12-05-2020, 04:35 AM
(12-04-2020, 09:22 PM)j3gq_imp Wrote: very luckyI won't pretend to be an engineer of any sort, I can just share my own experiences and information I have read (quoting the source as you could see)indeed
I don't know enough about the specific Honda design to judge whether any article written by an outsider is applicable here or not. The mentioned article provides for interesting read (thank you !), but it is too general to (let me) conclude whether or not Honda has done a shoddy design or not. What I do know from my line of work is that such problems can easily be avoided by proper design.
Finally, would you hazard a guess why the CB's UM does not mention such risks (p.62 for the 2017 model) ?
So why something is not mentioned somewhere would be a stretch for my imagination. I can tell you one thing though, nothing and no one is flawless and perfect, everyone is prone to oversights and mistakes, and Honda, as good as it is, is no different. I have owned at least 7 different Honda motorcycles, two of which I own currently, and I have ridden many more. My experience is that they all their quirks and flaws, so let's not idealize Honda and present it as some kind of an design and engineering champion.
In my opinion, Honda is what it is, when it comes to excellent track record or reliability, because of extremely highly developed manufacturing process and quality control, and keyword there is PRECISE. That is where Honda is superior, everything else is up for grabs
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed