05-29-2019, 11:40 PM
It depends on how close you want to be to the original 1970s CBs.. In my case I wanted close as possible to the lineage, and that means the 2017. When it was released it was coming to the U.S. I put a deposit on one that day.
The 4 into 1 exhaust doesn't work for me, the badge on the gas tank instead of the word HONDA, spoke wheels, LED lights, Showa suspension, and the beautiful metal flake paint job on a seamless tank. My father's 1974 CB 750K4 had the same metal flake sunburst paint job. The 2 chrome exhausts rising in out the back talk to me. They glisten in the sun like chrome lights.
My CB speaks to me, like no bike since my 1973 CB350 F. It is commented on everywhere I park it. A guy once chased me down once to see it up close. At traffic lights, old baby boomers like me roll windows down to make a comment.
I have 3 sport touring bikes, 2 state of the art of that genre ( 2014 FJR, 2018 BMW RT) but the bike I ride the most is the CB. If I'm just gonna go ride to be in the wind for couple hours, I take the CB. It is the most fun to ride, and I love being starred at.
I understand a 2014 is a good buy, and if its about the money, then the way to go. But if you want to ride a classic bike with all the modern a accouterments then the 2017 is the way to go, and I'll pay the money. My motorcycle choices have never been about practical, but what I like lol.
The 4 into 1 exhaust doesn't work for me, the badge on the gas tank instead of the word HONDA, spoke wheels, LED lights, Showa suspension, and the beautiful metal flake paint job on a seamless tank. My father's 1974 CB 750K4 had the same metal flake sunburst paint job. The 2 chrome exhausts rising in out the back talk to me. They glisten in the sun like chrome lights.
My CB speaks to me, like no bike since my 1973 CB350 F. It is commented on everywhere I park it. A guy once chased me down once to see it up close. At traffic lights, old baby boomers like me roll windows down to make a comment.
I have 3 sport touring bikes, 2 state of the art of that genre ( 2014 FJR, 2018 BMW RT) but the bike I ride the most is the CB. If I'm just gonna go ride to be in the wind for couple hours, I take the CB. It is the most fun to ride, and I love being starred at.
I understand a 2014 is a good buy, and if its about the money, then the way to go. But if you want to ride a classic bike with all the modern a accouterments then the 2017 is the way to go, and I'll pay the money. My motorcycle choices have never been about practical, but what I like lol.