01-16-2022, 01:35 AM
Howdy and welcome to the forumInteresting first post. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Personally, I've owned 2 CB 1100's. A 13 and my current 14 Deluxe. Both bought new. I put 8,400 miles in 9 months on my 13 before the 14 DLX came out with a host of updates, so I traded my 13 in for the 14. I've put 63,000 miles on my 14 and after 56 years of riding, approx 800,000 miles and 33 motorcycles it is perhaps my favorite bike I've ever owned. I love it and I love riding it. Smooth, just the right amount of horsepower and torque for me, great brakes, great handling, excellent fit and finish. I've ridden it from Ohio to North Carolina a couple of times and to Arkansas, at one time 698 miles in 12 hours. It does everything well. I've replaced one set of chain and sprockets, it has never needed a valve adjustment, nothing has fallen off or broken and it gets ridden year round in all kinds of weather in Ohio. Like I said I love mine, and while other bikes will come and go in my stable the CB 1100 will stay in the rotation as long as I am able to ride. Yes, it's a little heavy compared to say my NC 750X, but it was a feather weight compared to my ST 1300, and FJR. Finding tires is a minor annoyance, but not that big of a deal. I'm running Pirelli Angel GT's currently, excellent tires.
I'm sorry your experience was not all you expected, but my experience has been the polar opposite, and more than I had hoped for. It's a great motorcycle.
Love this bike.