Hi Baz - About 3 years ago a guy here in the UK had his cylinder barrels painted by Honda under warranty - its the only successful claim I've heard of for flaking engine paint on a CB 1100 - the engine had to be stripped to perform the work.
i would rather put up with fin rot or black barrels than have my nearly new engine torn down - even if Honda did do the work.
John
Thanks again, guys. There's no way the engine is going to be removed and stripped, for what is just a cosmetic colour change and with only 165 miles on it!! I really like the silver engines and I really DON'T like the black ones. Fortunately, the heads are silver so I'll just be content with what I've got.
(02-28-2017, 10:48 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]For those that questioned the unusual paint on the cylinder and head on the 2017 CB-EX .... in an earlier discussion/thread I mentioned how it first came about on the late 60's Norton Commandos,(and eventually became popular in the late 60's and early 70's with other bikes) MCD just featured some refurbished Nortons which clearly demonstrates this paint scheme
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2017/02/u...ton-works/
BTW to have a Norton refurbished like this cost $ 34K provided you supply a good donor bike.
How's the $12,100 price of that new CB-EX looking now? lol
Theres a good chance I’ll be restoring a 1970 650 Bonneville here soon and while it will be a complete nut/bolt restoration but there is no way in heck it will cost $34,000.