'14 dlx or '17 ex?

[tpo12001_imp]

Whats your guys opinion on which bike I should get,a '14 DLX w 3200 mi or '17 Ex w 1100 mi?

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

To me the '14 looks better. Especially with '13 switch controls and blinkers swapped on.

The '17 will have better suspension, a slipper clutch, and should sound a bit better due to exhaust changes.

Check replacement parts cost if that is a concern. Example- the '14 headlight is just a cheap bulb. What's the cost to fix the '17 headlight?

 

[Lord Popgun]

List price is $1116.80. Wow!

 

[pdedse]

Whats your guys opinion on which bike I should get,a '14 DLX w 3200 mi or '17 Ex w 1100 mi?

Yes!

 

[dave]

Whats your guys opinion on which bike I should get,a '14 DLX w 3200 mi or '17 Ex w 1100 mi?

What are the prices? You can't go wrong with either one.

 

[pekingduck]

The 2017 clutch assist feature allows a lighter clutch lever pull, but IMHO, the LED headlight beam is worse than previous years' H4 bulbs.

I didn't care for the wire spoke wheels. Disc brake dust etches into the spokes and they are harder to keep clean. I swapped my 2017 EX wire wheels for DLX cast wheels, but it was pretty involved.

The 2017 is also lighter than the 2014DLX, due mostly to the lighter exhaust system.

 

[tpo12001_imp]

Whats your guys opinion on which bike I should get,a '14 DLX w 3200 mi or '17 Ex w 1100 mi?

What are the prices? You can't go wrong with either one.

What are the prices? You can't go wrong with either one. the dlx is 9k,the ex is 8.5k

 

[pdedse]

I had a '14 standard (the black one) and currently own a '17ex. Not a direct comparison between the DLX and the EX, but my bottom line thought is that I like riding the '17 just as much as I did the '14. I think after you buy one or the other, you won't regret not having bought the unchosen.

I am not a motorcycle connoisseur as to the finer details of a bike. For me, the differences are 3:

1) the '17 absorbs road abnormalities better than the standard; the '17 is more "plush" but the '14 feel was never annoying. 2) I spend time cleaning the spoke rims on the '17 that I never did on the '14. Would cleaning the spokes bother you? Would you even bother to clean them? 3) the look of the tank--for me, this is the biggest difference. Obvioulsy the standard tank is black, but I'm thinking more of the look, not the color. The '17's curves vs. the '14's box-like lines. Which look is more appealing to you? Buy that one!

 

[clearviewx]

14 DLX… all day long

 

[sleeper_imp]

‘17 EX… all day long

(sorry, I couldn’t help myself ….)

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

'14 with '17 forks and '13 controls and blinkers....all day long.

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[DaSwami_imp]

I vote 2013! Less refined than the others but that what makes it so hip. I really like mine. Would be the cheapest of the bunch too. :beerchug:

 

[pekingduck]

I like trhe 2017 EX all day long.
But because of the crappy LED headlight, 2013-2014 all night long.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I like trhe 2017 EX all day long.
But because of the crappy LED headlight, 2013-2014 all night long.

Yeah, for awhile there Honda couldn't get the LED headlamp right on many of their models.

 

[sleeper_imp]

I like trhe 2017 EX all day long.
But because of the crappy LED headlight, 2013-2014 all night long.

What’s so crappy about the LED headlight? I replaced the left faulty switch/wiring assembly on my EX, so my high beam now operates. Other than that mine works fine.