02-06-2015, 08:32 PM
I don't disagree at all with Guth's comments, and more or less agree with them, but I don't dwell on the negative. The bikes are what they are so I enjoy them to the fullest and am glad they are loaded with modern technology.
Many times when I'm out riding, both the CB and the Bonneville, are taken for restorations (circa 1970) at first glance until they look closer.
The fact that they aren't "exact copies" (and were never intended to be) doesn't bother me a bit and both bikes put a smile on my face that money can't buy.
As far as I'm concerned both bikes are close enough to the original designs and I'm over the moon by being able to own and ride both.
If I'm in a really serious nostalgic mood I ride my 1970 Triumph T100 or my 1967 BSA. Both bikes get ridden at least 1000 miles each summer.
Many times when I'm out riding, both the CB and the Bonneville, are taken for restorations (circa 1970) at first glance until they look closer.
The fact that they aren't "exact copies" (and were never intended to be) doesn't bother me a bit and both bikes put a smile on my face that money can't buy.
As far as I'm concerned both bikes are close enough to the original designs and I'm over the moon by being able to own and ride both.
If I'm in a really serious nostalgic mood I ride my 1970 Triumph T100 or my 1967 BSA. Both bikes get ridden at least 1000 miles each summer.