alprider
Road warrior
Thread starter
it seems there is something coming.....
GB 750
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GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Cool alprider.
I really like the looks of the GB350. The fabled GB750 is not hard to look at.
I really like the looks of the GB350. The fabled GB750 is not hard to look at.
the Ferret
Road warrior
That won't come here I'm pretty sure.
alprider
Road warrior
Thread starter
on the same base is too a rumor about a CL750
pekingduck
Road warrior
Sad to think that with the passing of the CB1100s, we own the last Hondas that we can look at and be excited about, and not be settling for models that "aren't bad".
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Indeed, it appears to be going that way.pekingduck_imp said:
" ... it is good enough ... " :-/
rboe
Road warrior
Tend to agree with you guys.
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
... [Euro 5] fuel efficient toasters!m in sc_imp said:
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
Mmm, yeah, that two-smoke lump seems to have some visual character.m in sc_imp said:
Nachodaddy
Road warrior
That's a lot of stuff to go wrong at some point.m in sc_imp said:
bioman_imp
Running like a top
I agree with you for the new Honda models. But I still see some exciting bikes being built by other manufacturers. MV Augusta makes stunningly beautiful bikes. The new Norton is very beautiful as well. And Royal Enfield's (and Triumph's) bikes are not too exciting but certainly pleasing to the eye.pekingduck_imp said:
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
At the very least, the CB1100 lump alone is worth gawking at every day of our remaining meager existence. That ... is a good reason to be upright every morning.DAC_imp said:
That cannot be said of every motorcycle, no indeed.
pekingduck
Road warrior
Open the hood of a '50s-'70s muscle car (or any car), and chances are you can identify and understand or figure out what 98% of the components or wires and hoses are.DAC_imp said:
Open the hood of most new cars and see giant molded plastic panels that hide miles of hoses and wires and other plastic components. Maybe you can identify the air intake and the dipsticks.
ymtnpoah11_imp
Running like a top
+10
Truth.
And all of the room under those hoods.
Ollie
Been there
Motorcycle manufacturers have difficulty getting 4 cylinder engines through Euro 5, which is why the switch to 2 cylinder motors. I applaud them bringing out retro styled bikes using these modern liquid cooled parallel twins but they're just not the same when what they're trying to imitate had an in-line 4.
A Swan Song for the Inline-four Sportbike?
A Swan Song for the Inline-four Sportbike?
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
That is why there is the V85TT.Ollie_imp said:
Ollie
Been there
Yes, and why I'm keeping my CB1100!
peterbaron
Road warrior
I do not buy this statement at all..... they can deliver them and meet Euro 5. The technology is available and ready.Ollie_imp said:
The problem is: are the customers willing to pay for it?
GoldOxide_imp
Road warrior
I do not but this statement at all..... they can deliver them and meet Euro 5. The technology is available and ready.peterbaron_imp said:
The problem is: are the customers willing to pay for it?
What might be that technology PB ?
My general understanding is they would likely have to suffocate the 1140 cc inline-4 even more, thus a likely loss in power somewhere, and/or add a much larger catalytic converter lunchbox which will increase purchase cost.
Many larger twins have been using dual sparkplugs per cylinder for over a decade now. The inline-4s don't have the luxurious real estate for that.
If demand is there, they'd probably do one or both. Is there a better way that won't significantly increase cost? Adding water-cooling will add cost to the CB1100.
Take for example the Moto Guzzi V85TT: Have you seen the underside catalytic converter? It hangs kinda low like an alien sac.
