2014 Honda CTX 1300 ?

[the Ferret]

Too bad it didn't work out.

This comment made me laugh

"Power signs off at 7000, so I found myself shifting constantly. It wasn't much run to run through the gears. The ST1300 is much more entertaining. "

I have had my ST 1300 for nearly 60,000 miles and have ridden it from Maine to North Carolina, to California to Washington State.

I have never seen 7000 rpms. I don't know that it's ever seen 6000 rpms. I'm pretty sure it's seen 5,000 rpms though. Spends most of it's life at 2500-3500 rpms.

Edit... Thinking about it though Honda reduced the HP from 124 on the ST to 88 on the CTX. Maybe that's the difference.

36 less hp and more weight will do that. It just felt strangled. The ST is already a less peaky, torquey engine compared to it's inline 4 sport touring competition. Seems pointless to water that engine down.

For giggles, you may want to test ride the Moto Guzzi 1400 California. This is a sleeper cruiser that handles. A buddy has one and loves it for longer road trips (he owns several Guzzi's as well as some wacko dirt bikes).

The day my Dad considers anything Italian will be a cold day in you know where. I see no reason to be like that, but it's his money. Not sure if the local Guzzi dealer does test rides. The Ducati dealer does, and the Diavel Strada's would be pretty cool. Actually, I found the ergos on the Multistrada to be quite agreeable.

My dad was like that with Japanese motorcycles when I wanted one in 1964. Stayed that way until he got too old to hold up his Harleys and switched to a Honda CB 350/4. Then he became a believer lol