I bought my 1100S as a sensible, comfy, easy to ride commuter (compared to my other bikes) - a task it performs very well.
I took it on a TD in November for a laugh and to "christen" it - I had no expectations in advance and thought it would be a bit crap but a laugh on the track. I was most surprised by how well it behaved on the track (as was my mate on his 'blade when I 'ad 'im into Paddock Hill
).
It was a bit soft on the brakes (lots of dive) but still very stable. Grunt out of Druids was adequate and enough to keep Gixxers etc off my tail.
Bad points:
- Naff murky gold wheels.
- OE brake pads are made of wood.
- OE mudguard is criminally ugly
- OE mirrors are exactly the same height as most car mirrors so make filtering a bit of a pain.
Get one.