NGC - to sell or not to sell ....... (CB1100)

[ohiorider]

Bob

sounds like the Triumph is the answer - if you are taking votes, that's mine.....

Mark

Hey, Mark ..... Yeah, it's only money!  But before I'd make  that move, the 1200 Sport would have to go, along with the Honda.  The old Beemer R100GS stays.

Amazingly, some of the suspension changes to the Honda have actually paid off.  I am now putting a fair number of miles on the CB, and find it to be a much more pleasant bike than I initially thought.  And there's a couple of very inexpensive changes left to do that should make the suspension more compliant.

It (the CB) may not stay in the stable for a long time, but I'm starting to see that with a few additional mods to the suspension recommended by RaceTech, the bike will work better for me.  Maybe a new saddle, probably Corbin, and either adjust the current handlebar or try another one.

Several things I can without doubt say is that this bike carries its weight low, is easy for me to get in and out of garage, and up on the center stand.  It has nice light controls, and a smooth clutch take up.  The fuel injection is dialed in with no snatching when idling through traffic.  It lays into turns easily and holds a line with no correction.  And the engine pulls like a train. You ride a torque curve that is 60+ ft/lb from 3000 to 7000rpm.  CB probably wouldn't have stayed with my departed Griso 8vSE, but I think it'd have no problem staying with or pulling away from my 1200 Sport (2v) or many other 2v Guzzis, whether big block or especially small block.  And being fair, I guess it should, with 1140cc.  For a guy my age and size, it is an incredibly easy bike to handle.

It's unfortunate that Honda didn't consider the 160 pound rider on our battered Ohio roads when they designed the bike.  They hit the mark on so many other things.

Bob

[grebmrof]

Bob, as I mentioned the other day, the suspension on your CB1100 is so close to that on my stock T120 so that it is hard to tell them apart that way...but I am 30-35# heavier than you are, so that has some impact.  I think the 1100's 4 cylinder is pretty soul-less and very turbine like, the power made by a twin is more to my liking - although I still lust after a ZRX like the one I once had - I scared myself so much with that bike, that I had to sell it to keep my license, I was always over the ton.  I digress...I love my T120 but still love my '08 T100, they are both great rides.  Not sure a T120 is worth over 2x the price of a good used carb T100 though...just saying.
Tom

[ohiorider]

Bob, as I mentioned the other day, the suspension on your CB1100 is so close to that on my stock T120 so that it is hard to tell them apart that way...but I am 30-35# heavier than you are, so that has some impact.  I think the 1100's 4 cylinder is pretty soul-less and very turbine like, the power made by a twin is more to my liking - although I still lust after a ZRX like the one I once had - I scared myself so much with that bike, that I had to sell it to keep my license, I was always over the ton.  I digress...I love my T120 but still love my '08 T100, they are both great rides.  Not sure a T120 is worth over 2x the price of a good used carb T100 though...just saying.
Tom

You make several good points, Tom.  Not sure I want to return to a T100, even though mine treated me well for over 6 years and almost 50k miles. 

As you and I have discussed, I'm going to throw some $$ toward the 1991 R100GS.  It's not the most exciting bike in the world, but there was always that something ................... ... this bike simply called me to load it with tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, and head out for several days.

However, I have to say, your T120 is one nice bike!  But before I'd do one, I'd have to sell the 1200 Sport and the Honda.  I'm going to take it on the head when I sell the Guzzi, I'm sure!  The Honda, probably not so much.

Bob

PS - strangely, after putting a bunch of miles on the CB1100, the inline four doesn't seem so soulless to me as simply different.  It is turbine smooth, but damn, does it haul ass!  Not sportbike world haul a**, but Guzzi world haul a**!

[jas67]

You're serious when you say you think this sounds like a 'great solution?'  Actually, so do I.

Bob

Yep, I'm serious!