08-08-2014, 05:45 PM
To my eye, they sacrificed some of the clean lines of the original design to make measurable gains elsewhere with the EX/DLX models. For me, this is no more apparent than it is with the tank design. While the new tank shape is not to my taste, if I racked up a lot more highway mies on the CB I'm guessing that I could more easily manage to overlook it. Hey, at least I'm consistent: whereas many are fine with them, I feel the same way about the tanks featured on the Hinckley era Triumph Bonnevilles.
