buying a cb1100 in the next few days - decision making

[Lord Popgun]

Just make dang sure they show you how to get the seat off!

 

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

Arv, welcome to the fold! An exciting and rewarding adventure awaits

 

[emptysea]

Welcome and I hope you like the bike. As to the price, think of it as buying a piece of art--the value is completely subjective. you got a good deal.

 

[Frulk_imp]

Welcome and I hope you like the bike. As to the price, think of it as buying a piece of art--the value is completely subjective. you got a good deal.

+1

 

[Cormanus]

Congratulations arva and welcome to the club. Wishing you many happy miles on your new bike.

 

[ClassicVW_imp]

Just make dang sure they show you how to get the seat off!

Amen! Bring some popcorn and stand back and enjoy the show as they scurry from one side of the bike to the other and then to the rear trying to figure it out!

 

[veech_imp]

as suggested by all of you, i did run; now i am a proud/poor owner of a 2014 std black cb 1100; put the deposit on my cc; will go tomorrow to do the paperwork and pick up the bike.

the price before tax + tag = $9,000; i know i probably left some money on the table, but the same dealership owns bmw, ducati & kawasaki and i got to demo all the bikes (or maybe it is just my rationalization on getting ripped off )

thanks all, will keep you posted on the first ride etc...

Congratulations!!! You are a wise man.

 

[4 Paws_imp]

It really is a good solid simple bike. Not too fancy, maintenance is easy and parts aren't outrageously expensive. Farkles limited but I prefer to spend my money on filling the tank.
Enjoy.

 

[mininsx_imp]

Coming off a 850 lb Harley, the CB felt like a mini-bike to me!

I agree. I've got an '08 Concours 14 and I had a Vulcan 900 Custom that I traded in on the CB. The Honda felt like a Grom to me in comparison.

 

[veech_imp]

There are actually a surprising number of Farkles available in the aftermarket if you start digging. Samurider and WebBike are two good places to start looking, and an increasing number of US based importers as well.

 

[widude]

Congrats Arva, enjoy & ride safe.

 

[tomas_imp]

hi all, everyone here seems to be well versed in motorcycling and also the vote taken for cb1100 riders on this forum shows that i do fall with the majority, so i am going to do a brain dump... please validate or convince me that i am wrong.

i want a reliable hassle free bike that will start when i want it to start, have a linear throttle response, naked and good classic styling. i will be parking the bike with no-garage, under covers and in a covered garage during winter. in short i wanted a honda accord of bikes...

so i started with honda cb500f, but that felt too small and i do have a buell blast which is a 500cc; the nc700x was too high for me and a little over engineered.

ducati scramble was cool looking but spotty performance and very temperamental when it comes to maintenance (not hassle free)

i do not want to ride triumphs or other such bikes (too many people i know have them)...

then i rode the bmw r nine t; wanted to buy it, fabulous looking bike, rides well etc; but again i am worried about how it will hold up to my careless maintenance and msrp of $15k was a bit much. the bmw f800r similarly seemed too much.

yamaha fz09 was fun to ride, but a little too peppy (even owners steer people away from its uneven performance) and the insurance quotes are way too high...

finally i saw the cb1100 and loved the looks; seems a bit heavy but seems handlable; i am looking for 1 bike to rule them all; i will never be a dirt biker; nor do any wheelies; i will go out on weekend rides with friends and maybe overnight trips; i will drive into the city maybe once or twice a week during summers...

also i have not ridden a cb1100 as there are no demo bikes... would have loved a cb750; but i only want to buy a new nike...

any reason why i should not buy the cb100?

for those of you who drink wine; i am not looking for a fantastic but temperamental super tuscan; or a fancy bordeaux or an overengineered aussie wine; but a easy drinking california merlot that tastes good year on year... or more like a high quality blended scotch as opposed to single malts... (nothing wrong with a 16 year old lagavulin, but for everyday drinking with lots of ice in the backyard, a chivas will do)...

thanks for indulging me...

Can't go wrong with a bottle of, 2010 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino.

 

[the Ferret]

or... a hot cup of 2015 Lipton tea di Ferret's house :beerchug:

 

[Lord Popgun]

Ferret,

Its 98 degrees right now and in the South we want ICE tea...

 

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Ferret,

Its 98 degrees right now and in the South we want ICE tea...

Hmmm...


In the Five Valley area of Western Montana...it's 85.

I'm finishing off my breakfast batch of coffee. HOT coffee.

It's off-topic...but when I was a kid, I used to wonder...I'd see those spaghetti westerns with the cowboys all having their noon meal around the fire...it's in the DESERT...HOT...and they're boiling coffee.

I didn't understand it. I didn't drink coffee until I was about thirty. It's an adult taste, an acquired taste.

And drinking it HOT...is also learned. It goes FINE, on all but the hottest days. So I can sit on my patio, enjoy the sun...and my hot gourmet coffee...

 

[metalmaven_imp]

Congrats Arva, is it a black CB??????

 

[the Ferret]

Ferret,

Its 98 degrees right now and in the South we want ICE tea...

:rofl: I drink hot tea all day every day regardless of temp, although occasionally I will drink some iced tea too. Usually sweet tea ( picked that up in the south)

 

[arva_imp]

yes, it is the standard 2014 one one chrome muffler on the rhs... black/charcoal - not red...

rode back 30 miles from the dealer and it was a nice ride...

Congrats Arva, is it a black CB??????

 

[metalmaven_imp]

yes, it is the standard 2014 one one chrome muffler on the rhs... black/charcoal - not red...

rode back 30 miles from the dealer and it was a nice ride...

Congrats Arva, is it a black CB??????

Sweet, another one joins the Dark Side lol. Enjoy!

 

[JustPassinThru_imp]

yes, it is the standard 2014 one one chrome muffler on the rhs... black/charcoal - not red...

rode back 30 miles from the dealer and it was a nice ride...

Congrats Arva, is it a black CB??????

Sweet, another one joins the Dark Side lol. Enjoy!

Oh, you didn't do that.

Now we gotta have a "darksider" flame war....

:-/