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| | #541 |
| Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 5th, 2008 Posts: 2,960
Car: Too many Rep Power: 26 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I've heard that before, and I'm happy you love your Hondas, but for me, now, here, I try to avoid them because something about them reminds me of something i didn't like in my past experiences. My opinion may be unjustified in some circumstances, but i can't just change it like a flip of a switch. Don't hold it against me just because i may disagree on some accounts. Maybe i'm a weirdo but i kind of enjoy disagreeing on this issue, as there really is some weird little thing about the way Honda builds their engines that seems too Japanese for me. Maybe its just the huge size difference between the primary pipes and the main pipe, who knows? I'd even be willing to say that some of them sounds fairly good in the right conditions, but if it was a Rock-band then it would somehow not be my style of music, its just that simple. Hell I'll even give you ammo and admit that i rather like mid 90s industrial metal-techno crap from Videogames, so there, now you can just question my taste in music whenever, if ever, i Dis a Honda! Last edited by Ottobon; July 15th, 2008 at 04:43 AM. |
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![]() Did a Honda Super Cub run over a beloved pet from your childhood or something? | ||
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| Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 5th, 2008 Posts: 2,960
Car: Too many Rep Power: 26 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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| Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 08:45 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 2,367
Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Quote:
http://www.honda.co.jp/SoundofHonda/...S02/rc166.html
__________________ ![]() 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR (modified) My truck can swim the English Channel; what can yours do? It's just another day / Where people cling to light / To drive away the fear / That comes with every night Last edited by Spectre; July 15th, 2008 at 05:30 AM. | |
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| Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 08:45 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 2,367
Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saw this commercial on TV tonight, the first Honda motorcycle ad I've seen on a non-motorsports channel. It's pretty good.
And, the Greatest Ever Motorcycle - worth watching the destruction testing sessions. ![]()
I mention this because I just found out that Honda *just* sold Super Cub number 60,000,000 back in May. That's not a typo. That really is sixty million bikes of just one basic type! http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/honda-sells-its.html
__________________ ![]() 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR (modified) My truck can swim the English Channel; what can yours do? It's just another day / Where people cling to light / To drive away the fear / That comes with every night Last edited by Spectre; July 15th, 2008 at 09:27 AM. | ||||||
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| Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. | Quote:
I love riding my bike through tunnels, just so I can hear the exhaust.
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| | #547 |
| I was playing around with a ZX9R Ninja today, he said i could ride it around some quiet streets but i knew i'd probably crash it so didn't (bit of a step up from my 125!). The sound that thing makes is awesome! This is the closest i've been to a superbike so far.. ![]() | |
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__________________ ![]() D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ KaJuN:Creeping out Finalgear since May 3rd, 2008 Join my fan club. You know you want a piece of this action! | ||
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| | #549 |
| Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 08:45 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 2,367
Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | I think it's from a Brit show called "The Greatest". They've done things like "The Greatest Motorcycle," "The Greatest Car" and "The Greatest Infantry Rifle."
__________________ ![]() 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR (modified) My truck can swim the English Channel; what can yours do? It's just another day / Where people cling to light / To drive away the fear / That comes with every night |
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| Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: October 5th, 2008 Posts: 2,960
Car: Too many Rep Power: 26 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Quote:
. I don't think anybody thinks they want a rough sounding engine, but if the rest of the engine sounds good then its like adding chunks of Lime to a good Gin-Tonic, aka i can't live without it. Spectre:I know the RC166 sounds awesome, but thats a race bike and probably not limited to cost-saving bull-crap like the regular Honda bikes are. Find a rockstar atleast as cool as Billy Gibbons (or Billy Gibbons) posing next to a Honda and ill shut-up about the way they sound like melodic rubber bands. PS: from same episode as The Honda Cub destruction
What i suppose i mean by too Japanese is the same issue as the current gen GT-R has, its too sadate at safe speeds, i have a feeling (feel free to tell me if i'm wrong) that you can hardly cruise along in a straigh line between 35-45 mph on one of those CBs and actually enjoy the experience. In that sense it fails. Whats the point of technical progress if you can't have atleast as much fun at the same speeds slower-older vehicles travel at. This may be were you and I differ, but personally i need to be able to feel like I'm tearing the car/bikes brains out at a without having to go more then 45mph, in a straight line, or i get bored. Last edited by Ottobon; July 15th, 2008 at 07:52 PM. | ||||
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| My ears are killing me. I've just come back from a brisk ride and I wear a balaclava but clearly it doesn't work too well. Anyone know of any tricks to keeping your ears warmer? I was only riding for about 2 hours at 30/40mph occasionally 50/60mph.. I was hoping to go on a sizeable trip in August. Also, sometimes my bike refuses to change gear. Like i'll downshift but it won't do anything, i'll let the clutch out and it'll click it down the gear as i release the clutch slowly. It's in warranty so i'm not too fussed, i just want to know if anyone else has had similar problems really and what it turned out to be? Or even if it's something i can just do myself? | |
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| | #553 |
| Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 08:45 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 2,367
Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Your shift dogs may be wearing a bit, though it's not unusual to have to roll the rear wheel to get into a gear at a light. As for the ears... considered wearing a full-face helmet with decent neck curtains?
__________________ ![]() 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR (modified) My truck can swim the English Channel; what can yours do? It's just another day / Where people cling to light / To drive away the fear / That comes with every night |
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| Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 08:45 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 2,367
Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 38 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Quote:
As for the RC166 being a fluke for Honda... Well, Honda built a road going version, called the CBX1000.
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