Bye for now - Guzzi replaces CB1100

[Cormanus]

Congratulations, Olof. I hope the Guzzi works out better for you.

As others have said, don't be a stranger. We'd still like to hear from you.

[bioman_imp]

Congratulations with your new bike. I really love those Guzzi V7's (and I own a MG Griso) but they are just a tad too slow and small for my liking. Nevertheless: great choice!!!

[rboe]

This does make me wonder what is causing these bikes to vibrate. I'm thinking it has very little to personal sensitivity to vibration; but a problem with some bikes. I wonder what is really up with them.

Now mine will give me some tingles at certain rpm's but not at the steady rpm's I ride at. So that does leave open the rpm ranges they like to play in.

I've been tempted by the new Guzzi Specials (especially the dark blue version). But I think a CRF300L has a better chance of joining the stable.

Enjoy the Guzzi. They do indeed pull certain strings.

[Cormanus]

Short of getting a person susceptible to the vibrations to ride lots of different CB1100s and see whether the problem occurs on all of them, or finding someone who doesn't feel them to ride an allegedly vibey bike, I don't suppose we'll ever know. I'm conscious of vibrations at certain rev ranges, but I don't find it uncomfortable or irritating; nor do my hands go numb.

[Olof_imp]

Thanks för all kind comments, much appreciated. I"m probably more sensitive to vibration than most, perhaps from my years in arctic military service. In line fours, with their high frequency buzz, tend to bother me more than L-twins and triples.

Regarding the CB1100: I've ridden three different ones and they all behaved exactly the same. A great bike in all respects, but not for me as you say. It is believed that vibration has a cumulative damaging effect and these days I'm not risking it any more.

The V7, finally, is a little gem. The more I tinker with it the more impressed I am by the technical elegance and the soulfulness. Within it's own frame of reference. I have some small tweaks in mind, I'll let you know when realised.

[the Ferret]

I'm bothered by throbs in an engine. 270 degree parallel twins (which mimic V twins) throb and it annoys me. My brothers T-120 Bonnie throbs and he loves it but I didn't care for it. Now my new NC 750X is a 270 parallel twin and it throbs. Annoys the heck out of me. Luckily it has enough other good attributes that I can put up with it, or at least I'm learning to live with it. Don't think I'll ever come to enjoy it though.

[GoldOxide_imp]

I'm bothered by throbs in an engine. 270 degree parallel twins (which mimic V twins) throb and it annoys me. My brothers T-120 Bonnie throbs and he loves it but I didn't care for it. Now my new NC 750X is a 270 parallel twin and it throbs. Annoys the heck out of me. Luckily it has enough other good attributes that I can put up with it, or at least I'm learning to live with it. Don't think I'll ever come to enjoy it though.

Yeah, it ain't no CB1100.

But, it ain't no [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTubn_adt0]Yamaha Heritage Special either with its 360 degree engine.

I think for a twin it is pretty smooth, and yeah, smoother than all Bonnies.

[the Ferret]

LOl I had 3 of those and loved those. A 73, a 79 and an 81. Vibes I don't mind.

[GoldOxide_imp]

LOl I had 3 of those and loved those. A 73, a 79 and an 81. Vibes I don't mind.

That was quite the spectrum of XS650s.

[the Ferret]

Also my 2003 865 Triumph T-100 was a 360 twin, but it had a counter balancer and was quite smooth.