03-08-12, 01:45 PM
Blimey. :eek Two honourable mentions of CX500s already!
Honda seemed to have a knack for producing bikes that the press scorned, but were exactly what people wanted. Heavy, sluggish and unreliable (seem to recall they gave themselves a bad rep with the early ones having valve-train problems) according to every review I read of them, yet they were massively popular machines. Their 250cc Superdream was another from that era that sold in thousands and was derided by every bike mag.
Lawrence: that is a serious annual mileage!
Honda seemed to have a knack for producing bikes that the press scorned, but were exactly what people wanted. Heavy, sluggish and unreliable (seem to recall they gave themselves a bad rep with the early ones having valve-train problems) according to every review I read of them, yet they were massively popular machines. Their 250cc Superdream was another from that era that sold in thousands and was derided by every bike mag.
Lawrence: that is a serious annual mileage!