New owner... Vibrations.. And a question

[Rox_imp]

Too bad lazz, but life is too short to put up with a motorcycle that you don't like.

On a side note I owned a T-100 Bonnie, have ridden my brothers T-120 Bonnie, my nephews V7 111, plus my sons Ducati 696 Monster, and rented a BMW R1200R for 9 days on a European trip and much prefer my CB 1100 over all of them.

Hope you find something that pleases you.

Nail on the head.. Im wondering what this guy's "retro standard" was.. It couldn't of been a Triumph Bonneville.. Had 3 of them. They vibrate.. Guzzis vibrate more. CB1100s can be buzzy at some rpms but nothing to put your hands asleep. Bar weights would fix that in a haiste.

[Cormanus]

I forget now who it was, but there was another member of this forum early on for whom the handlebar vibrations were too much.

[Lord Popgun]

I wish someone else with a CB could have traded bikes with him for a ride. That may have helped tell the tale.

[Tev62]

I wish someone else with a CB could have traded bikes with him for a ride. That may have helped tell the tale.

Yes, I would of loved to of known if the lad was just very sensitive to the vibration or vibration frequency or whether the dealer was trying to palm of a dud.

[Cormanus]

I’d be inclined to the former view.

This, http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13338

And this http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9062

[GoldOxide_imp]

I reckon no Harley for him.

[bvictory_imp]

Hi everyone,

recently bought a CB1100EX 6speed that had just been run in.

I really like the bike in all respects and it seems perfect for my needs.

Except, on my bike, the constant vibrations/buzz in the midrange (from 3K to 5K) are intensely intrusive. To the extent that on a recent 3 hour run, my hands and feet were buzzing for several hours afterwards. I was wearing full riding gear.

I have been riding for 20 years, everything form old brits to racing ducatis with many guzzis in between and a fair few inline 4s. My daily round town ride up until now has been a 1970 Triumph twin and that causes me no problems in terms of vibration! (I mean the thumping vibration is there, but it is transient, unlike the constant buzz on my new honda) Heck, I've been using a 1960s guzzi police bike for the past 4 years for my long distance work.... So I don't believe I'm overly sensitive to vibrations.

I use a motorcycle as my primary mode of transport and ride far and often.

There are a few others who have complained about vibration on this forum and many who haven't, what I'm trying to figure out is whether my particular bike has a fault or if this is just a characteristic of the model.

Do you all just keep the revs under 3k?

Does anybody out there have a bike that is smooth between 3K and 5K?

Any info/data points gratefully appreciated

Ride safe,

I have a 2014 model and it is smooth at all rpms and gears compared to any other bike I have owned. I am thinking the vibration will decline once you put more miles on it.

[Ayrshire Dunx_imp]

Well mine vibrates so much the mirrors are a blur when it idles. Still love it tho

[active1951_imp]

Well it took a year, but finally dramatically reduced buzziness in the handlebars, ESPECIALLY in throttle grip.
I have low-style aluminum bars with small IDs. Found some bar-ends for small ID bars. Big reduction, right hand does not go numb. Gel gloves also helped.

[peterbaron]

What vibration/buzzing are you talking about...2014 CB1100 Standard ???
None of my bikes has it, but I noticed one is smoother than the other, both are 2014.