The last bike in the 2013 Honda lineup we should look at is the CB500F. After the CB750 was first introduced, Honda then made the inline 4 in lower displacements for anyone who preferred something smaller and lighter. With the new CB1100, you might think they would follow the retro air cooled I4 the same way, but they didn't, instead, the 500 is a liquid cooled parallel twin. … [Read more...]

It seems the designers at Honda are getting a little jealous of all of those Harley baggers. The Gold Wing is a wonderful touring platform and you see them cruising the interstates all the time, but the black leather and razor stubble crowd isn't buying it, from their reactions, you would think someone was asking them to wear a dress. It's obvious a lot of folks think the Gold … [Read more...]

The new 2013 Honda motorcycle lineup is actually quite interesting and the CB1100 almost makes you want to check your calendar, it's more than a tip of the hat to the original CB750, it's what it might have become if it had never gone away. Let's see, upright seating position, naked style, steel tube chassis with twin rear shocks suspending 18 inch wheels, air cooled DOHC … [Read more...]