my honda 450 1982 is to high

[midnight1980]

this is my go to work bike..the center of gravity on this bike is way to high, i like this bike over all it only has 8,000 miles on it but i layed it down 2 weeks ago and i i am having 2nd thought of selling it my xs 1100 midnight feels more stable at low speeds then the honda

[midnight1980]

this is a very close photo of my old 450 suzuki note the lower center of engine gravity

[fredintoon]

It ain't the bike - - -

- - - it's you, Midnight.
Not that I'm denigrating your riding skills, it's the weight differential between the two bikes.
The Honda weighs perhaps half of what the XS11 does. The effective C of G is the combination of the bikes and your own.
Your own C of G is a constant, as is the C of G of whatever bike you are riding but as the weight of the bike goes down the combined C of G moves up. It's not that the Honda is unstable, it's that you effectively weigh a lot more when you are riding it.
Fred Hill, S'toon.