01-16-2022, 05:00 AM
I like this thread.... sparks controversy and yet is thought provoking and there hasn't been name calling or online bullying (I guess that's a thing) yet.
I'm sure Paul is a mature man, being 52, and will be mature and respond... if he is inclined to.
Couple questions....
How long did you own the CB for? how many miles did you put on it? Was your expectation of replacing the CB1000 (water cooled, MUCH faster bike) really a good one?
I agree with you on the suspension. The front end (and I have a '14 DLX, so "better" than the std) flat our SUCKS! It might be the worse front end of any bike I've owned, cruisers included. I fixed that with a Traxxion AR-25 kit and is now good, but not as good as a cartridge type front end, RSU or USD.
In my limited time here, I don't shy away from my opinion that the CB is a much more inferior bike than my FJR. A really unfair comparison by my standards (which would lead me to question EVERYTHING the ferret says...
), but the more seat time I put on the CB, the more i enjoy it.
It's similar to my wife's 2008 CR-V. It's not fast, really exciting or does anything exceptionally well, but does everything I ask it to within the limits of what it can do.
I currently have mine for sale after owning it for 3 months and 1k miles on it. I'm not actively or trying to sell it, and won't hurt my feelings if I never sell it. It just doesn't speak to me like my FJR, or is as practical as my Zuma 125. Yes, my scooter is more practical than the CB.
But.... the CB, especially the '14 Deluxe is a beautiful looking bike and does a good job remembering and paying homage to the old school CB's. That, to me, is almost worth keeping it for.
I'm sure Paul is a mature man, being 52, and will be mature and respond... if he is inclined to.
Couple questions....
How long did you own the CB for? how many miles did you put on it? Was your expectation of replacing the CB1000 (water cooled, MUCH faster bike) really a good one?
I agree with you on the suspension. The front end (and I have a '14 DLX, so "better" than the std) flat our SUCKS! It might be the worse front end of any bike I've owned, cruisers included. I fixed that with a Traxxion AR-25 kit and is now good, but not as good as a cartridge type front end, RSU or USD.
In my limited time here, I don't shy away from my opinion that the CB is a much more inferior bike than my FJR. A really unfair comparison by my standards (which would lead me to question EVERYTHING the ferret says...
), but the more seat time I put on the CB, the more i enjoy it.It's similar to my wife's 2008 CR-V. It's not fast, really exciting or does anything exceptionally well, but does everything I ask it to within the limits of what it can do.
I currently have mine for sale after owning it for 3 months and 1k miles on it. I'm not actively or trying to sell it, and won't hurt my feelings if I never sell it. It just doesn't speak to me like my FJR, or is as practical as my Zuma 125. Yes, my scooter is more practical than the CB.
But.... the CB, especially the '14 Deluxe is a beautiful looking bike and does a good job remembering and paying homage to the old school CB's. That, to me, is almost worth keeping it for.