06-16-2013, 12:51 AM
(06-16-2013, 12:41 AM)Bonafide_imp Wrote: I currently own 8 bikes .. 4 of them are SOHC CB750s. 71-74 models. I've owned a 76 Supersport as well, but it was cafe'd out the ying-yang when I sold it. I love my old bikes, but you cant compare them to this new CB1100 ... well, I can offer this. Have you ever driven a classic Mustang? How bout one of these new retro Mustangs? The CB750 is ride through time .. and while they're easy to maintain, you better have a sense of turning wrenches or know someone who does.
+1. I should have mentioned that in my reply. While an old Honda can be made into a reliable bike -- it's a Honda, after all -- any 30 to 40 year old machine will be more maintenance and repair intensive than the new 1100. I simply don't have time for that right now. I guess when I retire would be a better time to pick up an old CB -- something to do over the long winter.
I liked the comment about the old vs. new Mustang. I know a woman who would just love to buy an old 1st generation Mustang. I've told her more than once to go buy a lightly used Mustang GT for about the same money. I tell her that an old Mustang would seem like a creaky old coal-cart with no brakes compared to a new one. But she's in love with the style of the old one and logic plays no part in her thinking. And that's fine too. Myself, I'm a little too fussy about how things work to put up with sub-par function.