11-05-2020, 04:38 AM
“Gentlemen’s bike” or not, this is still a motorcycle. While the CB1100 is a marvel for it’s incredibly wide, flat powerband, it is still more than capable of running up to the redline without problem in 1st gear and others until one encounters the speed limiter. The rev limiter is another matter, but it shouldn’t impede the engine’s progress until after the redline has been reached.
Honda is perhaps the world’s master of the high-revving internal combustion engine and that is one of the things that I truly appreciate about them. While most associate the CB1100 with low rpm cruising it needn’t be restricted only to such use. While I don’t make a habit of it, I’ve taken my CB to the redline in the first couple of gears countless times without issue. If this were happening with my motorcycle, I’d be wanting to find out more about what is going on and if for sure this behavior is only taking place in 1st gear. (This is perhaps the greatest mystery.) How hard have you tried to replicate this in 2nd gear?
Honda is perhaps the world’s master of the high-revving internal combustion engine and that is one of the things that I truly appreciate about them. While most associate the CB1100 with low rpm cruising it needn’t be restricted only to such use. While I don’t make a habit of it, I’ve taken my CB to the redline in the first couple of gears countless times without issue. If this were happening with my motorcycle, I’d be wanting to find out more about what is going on and if for sure this behavior is only taking place in 1st gear. (This is perhaps the greatest mystery.) How hard have you tried to replicate this in 2nd gear?