my liking so I was not completely sold on the CB1100 as my next bike.
When the 2014 CB100 dlx was announced, the changes to the bike made me take notice of the CB1100 once again. The new seat, six speed, silver wheels/engine are all changes that addressed what I felt was lacking on the 2013 model. However, the local dealer still has not received any of the new 2014 CB1100 dlx bikes (they have a standard but no dlx) but after extensively researching the dlx on this forum, I decided to do something I thought I would never do, purchase a bike sight unseen. So I had a talk with the sales manager of the Honda dealership and, to make a long story short, I expect to take possession of a new 2014 CB1100 dlx in a week or so.
My question is that how difficult will it be to transition from a cruiser to the CB1100 dlx? My background is that I am fairly new to motorcycle riding as I got my license four years ago. I purchased a Honda Shadow 750 Aero as my first bike and put on about 7,000 miles on the bike in the past four years (yea, not much mileage but I am a weekend rider and I live on an island where rides in excess of 150 miles rides do not happen). I was comfortable riding the Aero as my height is 5ft 8 inches and I weigh 140 lbs.
My main concern is dropping the CB1100 as the seat height of the CB1100 is much higher than the Aero. I straddled the 2014 CB1100 standard at the dealer and I was able to stand flatfoot but just barely (I had to scoot my butt to the very front of the seat - close to the tank). Also, another concern is feet position as my Aero had the typical cruiser position and the CB1100's position is more under the seat.
Anyway, your input will be greatly appreciated.
When the 2014 CB100 dlx was announced, the changes to the bike made me take notice of the CB1100 once again. The new seat, six speed, silver wheels/engine are all changes that addressed what I felt was lacking on the 2013 model. However, the local dealer still has not received any of the new 2014 CB1100 dlx bikes (they have a standard but no dlx) but after extensively researching the dlx on this forum, I decided to do something I thought I would never do, purchase a bike sight unseen. So I had a talk with the sales manager of the Honda dealership and, to make a long story short, I expect to take possession of a new 2014 CB1100 dlx in a week or so.
My question is that how difficult will it be to transition from a cruiser to the CB1100 dlx? My background is that I am fairly new to motorcycle riding as I got my license four years ago. I purchased a Honda Shadow 750 Aero as my first bike and put on about 7,000 miles on the bike in the past four years (yea, not much mileage but I am a weekend rider and I live on an island where rides in excess of 150 miles rides do not happen). I was comfortable riding the Aero as my height is 5ft 8 inches and I weigh 140 lbs.
My main concern is dropping the CB1100 as the seat height of the CB1100 is much higher than the Aero. I straddled the 2014 CB1100 standard at the dealer and I was able to stand flatfoot but just barely (I had to scoot my butt to the very front of the seat - close to the tank). Also, another concern is feet position as my Aero had the typical cruiser position and the CB1100's position is more under the seat.
Anyway, your input will be greatly appreciated.