12-27-2014, 05:46 AM
IMO, we can lust after any number of configurations the next retro offering from Honda will appear as, but I think this is it (CB). It's a different world and a different reality as to what constitutes a "small" bike, and what a small bike is used for. Many of us went cross country on a Honda 350 and thought nothing of it, just like a family of four used to pack into a VW Beetle with all of its 36 HP and went on vacation. That was then.
Nowadays, small bikes are mostly looked upon as a beginner bike, something you start out on and then sell or trade up to something bigger in a year or so.
I just don't see the bike buying masses lining up to buy a 400cc bike to keep for a long time.
And I also don't see Honda recouping the manufacturing costs of an inline 4 in such a small displacement machine when a twin nowadays can certainly suffice at a low cost.
Nowadays, small bikes are mostly looked upon as a beginner bike, something you start out on and then sell or trade up to something bigger in a year or so.
I just don't see the bike buying masses lining up to buy a 400cc bike to keep for a long time.
And I also don't see Honda recouping the manufacturing costs of an inline 4 in such a small displacement machine when a twin nowadays can certainly suffice at a low cost.