10-04-2013, 08:56 PM
I bought the CB1100 on faith as the dealer also would not permit a test ride.
This bike is very smooth from 0 to 65 MPH. Once you start pushing it more than 65, there is so much going on you would be hard pressed to notice any vibration in the handle bars. I've got wind rushing by, trucks blasting and buffeting, screaming engine noise from the revs. I am thinking about survival. But those long stemmed mirrors are clear at 65mph as others have stated, handlebar vibes are non-existent. I just don't run it more than 70mph because I am scared. I am not completely certain I can hang on to the bike. There I said it and I am glad.
Seat vibration could be an issue depending on how long you sit in the seat at one time and one speed. I have not sat for more than a few hours, so I cannot say, but that amount of time was not a bother.
I looked at a few other bikes, but really, I walked in off the street at Reynolds Honda and saw it and bought it. After I bought, I read some internet magazine articles and I guess I just lucked out. It is a great motorcycle, destined to continue as a classic.
This bike is very smooth from 0 to 65 MPH. Once you start pushing it more than 65, there is so much going on you would be hard pressed to notice any vibration in the handle bars. I've got wind rushing by, trucks blasting and buffeting, screaming engine noise from the revs. I am thinking about survival. But those long stemmed mirrors are clear at 65mph as others have stated, handlebar vibes are non-existent. I just don't run it more than 70mph because I am scared. I am not completely certain I can hang on to the bike. There I said it and I am glad.
Seat vibration could be an issue depending on how long you sit in the seat at one time and one speed. I have not sat for more than a few hours, so I cannot say, but that amount of time was not a bother.
I looked at a few other bikes, but really, I walked in off the street at Reynolds Honda and saw it and bought it. After I bought, I read some internet magazine articles and I guess I just lucked out. It is a great motorcycle, destined to continue as a classic.