10-07-2013, 03:18 AM
(10-06-2013, 12:06 PM)Bill Edwards_imp Wrote: I happen to own both the BMW F800GT and the CB1100. The Honda since April and nearly 5K miles. The GT since July and nearly the same miles. I'm also on the F800 Forum. Well, I just don't understand the vibration complaints. It's a parallel twin! I use those foam grip buddy things on BOTH bikes. And I hold those grips as loosely as I can. I'm 65 and I excercise every day. I dunno. Both bikes have vibes at certain RPM's. I love them both! Hey, the Madstad screen for the Beemer is the big fix. I put a Givi fly screen on the Honda. Looks good and just enough. For me, the CB is my local rider. I rode it today. But the Beemer has more luggage capacity and wind protection. Well,I'm rambling...get both!
In my case the vibration complaint stems from the buzz. Low displacement, high freq vibrations when running at 4.5 -5k rpm (highway speeds). There is just no way to damp them out. One day I noticed how the brake fluid in the reservoir was dancing around and foaming up.
Btw: I'm comparing it to a 250cc Vespa I had. I know there are radical differences between the GT and the Vespa, but for me it just felt odd that after an hour of riding, my hands felt completely numb. I have fixed it to some extent with bar risers, grip buddies, and a throttlemeister set.
Maybe I should have started with this: Would I need to buy all those things in order to be comfortable on the CB? I sure am a bit disappointed that I had to do all of that on the F800...