SD Hawk

I digg it, then again, starting riding in the late 70's, nothing like the old man's CB450 at 15....
I can see this with the old school cafe headlight fairning, and getting rid of the mickey mouse ear mirrors.

Moto Man

Wow back to airheads! Definitely reminds me of my '70 CB750...except the valve covers and the tank. They should have gone with a bigger cover over both cams like the old CBs and made the tank a bit larger IMHO.

Whitehouse in Japan reworks new CB750s into intresting looking cafes...http://www.cb750cafe.jp/cb750cafe/sale.html

nath981

1,500,000 is too much for this Honda. why not just buy this from your local triumph dealer:

http://motorcrave.com/2010-triumph-t...-edition/3204/

Moto Man

Yeah 1.5Million Yen works out to ~$16,000 American for the CB750 cafe, which is steep even though your getting 90HP (20HP over stock) and lots of weight reduction from the Alu tank and the carbon bits. No price on the Triumph yet but I'll bet they will sell for ~$10,000 with 69HP.

VTRsurfer

You can get the new, very classic looking Norton 961 Commando for about $15,000 US. It looks great and is no longer made in India. They are hand made in a factory at Donington Park. The SE model will be about $20,000 with Ohlins suspension and carbon fiber wheels.

Check it out in the March 2010 Motorcyclist magazine.

RK1

My take? I don't get it.

If you want a twin shock overweight Honda with a rather tall, very wide, underpowered air cooled I-4 engine, you can find a well preserved '81-'82 CB900F or '83 CB1100F for a small fraction of what this thing would cost you. And unlike the new/old bike which will lose 20%-25% of it's value the day you take delivery, the old/old bike will appreciate.

I'd rather have a genuine piece of motorcycle history than a faux piece that costs multiples of the original. I never liked I-4s with the 3 foot wide breadbox of an engine between my knees anyhow.

For the price of that "new" Honda, you could have a minty '74 Commando AND a late 60s Bonneville or TR6. Now you're talkin'!

Hawknut

Ah Man!!!! You had to post that.I just about had that bike out of my system.I have drooled over them ever since they came out.Wife says nooooo!!!Party Pooper.Had a 71 Bonnie while in the Navy.Miss it to this day.They sound so good with good pipes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj4Qm...eature=related

nath981

Drool over this! scroll down under thruxton till you find the red one with the ohlins suspension and the arrow exhaust___________wow!\\\\

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...iew-88296.html

Hawknut

Kick a brother when he is already down.I se how you are

nath981

actually I'm just trying to instigate marital discord to see whether your ***** will grow or shrink. hahaha................nah

that ohlins shod thruxton is amazing, but I didn't win the lottery. well, come to think of it, I didn't even play it.

captainchaos

All true points, but I guess new is new...Otherwise the above applies to any new vehicle-two wheels or four, vs their classic counterparts. It sure is alot nicer looking than much of the other stuff Honda (and everyone else) is building, and that's coming from someone who wasn't old enough to ride them the first time around.

Hopey

I was lucky enough to have owned a 1979 cbx ,1981 cb 900f and a 1983 blue cb1100f canadian spec. Personally I'd spend my money on Superduke or a Tuono!and keep Firestorm as my retro ride cause it a great rig!

RK1

Hell yeah and I'm happy to see anybody get the bike they want even if it isn't my cup of tea.

I'm just thinking out loud and mouthing off about what I'd do if If I won a $12k or $14k retro bike spending spree.

...black and gold Norton Commando, RD400, '86 VFR 750, burnt orange R90S... etc.