02-15-2019, 01:55 PM
This is the way I look at it and have since before I picked up my new 2013 which came home from the shop with Rlets.
There are certain things which identify the CB's for me. Indisputable things that came on the very first one. An inline 4 cylinder air cooled motor. A disc front brake. A bench seat. Metal chrome fenders front and rear. An electric starter... And Rlets. They were on the very first CB and they were on many CB's for years. Every one that rolled out of Japan. If Soichiro (while he was still in charge and running things as a true motorcycle enthusiast) hadn't considered them worthwhile he wouldn't have put them on so many of his motorcycles. To me, (and this is just a personal opinion) a CB isn't a true CB Honda without those little lever end covers. Just my opinion of course.
There are certain things which identify the CB's for me. Indisputable things that came on the very first one. An inline 4 cylinder air cooled motor. A disc front brake. A bench seat. Metal chrome fenders front and rear. An electric starter... And Rlets. They were on the very first CB and they were on many CB's for years. Every one that rolled out of Japan. If Soichiro (while he was still in charge and running things as a true motorcycle enthusiast) hadn't considered them worthwhile he wouldn't have put them on so many of his motorcycles. To me, (and this is just a personal opinion) a CB isn't a true CB Honda without those little lever end covers. Just my opinion of course.