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(09-21-2023, 08:28 PM)Tev62_imp Wrote: They could only go so far to meet Euro regs. A water-cooled engine can have closer tolerances and higher compression ratios. More CR more efficiency, torque and therefore power. The new BMW R18 1802cc which has pushrod valve actuation only makes 91HP, 2 more than the CB. It comes from 116 lbs-ft of Torque. That torque figure is quite low for an 1800cc motor but loads more than the CB. Our CB gets its power from the increased revs the engine can handle. Power = (2*Pi x N x T)/60 N= revs per min.
Either way these bikes were built as heritage plays but I think Honda got the marketing wrong. I think a lot of people have bought the CB1100 and sold them on very quickly as they didn't really know what they were buying. I think the RS looks great but gives the wrong impression. I think Honda would of sold a lot more had they gone the CB750 look, a full retro. Like Triumph have, first with air-cooled and now water-cooled bikes.
I love the looks of my DLX but I wont lie, it would have been awesome if it had come out looking like Tommymck's bike
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I agree with you Ferret. I always thought four-into-four pipes would be great for our bikes.
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4-4 sounds great on our bikes.
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... yeah. Many years ago I didn't identify well with that. Today I get it.
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(09-25-2023, 02:39 AM)Dave_imp Wrote: I agree with you Ferret. I always thought four-into-four pipes would be great for our bikes.
What's interesting is back in the 70's many were pulling off the heavy, stock, restricted, 4 into 4 pipes and replacing them with 4 into 1.
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Hey I was just wondering.
If these new CB series have almost the same engine shape as the old ones, does that mean the head cover and cylinder gaskets are the same ?
I'm asking this just in case I need to replace any of those gaskets and searching on eBay brought me several replacement items from the old good ones but not the recent ones
