03-21-2023, 06:10 AM
dear all,
i want to add my voice on the challenge between these 2 beauties.
i will be very simple: my opinion is that the BMW, purely product-wise (perceived quality, design, materials, project exclusivity) should really cost half the RRP of the Honda, while in reality it's nearly double in price (at least in the version I had in my test, which was full of options).
BMW is slightly more refined in ride quality, having better wheels, better tyres, less weight, lower center of gravity and a rear mono shock: exactly, SLIGHTLY better, while with all those differences on paper the difference should be like from black and white.
The throttle response is way less precise, rear brake is as non existent as the CB but even in a worse way, forks are awful, engine is way too powerful and behaves too raw for the kind of motorcycle it is (a refined modern classic).
Engine note is non-emotional and looks are "meh".
Best point: front brakes are really really good.
Not to mention the fact that the BMW is a mass-produced motorcycle with scale economies in a lot of components, engine being the biggest one, while the Honda is a standalone project itself without cost cutting as the main voice, and it shows in every single detail; basically, it's like comparing a unicorn with a donkey.
was I too crude? maybe, but I really had high expectations from the BMW and I hated every second I rode the bike, it felt absolutely deceiving.
going back to ride my CB felt like fresh water, and this is all that matters.
i want to add my voice on the challenge between these 2 beauties.
i will be very simple: my opinion is that the BMW, purely product-wise (perceived quality, design, materials, project exclusivity) should really cost half the RRP of the Honda, while in reality it's nearly double in price (at least in the version I had in my test, which was full of options).
BMW is slightly more refined in ride quality, having better wheels, better tyres, less weight, lower center of gravity and a rear mono shock: exactly, SLIGHTLY better, while with all those differences on paper the difference should be like from black and white.
The throttle response is way less precise, rear brake is as non existent as the CB but even in a worse way, forks are awful, engine is way too powerful and behaves too raw for the kind of motorcycle it is (a refined modern classic).
Engine note is non-emotional and looks are "meh".
Best point: front brakes are really really good.
Not to mention the fact that the BMW is a mass-produced motorcycle with scale economies in a lot of components, engine being the biggest one, while the Honda is a standalone project itself without cost cutting as the main voice, and it shows in every single detail; basically, it's like comparing a unicorn with a donkey.
was I too crude? maybe, but I really had high expectations from the BMW and I hated every second I rode the bike, it felt absolutely deceiving.
going back to ride my CB felt like fresh water, and this is all that matters.