The best ever 4-stroke vertical twin?
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From: S'mee on 22 Jul 2010 09:00 On Jul 22, 5:03 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > BryanUT <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > It is a crime that Honda is unable to set the bar > > recently. > > I'd agree with this. They lost the plot in the mid-to-late 1970s, found > it again, lost it in the early 1980s, found it again, and seem to be > blundering a bit now. > VFR1200? couple magazines over here panned the suspension (as did a Ohlins tech) and the brakes from the descriptions I've read sound like through backs to the early 80's. Linked brakes? Nice on a car not to smart on a motorcycle imo.
From: The Older Gentleman on 22 Jul 2010 16:14 S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Linked brakes? Nice on a car not to > smart on a motorcycle imo. Don't agree with that necessarily. Depends on the system. I loved the basic system fitted to my Guzzis in the late 1980s. I've used Honda's system on a Blackbird and not really noticed it. Linked + ABS seems to cover all the bases. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: don (Calgary) on 22 Jul 2010 18:37 On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:38:55 -0700 (PDT), BryanUT <nestle12(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >As a long time, almost exclusive Honda owner I can say that I really >don't like the current crop of Hondas, but the fact is, the 305, the >350, 450 and 750, followed by the Goldwing are all landmark >motorcycles. It is a crime that Honda is unable to set the bar >recently. They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their line up has been bland at best.
From: tomorrow on 22 Jul 2010 22:41 On Jul 22, 6:37 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, > the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their > line up has been bland at best. I thought the Nighthawk and the Magna were bland. The Valk, not bland at all.
From: BryanUT on 22 Jul 2010 23:09
On Jul 22, 8:41 pm, "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 22, 6:37 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, > > the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their > > line up has been bland at best. > > I thought the Nighthawk and the Magna were bland. The Valk, not bland > at all. I've ridden a Magna, it was ok. Owned a Nighthawk, I liked the look but performance wise (handling, brakes, speed), my F4i is far better. But, I regret selling the Nighthawk. No maintenance valves, nice riding position, though the seat was a bit too soft. I'd buy one again, it was a classic UJM, which unfortunately no one really builds a UJM anymore. |