Sayonara to the CB1100, with an exit interview.

[emptysea]

I ride another bike which is nearly a 1000 lbs. The CB is a little toy in comparison. The CB is my tiny bike, lol.

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A 10 yr old girl could pick this bike up off its side if done correctly. The ride like a pro series of video's show proper techniques on how to pick up large motorcycles with ease.

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If I'm correct, you picked up a Triumph street cup also. I absolutely love the looks of that bike.

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The CB may feel heavy and that should be all that matters to a rider, but it's not heavy.

Totally agree that the CB is barely more difficult to lift than a 350 pound bike if proper techniques are used.

I hope that Ulvetanna enjoys his new bike.

[ClassicVW_imp]

ULVE, HUH? and WTF?... Typed here by you something like 25 days ago-

"No chance of the CB1100 going up for sale, that's a keeper at present. I can't think of any good reason to let it go other than if something strange happens."

I guess something strange happened?

I ride another bike which is nearly a 1000 lbs. The CB is a little toy in comparison. The CB is my tiny bike, lol.

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A 10 yr old girl could pick this bike up off its side if done correctly. The ride like a pro series of video's show proper techniques on how to pick up large motorcycles with ease.

Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
If I'm correct, you picked up a Triumph street cup also. I absolutely love the looks of that bike.

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The CB may feel heavy and that should be all that matters to a rider, but it's not heavy.

Totally agree that the CB is barely more difficult to lift than a 350 pound bike if proper techniques are used.

I hope that Ulvetanna enjoys his new bike.

This discussion makes me wonder- Is everyone here regularly dropping and picking their bikes up off the ground? Or are some of you guys justifying getting rid of a bike in order to get something different by saying "It's just too heavy. If it fell over I'd never be able to pick it up" I've probably owned 40 bikes in 40 years (had multiple bikes in the garage at the same time) and can recall ONE time having to pick a bike up off the ground and it happened in my driveway. And when it happened- it was a VERY heavy BMW K1200LT- a co-worker and riding buddy happened to drive by within 30 seconds and helped me lift it. Two other times a bike fell partway over and not to the ground- once stopped by the garage wall and the other time stopped by another parked bike.

Even IF you find your bike on it's side, are you ever going to be truly alone? There's gotta be a family member, or riding buddy, or a neighbor who can come by and help. On the road, I have to think that someone eventually will stop and help.

[LongRanger_imp]

^ I agree with you but everyone is different and tastes change over time. Like most folks here, I alternate between bikes in my garage. My CB isn't the heaviest among them, but riding my F800GT and Monster 620 is a revelation in "fun" after riding my CB or K1200RS, and I'm 6'6" 220 lbs. I've not had a bike on the pavement in over 30 years, but riding a light bike has its merits, just as riding a heavy bike has its merits.

[Ulvetanna_imp]

ULVE, HUH? and WTF?... Typed here by you something like 25 days ago-

"No chance of the CB1100 going up for sale, that's a keeper at present. I can't think of any good reason to let it go other than if something strange happens."

I guess something strange happened?

I ride another bike which is nearly a 1000 lbs. The CB is a little toy in comparison. The CB is my tiny bike, lol.

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A 10 yr old girl could pick this bike up off its side if done correctly. The ride like a pro series of video's show proper techniques on how to pick up large motorcycles with ease.

Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
If I'm correct, you picked up a Triumph street cup also. I absolutely love the looks of that bike.

Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk

The CB may feel heavy and that should be all that matters to a rider, but it's not heavy.

Totally agree that the CB is barely more difficult to lift than a 350 pound bike if proper techniques are used.

I hope that Ulvetanna enjoys his new bike.

This discussion makes me wonder- Is everyone here regularly dropping and picking their bikes up off the ground? Or are some of you guys justifying getting rid of a bike in order to get something different by saying "It's just too heavy. If it fell over I'd never be able to pick it up" I've probably owned 40 bikes in 40 years (had multiple bikes in the garage at the same time) and can recall ONE time having to pick a bike up off the ground and it happened in my driveway. And when it happened- it was a VERY heavy BMW K1200LT- a co-worker and riding buddy happened to drive by within 30 seconds and helped me lift it. Two other times a bike fell partway over and not to the ground- once stopped by the garage wall and the other time stopped by another parked bike.

Even IF you find your bike on it's side, are you ever going to be truly alone? There's gotta be a family member, or riding buddy, or a neighbor who can come by and help. On the road, I have to think that someone eventually will stop and help.

Yes. I admitted I was wrong and moved on.

[emptysea]

ULVE, HUH? and WTF?... Typed here by you something like 25 days ago-

"No chance of the CB1100 going up for sale, that's a keeper at present. I can't think of any good reason to let it go other than if something strange happens."

I guess something strange happened?

I ride another bike which is nearly a 1000 lbs. The CB is a little toy in comparison. The CB is my tiny bike, lol.

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A 10 yr old girl could pick this bike up off its side if done correctly. The ride like a pro series of video's show proper techniques on how to pick up large motorcycles with ease.

Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk
If I'm correct, you picked up a Triumph street cup also. I absolutely love the looks of that bike.

Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk

The CB may feel heavy and that should be all that matters to a rider, but it's not heavy.

Totally agree that the CB is barely more difficult to lift than a 350 pound bike if proper techniques are used.

I hope that Ulvetanna enjoys his new bike.

This discussion makes me wonder- Is everyone here regularly dropping and picking their bikes up off the ground? Or are some of you guys justifying getting rid of a bike in order to get something different by saying "It's just too heavy. If it fell over I'd never be able to pick it up" I've probably owned 40 bikes in 40 years (had multiple bikes in the garage at the same time) and can recall ONE time having to pick a bike up off the ground and it happened in my driveway. And when it happened- it was a VERY heavy BMW K1200LT- a co-worker and riding buddy happened to drive by within 30 seconds and helped me lift it. Two other times a bike fell partway over and not to the ground- once stopped by the garage wall and the other time stopped by another parked bike.

Even IF you find your bike on it's side, are you ever going to be truly alone? There's gotta be a family member, or riding buddy, or a neighbor who can come by and help. On the road, I have to think that someone eventually will stop and help.

Agree, but with the extra comment that it's EASY to pick up almost any bike. I grant that a bike dropped off the side of a road or in some other awkward position may require two or more folks to get it upright, but for the most part it's a one man (or woman) job and, even if it wasn't, the relative difficulty of lifting a bike when it is dropped should not be a determining factor in ownership...if you're dropping your bike often enough that it becomes a factor, I suggest finding a different recreational activity.

[Nortoon_imp]

Ulv mentioned on page 2 of this thread that he is over 60 years of age and had a hernia operation, and the two cracked vertebrae from crashing in the desert. That would make it extremely painful if not impossible to lift a CB1100 back on its wheels.

When I was 40 something my foot slipped on some sand in a parking lot as I was backing my Goldwing Aspencade out of a inclined parking space. I was able to slow the fall but not stop it. Penny was agile enough to slide off the passenger seat before it touched down which helped. I am 6'2" inches tall and weight 226 pounds, so I was able to right the "leadwing" using techniques I had learned from other club members. There was no damage done.

But the 750 pound wing had a flat four motor and its fuel tank was in the middle of the frame. That lowered it center of gravity considerably. The CB1100 fuel tank is at the top of the bike and its motor is tall and top heavy. At my age I doubt I would be able to right it without a great struggle. Fortunately that Goldwing incident was the last time I rolled a bike.

[the Ferret]

Over on the ST board dropping the ST is so common they have a place to record your "tip overs" as they are called below your avatar, along with your yearly mileage. Many guys are in the double digits and most are in the 1 or 2. Few are in the zero category. I won't tell you which one I am in because I don't want to jinx anything. The ST has built in tip over bars and along with the saddlebags which keep it from flat lining, so it is 'easier" to get back up I am told. The problem with the back it up method that I have seen, is you are supposed to put the bike in gear, and the gear shifter is underneath the bike. Then once you get it upright, you have to turn around without dropping it again to get the sidestand down. Wouldn't mind practicing the manuever with someone elses bike lol.

I almost..dropped my CB the other day after backing it out of the garage I went to rest it on the sidestand like I always do, but after leaning it over, and it continuing to drop, I realized for some reason my sidestand was still up. I was able to catch it (I was facing the bike) and get it back up myself before it went down, but it was not easy for this 66 year old weakling. I was home alone and if I couldn't have gotten it back up, my neighbors are pretty far away if they were even home. It would have laid there awhile before I could get help. Wouldn't worry that much about getting help out in public though. I'm sure someone would come along pretty quick.

[uscgmac_imp]

Could happen to anyone. I don't think it's as much of a weight thing as most don't drop a bike because of the weight but more so due to the ground conditions. Inclined parking, wet leaves, gravel, forgetting the kick stand, pot holes, drinking too much alcohol (just kidding) and what ever else probable causes more drops than anything. Getting it back up is where the weight is the factor. Everyone is different and some may be in lesser health than others. If I were to get rid of my CB it would be because I just like change and new technology or plain looks and style. I love my CB but I don't see it being a forever bike.

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[mininsx_imp]

You guys crack me up thinking that the CB is heavy. It's all relative. I would never try pushing my '08 Concours 14 out my garage door without straddling it, but I push the CB out like it's a bicycle, standing off to the left side.

[redbirds_imp]

You guys crack me up thinking that the CB is heavy. It's all relative. I would never try pushing my '08 Concours 14 out my garage door without straddling it, but I push the CB out like it's a bicycle, standing off to the left side.

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