09-26-2013, 12:35 PM
(09-26-2013, 04:25 AM)SnowCrash_imp Wrote: Sounds to me like no one here feels the 100 pounds of difference between the triumphs and the CB. I need to test ride one sometime- but it feels to me like it's either/or and not or/and with these bikes. Having both of them in your garage seems too repetitive since they essentially do the same thing, no?
the only flaw of the CB is the hefty weight, I wish it 50 lbs lighter when park in uneven parking lot. It is heavy because big steel frame and robust engine casting ... old value. If you look closely, everything is solid down to the wheels or the side stand. Other makes are steel tubes, CB is forged solid steel. The weight however makes the bike very stable in highway, positive steering feedback, solid riding feel. I rode the BMW R 1200R that is 40 lbs lighter, it doesn't have solid feel in highway and the ride is kind of mushy.
I had 5 middle weight bikes for the weight reasons: 460 lbs wet or so, they don't have the type of positive riding feedback