Life on a Honda 2008 CBF1000A purhcased on Facebook Marketplace. A Flog's Blog

[Jerry_Atrick]

On 31/08/2026 at 5:46 AM, facthunter said:

The bigger Motor is already not well balanced. Increasing it's capacity and revving higher won't make it nice. Nev

Is this in reference to the Honda or Beemer? 

 

The engine on the Honda is a pleasure.. No more discernable vibration than any other bike I rode (I found the little single to be the worst) and smooth through the power range. I may be being biased, but the twins I rode don't seem to have been any better. 

 

If it didn't make a noise, I would have thought it was electrically powered 😉 (for avoidance of doubt, that was a joke). 

 

I have never ridden a Beemer, so can't comment on it. 

 

Will be test riding a Tenere GT9 soon, which is a three cylinder (following Triumph's ideas). Will compare the difference, although to be fair, a new motor against a well ridden in one will be a bit springier.