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Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
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Bazbro, stay fit, strong and in good health...I am just a decade younger.
Yes, it is very true what you wrote about the CB weight and slow maneuvering.
Like your Yamaha!!
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(11-12-2020, 12:54 AM)Bazbro_imp Wrote: Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
I'm 70 and I know, or rather feel, exactly what you are talking about. I am already having difficulty putting the Cb1100 on its center stand.
I have a 2018 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, which will probably be the bike for my dotage. It's lighter, lower, easier to move around, and my wife is much less worried when I ride it.
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(11-12-2020, 12:54 AM)Bazbro_imp Wrote: Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
I think I already started mitigating that issue.
I saved maybe 10 lbs going from the 2014 CB1100 to the 2019 Africa Twin.
(Covid-19 life may have added back 5 lbs.)
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(11-12-2020, 12:54 AM)Bazbro_imp Wrote: Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
I'm a decade younger but with my Wing weighing in at about 900 lbs and the VTX around 750 I view the CB as my baby, light as a feather.
I had my kids late in life and correctly predicted they'd "keep me young" so I'm hoping it works the same with bikes.  
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(11-12-2020, 02:01 AM)Paris_imp Wrote: (11-12-2020, 12:54 AM)Bazbro_imp Wrote: Beware guys... depending upon how big and strong you are, and how well you age, there comes a point when a BIG, HEAVY 'bike like the CB1100 is just too much to manoeuvre around. Riding it is not the problem - it's when you need to push it around that it becomes just too much. I'm not a big guy and the CB1100 is getting too much for me now (I'm mid 70s). I'm holding on to it as long as I can, but already the little Yamaha 250 is a dream to push around in comparison!
Stay fit as long as you can...
I'm 70 and I know, or rather feel, exactly what you are talking about. I am already having difficulty putting the Cb1100 on its center stand.
I have a 2018 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, which will probably be the bike for my dotage. It's lighter, lower, easier to move around, and my wife is much less worried when I ride it.
I'm not your age and own a Bullet too besides the CB and a W. But I know exactly what you're writing about when comparing the CB to the Bullet, though the CB 'dresses' you differently and I still like this dress. As long as I can handle the CB, will hopefully be for some many more years, I will keep her. The Honda will function well for a very long time I guess. If the Bullet will do same, she will be the bike I probably keep for the longest time. Enough power in her own sweet way, motorbike riding isn't about power, easy to handle like a bicycle as you wrote, and the low(est) costs to keep the Bullet running concerning spare parts, fuel consumption, ensurance and taxes. But I don't think about a far future and enjoy all three bikes yet and for the upcoming years.
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If something major breaks on it, I'll get rid of it. Otherwise it is my plan to keep it for as long as I can ride it and perhaps add a second bike for touring --- or keep the CB for touring and by a commuter bike like a Janus or something like it.
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I've seen 72 summers, and thought the CB would be my last bike. It's relatively small, I think, (5'10" 200lbs), and easy to move around. My Bmr is the bruiser. It has got away from me twice, both times while stopped, and over it went. I could not pick it up, and needed help both times. I am thinking of going the dual-sport or adventure route, with only one bike. I like those Triumph Tigers, but I don't know if I could pick up its 474 lbs myself, but I think it would be a great do-it-all in TX, if we ever get there, that is. I may just take the Honda, and see what is available in TX. One thing I like about SoCal, it is the used car, truck, bike, boat, whatever, of the world.
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Time will tell. So far I like it. I have 5 bikes and have been tending to ride it the most. I think it's the fact of it being super reliable, great around town, challenging yet fun in the twisties. It's a CB. It's living to its name.
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(11-16-2020, 03:39 AM)Charlie Bravo_imp Wrote: I've seen 72 summers, and thought the CB would be my last bike. It's relatively small, I think, (5'10" 200lbs), and easy to move around. My Bmr is the bruiser. It has got away from me twice, both times while stopped, and over it went. I could not pick it up, and needed help both times. I am thinking of going the dual-sport or adventure route, with only one bike. I like those Triumph Tigers, but I don't know if I could pick up its 474 lbs myself, but I think it would be a great do-it-all in TX, if we ever get there, that is. I may just take the Honda, and see what is available in TX. One thing I like about SoCal, it is the used car, truck, bike, boat, whatever, of the world. Replace "car" with "gun" and you have the same dynamic in TX. If you end up in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, visit DFW Honda in Grapevine often. They're good people. That's where I bought my CB1100 five years ago. The place is part museum. They have dozens of classic Hondas on display. Most of them were owned by family members. It's quite a trip to see them (the bikes, not the family members) suspended from the ceiling. 
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