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I bought a leftover 2014 black std in june 2016. Have 18k miles on her now. Adjusted the chain once. Lube chain every week, clean chain whenever i remdmber or have time. Sprockets are in good shape. Oil every 4-5k. On my second set of tires. I will put 100,000 k miles on this bike minimum. Love it.
First thing i noticed on my test ride was #1 how smooth and flawless it felt. #2 how torquey it was. I do have a bit more vibration with the bar risers but nothing crazy.
A classically versatile bike that you can accessorize for trips and strip down for sexy town cruising.
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(08-27-2018, 10:32 PM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: I think I know what everybody means when they mention bits of rust appearing around the tree or around some exposed bits. However, I've never in my life had a bike that I could ride through the driving rain and just drop off in my garage without a wipe-down and expect nothing at all to happen, especially after repeated treatment like that. It's just habit for me to always wipe down critical areas after a wet ride.
Well, I DO have such a bike, one that can be ridden in the driving rain, then just parked without a wipedown, and no rust. That one would be my 1995 BMW K75, and it has always been my "rain bike". When I worked, I cannot count the number of times (hundreds?) I made the commute in the rain, then parked it in my garage. Never once wiped it down; I do wash it occasionally and clean it up thoroughly before winter. I challenge you to find any significant rust on it.
One of its stablemates is my 1994 K75RT (the one with the full fairing), which is my winter bike. Of course, it has seen plenty of rain, and plenty of road salt. It has always been treated the same way, and you can find a bit of surface rust on the centerstand after I rode it to work 11 winters. And maybe a bit on some fasteners.
Not all bikes are rusty crap.
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I bought one of these left over 2014's in May. I have almost 500 miles on it and absolutely love this bike. There is nothing to give away that it was sitting on a shelf for 4 years.
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Hi, I also bought a ‘new’ 2014 at the beginning of the summer. LOVE the CB! Great ride and feel. No issues at all and clutch and brake fluids are clear and fine. My tank had a couple of really tiny marks on top (mostly from sitting in dealership) and no rust. It is an unbelievable bargain for the size, quality and ride. New 1000+ cc motorcycle for under $7.5K out the door? This is the only one I know of. And it looks great too!
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Most of the time batteries are not activated until you buy. Should not be a problem. In theory.
Tires will be aged; but if you ride more than 5K a year the front tire will need replacing anyway so not that big a deal (then you put on Road Pilot 3's
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You have humidity in Houston so corrosion "might" be a problem. Keep her dry, in a ventilated space and that problem should be minimized.
I"ve had one problem; with my large Adventure Rider boots I tended to ride the rear brake and I warped two disks. Bent the brake lever in a wee bit and switched to Side Rain boots - problem solved. At least one other fellow had the same problem so it depends on a few rare things all happening at once (like boot size, leg length etc.).
They have been very problem free for the most part. A few issues here and there (brake squeal comes to mind) but they seem to be all over the board and very few in numbers - nothing chronic to draw your attention to. Other than the fact that a core group of us will sell the bikes when our wives put us in the ground. Your mileage may vary.
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(08-28-2018, 01:28 AM)Dude_imp Wrote: I bought a leftover 2014 black std in june 2016. Have 18k miles on her now. Adjusted the chain once. Lube chain every week, clean chain whenever i remdmber or have time. Sprockets are in good shape. Oil every 4-5k. On my second set of tires. I will put 100,000 k miles on this bike minimum. Love it.
First thing i noticed on my test ride was #1 how smooth and flawless it felt. #2 how torquey it was. I do have a bit more vibration with the bar risers but nothing crazy.
A classically versatile bike that you can accessorize for trips and strip down for sexy town cruising.
Great to hear. I have only 1K on my new leftover 2014 black beauty so far. I lube my chain after every ride while the chain is warm. The key is to spin the tire backwards and spray on the inside of the chain. I am using the Honda chain lube with moly. The bike is rock solid. Looking forward to 200K trouble free miles.
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No worries at all buying a 2014 standard. Picked mine up June 13th this year ..daily commuter up to 5400 miles now with no issues at all, other than the paper thin bridgestone T54 front tire that is pretty much toast at this point.
super dependable , fun and gorgeous bike!
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Buy it. You may live longer.
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(08-29-2018, 09:35 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: Most of the time batteries are not activated until you buy. Should not be a problem. In theory.
Tires will be aged; but if you ride more than 5K a year the front tire will need replacing anyway so not that big a deal (then you put on Road Pilot 3's ).
You have humidity in Houston so corrosion "might" be a problem. Keep her dry, in a ventilated space and that problem should be minimized.
I"ve had one problem; with my large Adventure Rider boots I tended to ride the rear brake and I warped two disks. Bent the brake lever in a wee bit and switched to Side Rain boots - problem solved. At least one other fellow had the same problem so it depends on a few rare things all happening at once (like boot size, leg length etc.).
They have been very problem free for the most part. A few issues here and there (brake squeal comes to mind) but they seem to be all over the board and very few in numbers - nothing chronic to draw your attention to. Other than the fact that a core group of us will sell the bikes when our wives put us in the ground. Your mileage may vary.
The front brakes squeal on the 2017 EXs when coming to a stop. I have not heard of the earlier CBs doing that.
I down gear and was in the habit of only using the front brakes to stop so I could put both feet down. They would always squawk just before coming to a complete stop. Now I let go of the front brake just before coming to a complete stop and use the rear brake to avoid the squawk. As one foot is on the rear brake pedal, it does take a little more thought and balance to stop smoothly.
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That happens from time-to-time and I haven't figured out how to control it. Maybe more often for me, it is when the discs are cold and somewhat "damp" with condensation on initial morning departures and later evening starts when the dew starts to build-up. But somewhat rarely, at a simple mid-ride stop at red light.
