05-29-2014, 08:01 AM
The CB1100 is very easy to ride once underway, the challenge is handling it at very low speed or when maneuvering it in parking lots, dead end roads, etc.
I'm not very heavy or strong so I try never to get into a situation that requires muscling the bike to stay upright. The terrain around here is almost all flat, but I'm alert to a situation where I must stop, like at an intersection, and the road is sloping away to one side or the other so much that I wouldn't be able to reach the ground on that side. It hasn't happened so far.
Not to discourage you, but a Steinway model S baby grand weighs 540 pounds, so keep this image in mind ...
Several people have dropped their new bikes, including me. It happens, but you may be one of many who haven't. BTW, 4 years is a reasonable length of time to be riding.
Good luck!
I'm not very heavy or strong so I try never to get into a situation that requires muscling the bike to stay upright. The terrain around here is almost all flat, but I'm alert to a situation where I must stop, like at an intersection, and the road is sloping away to one side or the other so much that I wouldn't be able to reach the ground on that side. It hasn't happened so far.
Not to discourage you, but a Steinway model S baby grand weighs 540 pounds, so keep this image in mind ...
Several people have dropped their new bikes, including me. It happens, but you may be one of many who haven't. BTW, 4 years is a reasonable length of time to be riding.
Good luck!