First notice by a stranger...........

[the Ferret]

Great photos Rolls ( and a cool clean 55 Chev in the back ground)

[Guth_imp]

Over the 3+ years that I've owned my CB1100 it has drawn attention from most all age groups. Plenty of old guys of course, but a surprising number of younger folks as well. The great thing about a stranger commenting on your bike as opposed to someone you know is that you can pretty much rest assured that the stranger is being sincere. (As opposed to say a friend who might feel inclined to say something nice because after all, you're friends.)

Love the Bronson reference by the way. Now I might be a bit younger than a lot of you guys, but I did watch Then Came Bronson — with my dad, probably just before my bedtime, lol. In fact, even though my dad was a Honda guy, he and I built the [url=http://www.bikerhotline.com/pr/2014/14_bronson/assets/images/BHL44_Photo_03.JPG]"Bronson Motorcycle" scale model together.

[rboe]

Mine does not get the attention my 2012 Griso gets (got). But it's up there.

I used to have a mad desire to get an older Goldwing but after riding a buddies massaged 1977 unit, my CB made it very pale in comparison. It scratches the retro urge, has EFI and it's lighter with more power. It some ways it's disappointing to see the GL loose so much to the CB. sigh.

[Frulk_imp]

I'm with Rboe on the Guzzi thing....In the year and a half I've been riding the CB maybe 2-3 guys in passing struck up a conversation about it. On another couple of occasions while in a store or my buddies coffee shop I'd see somebody through the windows make a detour to take a closer look at it. That's a STARK contrast to when I'm riding on the Guzzi V7R. I have people chasing me through traffic to get a closer look and rolling down windows @ stop lights asking about the bike. I've also seen passengers and a driver take phone pics of it along side of me. I'm ok with the Honda not attracting that level of attention. Personally I think the Honda is just as good looking as the Guzzi.

[rboe]

That Racer is a looker ain't it? Even better with the cafe' fairing.

[uscgmac_imp]

The Moto guzzi is a great looking bike. IMHO I think it looks better than the CB but the CB is a better all around bike.

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I was at a Sunday morning car and bike gathering the other day and someone came up to me and said that's the coolest bike here today. There was a lot of bikes.

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[Guth_imp]

Both my CB and my Hawk GT draw a fair amount of attention. The difference being the CB draws attention from those who are familiar or have an interest in motorcycles as well as those who don't but just wanted to comment on how attractive/cool/interesting they thought the bike was. My Hawk GT on the other hand draws a lot of guys in as well, but they're bike guys (those who owned one and wished they hadn't sold it, those who wish they had bought one, those whose buddy had one, those that want to know if it's for sale, etc.). In fact, I was one of those guys when it comes to the Hawk. Before I got back into motorcycling and found a Hawk of my own, I'd strike up a conversation with anyone I saw that was associated with a Hawk. I suppose I still do for that matter, lol.

Speaking of attention grabbing vehicles: here in car-crazy USA the attention bikes draw pale in comparison to the interest people had in the '67 Camaro Convertible that I used to own. Anyone that's uncomfortable with the amount of attention the CB1100 draws would be afraid to leave the garage with that car. I felt like I could have been Elvis when I was behind the wheel of the Camaro (minus the fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich he would have stopped for). On more than one occasion I literally had girls screaming and waving at me from their cars or the sidewalk (this actually scared me the first time it happened). That car sucked people in like moths to a porch light on a summers night. Sadly, it also managed to attract car thieves.

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Both my CB and my Hawk GT draw a fair amount of attention. The difference being the CB draws attention from those who are familiar or have an interest in motorcycles as well as those who don't but just wanted to comment on how attractive/cool/interesting they thought the bike was. My Hawk GT on the other hand draws a lot of guys in as well, but they're bike guys (those who owned one and wished they hadn't sold it, those who wish they had bought one, those whose buddy had one, those that want to know if it's for sale, etc.). In fact, I was one of those guys when it comes to the Hawk. Before I got back into motorcycling and found a Hawk of my own, I'd strike up a conversation with anyone I saw that was associated with a Hawk. I suppose I still do for that matter, lol.

Speaking of attention grabbing vehicles: here in car-crazy USA the attention bikes draw pale in comparison to the interest people had in the '67 Camaro Convertible that I used to own. Anyone that's uncomfortable with the amount of attention the CB1100 draws would be afraid to leave the garage with that car. I felt like I could have been Elvis when I was behind the wheel of the Camaro (minus the fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich he would have stopped for). On more than one occasion I literally had girls screaming and waving at me from their cars or the sidewalk (this actually scared me the first time it happened). That car sucked people in like moths to a porch light on a summers night. Sadly, it also managed to attract car thieves.

You can't take a car like that out and leave it anywhere these days. It'll be gone. Keep it locked in a garage, and take it to the local watering hole for the classic car enthusiasts' weekly gathering. Otherwise you have to stay with the car all the time. That's the drag about having something that cool.

I'm with Rboe on the Guzzi thing....In the year and a half I've been riding the CB maybe 2-3 guys in passing struck up a conversation about it. On another couple of occasions while in a store or my buddies coffee shop I'd see somebody through the windows make a detour to take a closer look at it. That's a STARK contrast to when I'm riding on the Guzzi V7R. I have people chasing me through traffic to get a closer look and rolling down windows @ stop lights asking about the bike. I've also seen passengers and a driver take phone pics of it along side of me. I'm ok with the Honda not attracting that level of attention. Personally I think the Honda is just as good looking as the Guzzi.

I don't want people being too curious about me. I had the same thing happen in 1990 when I bought an R100GS in yellow and black. It had the single-sided swingarm and looked pretty space-age as the world's only adventure bike at that time. Motorists would crowd me on the freeway to get a look. That still happens occasionally but not as much, and not nearly as much with the modern stuff, and it's usually a thumbs-up and on to their destination.

After owning a couple of fairly nice new cars (certainly not European) I finally wound up with a lowly Jeep Wrangler Sahara, a car that can be parked almost anywhere and frees me from worries of minor damage. It's too tall for door dings, has plastic fender skirts, and I took it mud-whomping twice in the first week I owned it to make sure I wouldn't be too concerned about minor nicks and scratches. No one looks at me and nobody cares, which is how I like it.

[Cormanus]

Both my CB and my Hawk GT draw a fair amount of attention. The difference being the CB draws attention from those who are familiar or have an interest in motorcycles as well as those who don't but just wanted to comment on how attractive/cool/interesting they thought the bike was. My Hawk GT on the other hand draws a lot of guys in as well, but they're bike guys (those who owned one and wished they hadn't sold it, those who wish they had bought one, those whose buddy had one, those that want to know if it's for sale, etc.). In fact, I was one of those guys when it comes to the Hawk. Before I got back into motorcycling and found a Hawk of my own, I'd strike up a conversation with anyone I saw that was associated with a Hawk. I suppose I still do for that matter, lol.

Speaking of attention grabbing vehicles: here in car-crazy USA the attention bikes draw pale in comparison to the interest people had in the '67 Camaro Convertible that I used to own. Anyone that's uncomfortable with the amount of attention the CB1100 draws would be afraid to leave the garage with that car. I felt like I could have been Elvis when I was behind the wheel of the Camaro (minus the fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich he would have stopped for). On more than one occasion I literally had girls screaming and waving at me from their cars or the sidewalk (this actually scared me the first time it happened). That car sucked people in like moths to a porch light on a summers night. Sadly, it also managed to attract car thieves.

You can't take a car like that out and leave it anywhere these days. It'll be gone. Keep it locked in a garage, and take it to the local watering hole for the classic car enthusiasts' weekly gathering. Otherwise you have to stay with the car all the time. That's the drag about having something that cool.

I'm with Rboe on the Guzzi thing....In the year and a half I've been riding the CB maybe 2-3 guys in passing struck up a conversation about it. On another couple of occasions while in a store or my buddies coffee shop I'd see somebody through the windows make a detour to take a closer look at it. That's a STARK contrast to when I'm riding on the Guzzi V7R. I have people chasing me through traffic to get a closer look and rolling down windows @ stop lights asking about the bike. I've also seen passengers and a driver take phone pics of it along side of me. I'm ok with the Honda not attracting that level of attention. Personally I think the Honda is just as good looking as the Guzzi.

I don't want people being too curious about me. I had the same thing happen in 1990 when I bought an R100GS in yellow and black. It had the single-sided swingarm and looked pretty space-age as the world's only adventure bike at that time. Motorists would crowd me on the freeway to get a look. That still happens occasionally but not as much, and not nearly as much with the modern stuff, and it's usually a thumbs-up and on to their destination.

After owning a couple of fairly nice new cars (certainly not European) I finally wound up with a lowly Jeep Wrangler Sahara, a car that can be parked almost anywhere and frees me from worries of minor damage. It's too tall for door dings, has plastic fender skirts, and I took it mud-whomping twice in the first week I owned it to make sure I wouldn't be too concerned about minor nicks and scratches. No one looks at me and nobody cares, which is how I like it.

Does that mean theres no such thing as a 'fairly nice' European car?