02-11-2014, 01:21 AM
(02-10-2014, 12:01 PM)ride4now_imp Wrote: Buffalohead... I'm sure there's going to be a lot of low mileage '13 CB's available...and probably at pretty good prices too. For me the changes are certainly enough to justify paying the extra coin to move up. The problem is, if one wants to call it that, it's still hard to buy something sight unseen. With all due respect to Ferret, I think I'm going to wait until I see one 'in the flesh'... before I make the commitment. It interesting... when you see the '14 in the photos by itself, the juices really start to flow...again. But when you see the '13 and the '14 side by side (or top vs. bottom like in one of the threads...) the '13 looks sportier... while the '14 looks almost frumpy by comparison. But... the upgrades as previously listed, once seen live, will certainly seal the deal. Daytona can't get here fast enough...
After riding BMW's for 40 years, I guess frumpy doesn't bother me, or I can't recognize it. If there is one thing I would buy sight unseen it would be a Honda....any Honda. As far a sporty styling is concerned, there's not a gnat's worth of difference to me, except for the upgrades that make it better. The 1" higher bars might be frumpier but that's a pretty small difference. The 4 into 2 exhaust is certainly less sportier than the 4 into 1, which is one of the reasons why CB750 owners were changing to 4 into 1's back in the old days. But I have ALWAYS thought 4 into 2 would be the ideal exhaust, even in the 4 into 4 days.
As I said, the CB is one thing I wouldn't hesitate buying sight unseen, and I'll do it if I can. Having said that, I already bought a new Indian Chief Classic sight unseen. And, since I'm recovering from surgery and learning to walk again, I haven't even been able to ride it yet. But, it has only recently been finished from having a sidecar attached. But, I'm not worried in the least because my best friend (who has a 2013 CB) has done the sidecar work. He has ridden it and I trust him as much as myself. He is thrilled with the bike and the sidecar. I'm thrilled too. If I get a chance (when I recover the $ hit from the Indian soon enough), I will join Ferret and order a DLX. The upgrades to the DLX make it exactly what I was hoping for. BTW, I've always had at least 2 motorcycles in my garage, sometimes three, but this is the first time I will have had two new ones. It would be a lie if I said it didn't hurt!