Bike useage vs your age...

[GS1150Pilot]

I hate how it has fallen politically, but I do love that country.

[93Bandit]

1) how do you use your bike mainly?
2) how old are you?

1. I use my 850L for pleasure, my work commute, and to run errands. Anytime the weather permits and I don't have to carry lots of stuff with me, I will ride. I've never ventured further than 100 miles or so at a time, since I've been slowly catching it up on neglected maintenance from previous owners. It's getting close to being ready for a road trip though! Only a few main things left on the list, then I'd trust it to go anywhere.

2. I'll be 26 in July.

[wyly]

I can relate to so much of what you wrote. Of course, crank HP is not rear wheel horsepower, and factory "measurements" are really just claims. Optimistic would be a very kind way to describe them. The owner's manual of my 1973 Z1 Kawasaki claimed "standing start 1/4 mile - 12.0 seconds." Reality was 12.6 on a good day.

I've never ridden Honda's famous six, but I'll never forget seeing/hearing one with 6-into-6 open headers. On the street.

factory 1/4 mile items claims are likely legit but you need to keep in mind it was set at sea level at optimum conditions with an expert rider.

The honda six when dialed in is unbelievably smooth I never tire of it. Easy revving, steady acceleration, six into six pipes drowning out any sensible thoughts in my head to back off. I love my 84 GSX1150e equally it's just different, the torque is addictive( even more once I have a big bore kit). It's like having two kids you love them both but they're very different.

[Rob S.]

The honda six when dialed in is unbelievably smooth...

Talking about the BMW, Cycle World said that the in line six might be the perfect configuration for a bike engine: it was so naturally smooth that it needed no balancers.

[oldGSfan]

Six cylinders on a motorcycle just seems like too much. Now by too much, of course I mean perfect, unless you're Allen Milyard and it's only half as much as you need.

I always thought the Guzzi layout made a lot of sense for an air cooled bike. I had a BMW R75/5 and R51/2 and always worried about those big jugs hanging down haha. Guzzi just seemed to solve that 'problem' nicely. Another favorite engine - I took a spin on a Tiger 955i triple about 15 years back, when I had my '82 GPz1100. Similar grunt and power, and I really liked it except it was styled like a lozenge. I found it interesting how they really felt the same through the revs.

1) I'm 59
2) I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets

Talking about the BMW, Cycle World said that the in line six might be the perfect configuration for a bike engine: it was so naturally smooth that it needed no balancers.

[GS1150Pilot]

That's interesting. I've only ridden a couple of Triumph triples, but they felt quite different from I4s.

[Rob S.]

Six cylinders on a motorcycle just seems like too much. Now by too much, of course I mean perfect...

2) I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets

When I was a teenager, I was slightly intimidated by the girth of the CB750...how much the left side of the engine extended out.

Searching for some prey to sink those turbo fangs into. Sorry, that's Mister Turbo.

[Maddevill]

I'm 63, been riding since I was 20. This is the first year I had to put the bikes up for the winter. We moved to the mountains and have snow here. It sucks. It seemed that almost every year I was riding more. I had a regular group ride that I led. I also was teaching new riders how to improve. I cannot wait until spring. I'm also starting my very first season of Supermoto racing this coming year.

Mad

[wyly]

Talking about the BMW, Cycle World said that the in line six might be the perfect configuration for a bike engine: it was so naturally smooth that it needed no balancers.

When it was new it was so smooth with the oem pipes and helmet on you got no sense that it was running. Sometimes I'd forget I'd already started it and hit the start button again, I learned to check the tach first after that. 43 years later it's considerably noisier but still silky smooth.

[wyly]

When I was a teenager, I was slightly intimidated by the girth of the CB750...how much the left side of the engine extended out.

Searching for some prey to sink those turbo fangs into. Sorry, that's Mister Turbo.

I hear that a lot about the cbx but it's an illusion, it's only 3/4' wider than my GSX1150

[GS1150Pilot]

To me, the CBx is the single most desirable Japanese motorcycle ever made.

[Rob S.]

To me, the CBx is the single most desirable Japanese motorcycle ever made.

See, if that bike were in my living room, I wouldn't get much TV watching accomplished. And if anyone ever tried to cover up that engine in the name of aerodynamics, they'd see how aerodynamic my foot was going up their rear.

[wyly]

See, if that bike were in my living room, I wouldn't get much TV watching accomplished. And if anyone ever tried to cover up that engine in the name of aerodynamics, they'd see how aerodynamic my foot was going up their rear.

I met a another owner when I was out on mine in 2019. His father had passed and he had inherited a mint '79 that his father had on display in his basement for the past 25-30 years. He asked if I was interested in buying it for $10k(hell ya) he gave me his phone number which I immediately lost. I could've doubled my money in a week, if not a lot more if I spent the time to market it properly. I'd heard a local rumour years earlier of someone having a mint '79 on display in his home but thought it was just a myth.

[rphillips]

Yep CBX, very sought after & high dollar vintage bikes, no wonder. I've always thought the "79" red & black CBX is one of the, or is the, prettiest bike ever put in a showroom & engineering ahead of all the others. Hard to explain how the CBX could be this big & massive while appearing so sleek & sporty, those descriptions just don't go together. For me, they were "OK" for most anything but I don't remember anything they were the best at other than looks & the intimidating sound of a CBX with an open 6 into 1 exhaust, sure sounded fast.

[GS1150Pilot]

The smoothness of the acceleration, the amazing aesthetics of the motor, and that incredible sound, all come together to make the CBx a pinnacle. There is no other Japanese bike I find more desirable.