Interesting reading

[The Spaceman_imp]

Has anyone seen a comparable website or similar engineering reviews like the pages linked here for other Honda bikes? I've seen "mini-sites" for other bikes, but nothing with close to the depth of the CB's coverage.

I expect the target audience was initially Japan (the first version was published before the bike was sold in the US). Is the website a measure of how the CB redux is an important representation of core Honda culture and history?

Yes interesting, and often illuminating. However it's worth remembering it's Honda talking, not an independent assessment of the design process. Some moments of creative fantasy therein. For instance if they were looking for "a deep rumble" it would seem to me they never found it. A silky, sewing machine like purr, yep I'll go along with that. But, having said that, I love the bike, it's a beauty.

Cheers

Very true, and worth pointing out. I haven't quite connected on that "deep rumble" claim either. When you can hear the engine sounds over the exhaust noise it's definitely NOT a "rumble."

I will say having the OEM system back on the past several days has been interesting. There's a minor loss in how quickly the engine will wind up to redline, and cruising at 90 isn't quite as effortless as it was with the 2Bros kit. But every other operating mode is so much better I don't see myself putting the 2Bros back on. Unless of course some Harley fags show up and I need to make some noise.