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(01-15-2023, 01:43 AM)cooldrum_imp Wrote: The CB750 changed everything for the motorcycle industry. Who could have imagined a bike with all those features back in 1969 that was mass produced at an affordable price? I do ride my K4 (1974 CB 750). You really can't compare it to our newer CB's. The leap of technology has made bikes more efficient at what they do. But, the feeling I get when riding each bike is a rush of contentment and appreciation about the design. Nothing sounds like a well tuned in line four on the road. The same can be said about twin motors too. I kept my first Honda, a '67 305 Scrambler and I still ride it today. It's not the speed these days for me, but the very essence of a motor doing its thing moving me down the road that I find amazing to this day. Here's the story on my 305 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87lRxhnil0c
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Yup, I remember that. A great flick.
Agreed! 
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(01-14-2023, 05:13 PM)olafurarason_imp Wrote: (01-14-2023, 01:48 PM)olafurarason_imp Wrote: Well, I have CB750 K0 1970 right now. Reminds me of my 1971 K1 in the same colors. I used it and abused it, my every day ride, then roadracing in stock form, ending up finally open super stock 1,000 cc and stiffened frame and swingarm. It finally threw a connecting rod after too many high rpm races.
My CB 1100 has about the same power, and handles and stops much better. My Suzuki GSX S1000 (completely stock) is at another level, amazing how much motorcycles have improved.
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I had a 1976 CB750F that I acquired when it was a year old and had 4000 miles. HUGE upgrade from the Yamaha 80 I had in high school about 1968. The CB750 was traded for a 1978 Suzuki GS750E that was a better bike than the Honda. Many years and 29 motorcycles later, I bought a 2014 Deluxe with 5800 miles. Super bike that had no issues in the 2 years I had it. It's weight(570 lb) was what convinced me to find something lighter. I'm 71 and am now a firm believer in 400 lb bikes. Guzzi V7 III special, BMW R100R and Yamaha SR400.
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I keep the CB 1100 because I like to look at it, and ride it.
Is that a BMW R100R, or a BMW R1000R? I'd like to compare the R1000R with my GSX S1000
I wish you were closer to So. Calif, we could do a ride and switch bikes half way.
I turned 80 last year, so I do not ride crazy, fast but not crazy.
Crashed on the track a few times, but never on the street, been riding since the 70's
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(01-21-2023, 01:37 PM)emullick_imp Wrote: I keep the CB 1100 because I like to look at it, and ride it.
Is that a BMW R100R, or a BMW R1000R? I'd like to compare the R1000R with my GSX S1000
I wish you were closer to So. Calif, we could do a ride and switch bikes half way.
I turned 80 last year, so I do not ride crazy, fast but not crazy.
Crashed on the track a few times, but never on the street, been riding since the 70's
Never heard of a BMW R10000R. Given that he also mentioned an SR400, I'm figuring that he really is interested in old-school bikes that are light.
For Raceman, I have both the SR400 and the R100R. The SR400 is a ton of fun and I really like it, but for me anyway, it's a tool-around on back roads or city surface streets sort of bike. The R100R is the pinnacle of BMW airheads (in my view) and can be used to tour across the world if you wanted to. Entirely different bikes. The R100R is mid 400s, so falls in that middle range to me. It's very comfortable to ride. The only ergonomic complaint (that is pretty universal for anybody who has one) is the side stand. It's pretty much useless in that it's impossible to extend while on the bike. If one is mobility limited, the drill of getting off of the bike before deploying the stand (at that point you may as well use the center stand in any case) is something that needs to be solved with a modification to the stand. If you can find a decent example of an R100R to ride, I'd highly recommend it.
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Saw a surprising number of SR400s in Tucson the last time I was there. Maybe popular with university students?
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I bought the V7 III Guzzi new Jan18 and the R100R Nov 19. Still have both of them. They are similar but each unique in their own way. The R100R is the best of the Airheads and is a forever bike. Put new Battlax BT46 tires on both of them in the last couple weeks. I found the SR400 here in Memphis a week after I sold the CB1100 Deluxe last August and it only had 675 miles on it. I has an Mostyn pipe on it with a Power Commander 5 that is mapped by the Aussies for the pipe. The previous owner said adding the exhaust really woke the bike up. Mostyn claims an increase from 23 hp to 29. Doesn't sound like much but it is 25%. I'm having a blast riding it. Also have a 2010 F650GS and a 65 Honda 305 Dream. I feel that the lighter bikes are safer for an aging rider. I had several other heavy bikes in the last 15 years. 2001 Honda Valkyrie and 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600. I loved both of them but their weight was ultimately their demise. I met a Valkyie devotee recently. He has 4 of them. His hobby is buying neglected Valks and reserecting them for resale. His rider is a 97 he bought new and has 108,000 miles on it. It looks brand new.
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(01-22-2023, 11:46 PM)Raceman_imp Wrote: I bought the V7 III Guzzi new Jan18 and the R100R Nov 19. Still have both of them. They are similar but each unique in their own way. The R100R is the best of the Airheads and is a forever bike. Put new Battlax BT46 tires on both of them in the last couple weeks. I found the SR400 here in Memphis a week after I sold the CB1100 Deluxe last August and it only had 675 miles on it. I has an Mostyn pipe on it with a Power Commander 5 that is mapped by the Aussies for the pipe. The previous owner said adding the exhaust really woke the bike up. Mostyn claims an increase from 23 hp to 29. Doesn't sound like much but it is 25%. I'm having a blast riding it. Also have a 2010 F650GS and a 65 Honda 305 Dream. I feel that the lighter bikes are safer for an aging rider. I had several other heavy bikes in the last 15 years. 2001 Honda Valkyrie and 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600. I loved both of them but their weight was ultimately their demise. I met a Valkyie devotee recently. He has 4 of them. His hobby is buying neglected Valks and reserecting them for resale. His rider is a 97 he bought new and has 108,000 miles on it. It looks brand new.
A similar sentiment I have found multiple times on other Forums. It makes sense. For example: The NC750X is noticeably lighter than the CB1100. As our bodies shrink, it seems logical to downsize. I have met many happy SR400 owners.
I wonder if the classic CB750 qualifies today as a "lighter" bike? Maybe for those coming off a Gold Wing and similar.
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I need to 180, the last two motorcycles I bought are behemoths!
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Its all perspective. When I had my ST 1300 and FJR, my CB 1100 felt like a super moto when pushing it around, now that the "big bikes" are gone, my CB feel like a barge and the NC 750X feels like a dirt bike. I imagine if I got rid of the CB and got an SR 400, the NC would feel like a tank and the SR would feel like a bicycle lol
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