+1 I'd love to see Honda bring back the V65 Sabre as was.Ozzie said:I love when a company does a retro bike, especially when they look that good.
Not mine but identical to it including the bikini fairing (Rifle I think).
+1 I'd love to see Honda bring back the V65 Sabre as was.Ozzie said:I love when a company does a retro bike, especially when they look that good.
Hi Guy:I'm going to duplicate the first long ride I ever made back in 1973 on the CB 350F. I still have the notes and maps from that tour, it won't be hard. It took me 8 days to do 1800 miles on the 350...
I remember the Sabre, how many CCs? I look at that vintage Sabre and ask WTH? That is a nice looking bike, graceful lines etc and now they make transformer bikes. Perhaps Honda will listen and produce a modern Sabre and still hold its classic look like the CB.+1 I'd love to see Honda bring back the V65 Sabre as was.
Not mine but identical to it including the bikini fairing (Rifle I think).
A cross country ride on a 360? I can imagine it wasn't fun. The longest I went on my CB 350F was 1500 miles, it took me a week LOL, but it was fun. About 250-300 mile days. I have no plans to ride the CB cross country, I have bikes for that. I just want to ride it around here. It is light, simple, easy to ride and park. I'll ride it one county over to eat lunch etc. I do plan to take it on weekend rides of few hundred miles and a couple of nights.Hi Guy:
Wow, I also had a little CB (a CB 360) as my first bike, and did a cross-Canada ride from Calgary to Toronto back in 1973. But my memories of that ride were not pleasant. The thing was underpowered, pretty much wound right out at around 65 MPH. If a headwind was blowing, it couldn't get out of its own way. And, of course, no rider protection at all - no fairing, no windscreen, no nothing. A light sprinkle of rain resulted in a completely wet rider.
Absence can make the heart grow fonder, I guess, but 40 years later, I would still be reluctant to do a cross-country ride on an unfaired motorcycle.
Michael
1100cc in round numbers. Six speed (Sixth was overdrive IIRC) dual exhaust gear indicator shaft with plenty of roll-on throttle. A beautiful wonderful bike. I miss it.BamaRider said:I remember the Sabre, how many CCs?
Congrats Guy! I traded a 2013 CB1100 for a 2014 DLX. Even though it was a stupid, painful trade to make, I never regretted it. My reasons for picking up the CB were exactly the same as yours. Like you, I use the bike for shorter rides. It's just a hoot. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. If you haven't already done so, check out cb1100forum.com. Just like here, it's a great bunch of people and a lot of good CB information.
was wondering how long before you answered the question of tubes/tubeless for the spoked wheels...and to answer your question. no the spoke wheels are tubed
Now that's livin'! I miss the days of low RPM. Sure running the needle up is fun but cruising at 4000RPM isn't relaxing to me.the Ferret said:It will run around all day in 6th gear at 2500 rpms
Having owned '70s and '80s bikes I appreciate all the other stuff but two chrome upswept mufflers really rock! Reverse megaphone no less! And a strap across the seat! Shades of CB750!2 chrome upswept mufflers,