07-17-2013, 02:49 AM
He told me that when he bought the SS, he had considered the regular, four muffler bike, but he went for the SS as the performance was upgraded over the regular bike. I get what you're saying about him missing the point, but he is a kind of a time warp himself. I'm not sure he would even understand the point. He would probably just tell you that 'it is what it is.' You have to keep in mind that 'performance bike' was a relative term back then, and that even a bike like the Super Sport, based as it was on the regular CB750, was still plenty versatile enough to tour on, and that's exactly what he did.
But I agree, now that the bike has reached classic status and he doesn't tour on it any more, it would be better to return it to stock state. But I'm not going to harp on it to him, he'll either decide to do it on his own or he won't. It's really of little consquence to me in the end.
But I agree, now that the bike has reached classic status and he doesn't tour on it any more, it would be better to return it to stock state. But I'm not going to harp on it to him, he'll either decide to do it on his own or he won't. It's really of little consquence to me in the end.