Why are CBs and KZs the popular ones.

[Baatfam]

I'll bet the battery was easier to access then too.

Sure, but that lunchbox headlight....

[GS1150Pilot]

Sure, but that lunchbox headlight....

I quite like the '80-'81 1100. Not a huge fan of the headlight, but lots of solutions there ...

[bull958]

Hey, where's the love for the lunch box??????

[GS1150Pilot]

Hey, where's the love for the lunch box??????

[Baatfam]

Lol..........................

[GS1150Pilot]

Lol..........................

That's the 1980 model, of course.

[bull958]

Mines an '81, thought it looked a little different.

[GS1150Pilot]

Mines an '81, thought it looked a little different.

You're right:

[bull958]

1981-Strawberry-Shortcake-Metal-Lunch-Box78-pic-1-2048-19-f.jpgI've got this one. It was optional because it comes with the thermos.

[wyly]

I believe there are far more GS survivors than Honda or Kawasaki. I see GS bikes quite a bit, the others not so much. Rarity breeds value. It's the price Suzuki paid for being a better bike. Except for the wiring.....

We have a tendency to see things we have in common with others, I notice every Toyota Tundra on the road because I have one. So if you ride a GS you likely won't notice a CB as readily as another GS.

I ride a CBX and a GS so I notice other CBX and GS when they cross my path. Locally I know of 25-30 CBX and even more CB's but other GS's maybe 10-15 and those all belong to my vintage buddies. Suzuki's like my GS1150efe I've only seen two others. Honda has dominated sales for decades no other manufacturer even comes close in production there's a lot of them still out there tucked away in barns, garages and sheds.

[cowboyup3371]

Hey, did someone mention lunch boxes? There's a great little mom and pop restaurant just east of Omaha NE that has these and several more on display

Lunch Boxes by Scott Baker, on Flickr

[rphillips]

25-30 CBX's in one area??? Dang I never see them & if I do they really catch my attention. My opinion they weren't the best at anything but looking good. Those red & black "79" models have got to be the best looking bike ever produced.

[alke46]

I witnessed a 79 CBX with 43 miles on the clock sell at auction in 2018 for $17,500. Fast forward to 2020 at a Mecum motorcycle auction in Las Vegas and that same bike with it's 43 miles on the clock sold for $26,000.

Only bad thing about something like that is the fact that you can't ride it or else it's value drops like a heavy rock. Plus all the rubber parts are 43 years old.
Just a museum piece and I don't buy museum pieces. What I buy, I ride.

[GS1150Pilot]

I witnessed a 79 CBX with 43 miles on the clock sell at auction in 2018 for $17,500. Fast forward to 2020 at a Mecum motorcycle auction in Las Vegas and that same bike with it's 43 miles on the clock sold for $26,000.

Only bad thing about something like that is the fact that you can't ride it or else it's value drops like a heavy rock. Plus all the rubber parts are 43 years old.
Just a museum piece and I don't buy museum pieces. What I buy, I ride.

YES. I hate garage queens. The CBx was made to be ridden. Let the museums collect them. That bike is still on my most wanted list.

[alke46]

Oh yeah, it is gorgeous when well cared for.