So, what is it with Honda's

[oldrider]

Even though my bike is pretty good, Mr Honda did some things wrong, and it irks me to leave it like that. Thus far, it has heated grips, quickened steering, an Evo Star shift kit, packrack, uprated headlight bulbs, a quick-connect for my battery charger, CF tank guard, Staintune highmount zorst, lowered gearing, and stainless peg feelers.
Still to come are different front indicators, uprated suspension, Uni airfilter, maybe a flappervalve-ectomy, custom seat, possibly a PowerCommander and braided brake lines.

Fair enough. I don't need any of those things but I have put Givi luggage on this one. Cheers John.

[inlinefour]

This is quite true. I very well remember the excitment (almost awe) with which the motorcycling world greeted the original CB750. It was not much of a super bike by todays standards , but back when it first came out it was revolutionary. The fuss over it was enormous, and we all regarded it as being something totally different to all the "ordinary" new bikes about.

The British motorcycle press even ran a series of articles based on the wait for the first private rider in the country to actually get one the road (It was Lord Denbeigh for anyone who's interested.)

It wasn't so much that it set new standards of performance . It was pretty hot stuff by the standards of the day, but there were faster bikes (The Renfield for one) . But it was DIFFERENT. It was the sort of bike with which Ago had demolished the hegemony of the Manx Norton. There had been nothing like it on the roads within living memory. It set the stage for a whole new era of motorcycling.

Honda was the first Japanese manufacturer with the others just following in Sochiro's footsteps.

[Bonez]

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One of the few mistakes they ever made was putting another camshaft in a perfectly good engine.....

(thats just baiting...)

I'll bite. Honda 750 sales were actually waining after 10 years of production. The F2 top end was shit. Yip owned one for a while and flicked it off a quick as I could. The Integra(CB750FC2) is much better, handling wise, and for that matter so was the R65 I had at the time. Could never understand the decision for two cam chains though. And as for the stupid looking early comstars (probably provided a bit of flex on rougher roads) Theory was I think two small chains less problems. But it must have increased production costs as opposed to one longer one, simpler too. At the time Honda, IIRC, seemed to be bringing a new model of some sort out every other month. In saying that my fc2 has been pretty damn reliable. With production of that engine ending ending in 1985 in the Japanese market, six years after the DOHC CB750K. The hydraulic lifters on the later CBX/CB was a good design decision though I thought and that motors still being produced I see. So that is around 20 odd years production run. I'm talking air cooled here. Of course the CBR motor is a lot better than the sohc one ever was. :spudwave: Anyone know if Honda are bringing in the air/oiled CB750 in to the country new?

[inlinefour]

Anyone know if Honda are bringing in the air/oiled CB750 in to the country new?

But I'm aware that Honda are again producing parts for old bikes again due to the demand. Can't compare the CBR to a CB as it would be like comparing the spitfire to a new F22 in reality. If anyone knows, ever, where a nice 1970ish CB350/4 is for sale I'll be ever so keen. Had 350-750cc inlinefours to do up and out of all of them, wish I'd kept the 350 and still had it now.
Ive got several good books about motorcycles and they all do the same thing. Make such a big mention of the CB750 series and how it revolutionised motorcycles today. However if we are going to compare them to the bikes of today, they are just old and slow...

[Jantar]

I just prefer Suzukis as being better value for money.