Feasibility of a Modern CB750

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Hmmm. I don't hate that 650. Anybody been on one? Don't like the water cooled but may be a fun little scoot. Especially since it seems they'll never bring the CB400 over here.

[jtopiso_imp]

Hmmm. I don't hate that 650. Anybody been on one? Don't like the water cooled but may be a fun little scoot. Especially since it seems they'll never bring the CB400 over here.

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.

[Houtman_imp]

Hmmm. I don't hate that 650. Anybody been on one? Don't like the water cooled but may be a fun little scoot. Especially since it seems they'll never bring the CB400 over here.

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.
That is a great looking bike !

[Henrik_imp]

I'm pretty sure the CB650 will be changed for next year to look like the CB1000R. They have done the transformation for the rest of their range already, and it is only the 500 and the 650 that remains to be changed.

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Hmmm. I don't hate that 650. Anybody been on one? Don't like the water cooled but may be a fun little scoot. Especially since it seems they'll never bring the CB400 over here.

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.
That is a great looking bike !

The CBF600 looked much better. I don't know if it ever arrived at the US.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/H...N%2010.htm

It's like a detuned version of a Hornet.

When they moved the F from CBFxxx to CBxxxF, the classic looks were gone.
That is a great looking bike !
Yup. Looks a lot like the 400. Stupid oceans.

[cooldrum_imp]

Well, I guess I have the best of both worlds. I ride a 1974 CB750K4 all stock with the 4 into 4 pipes and in contrast a 2013 CB1100. I really enjoy riding both bikes. Similar engine architecture and both motors have that linear engine feel. You can feel the 40 years of technology in both engine design and braking efficiency. Riding one makes you appreciate the other and on the 750 you just have to plan ahead when using the brakes. Also, that single overhead cam motor on the 750 has such a distinctive exhaust note. For those of us who've been around 750's, you just know.
I'm still impressed with the Honda engineering of these two models. The benchmark of an in-line four will be around for decades to come.

[Cormanus]

Given apparent sales of the CB1100 I'm not sure why Honda would roll out another retro machine. It's a dilemma for manufacturers of any kind, I guess. There are those of us who hanker for the looks of the past, while being grateful for updated fuelling, brakes, handling and the like, but many more, I suspect, want to take on more of the benefits of developments in technology. I don't know for sure, but I suspect all that plastic, water cooling, electronics and the produces a better and possibly safer machine that simply has a wider appeal. Sad? Maybe, but inevitable.

[LongRanger_imp]

I don't know if it's as much the benefits of new technology as it is the styling. Today's new riders have no connection to the UJM's of the past. Instead, they're likely more influenced by today's designs.

As a new rider / driver growing up in the 60's, I had zero interest in the hot rods and motorcycles of the 30's / 40's / 50's. I wanted the current stuff. Back then, the styling of the CB750 was groundbreaking and very appealing. Those old '50's BMW's, Triumph's, Harley's and Moto Guzzi's? Too heavy and frumpy. Yuck!

So, perhaps today's new rider views a '70's or '80's superbike the same way. We may love those bikes, but today's kids didn't grow up coveting one, the bikes have dated technology and performance, and the colors are garish compared to today's matte and/or blacked-out finishes. Why would a CB750 redo hold any appeal to them?

[rotor]

Hmmm. I don't hate that 650. Anybody been on one? Don't like the water cooled but may be a fun little scoot. Especially since it seems they'll never bring the CB400 over here.

to each it's on. What is to some a "fun little scoot" is to others the bike they woud take (solo) to Patagonia, much sooner that one of the curent touring mastodons.

If only it wasnt so ugly...

[dbarkdoll_imp]

I don't know if it's as much the benefits of new technology as it is the styling. Today's new riders have no connection to the UJM's of the past. Instead, they're likely more influenced by today's designs.

As a new rider / driver growing up in the 60's, I had zero interest in the hot rods and motorcycles of the 30's / 40's / 50's. I wanted the current stuff. Back then, the styling of the CB750 was groundbreaking and very appealing. Those old '50's BMW's, Triumph's, Harley's and Moto Guzzi's? Too heavy and frumpy. Yuck!

So, perhaps today's new rider views a '70's or '80's superbike the same way. We may love those bikes, but today's kids didn't grow up coveting one, the bikes have dated technology and performance, and the colors are garish compared to today's matte and/or blacked-out finishes. Why would a CB750 redo hold any appeal to them?

^ Bingo.