I had one in '73. Bought it used after the guy had it for 6 months. They're pretty nice. I've never seen one with a white frame. It'd take some getting used to. This one looks really nice. I think they're a perfect balance between the reasons people buy motorcycles. To get that balance, none of the portions are at their best, so people that want a higher top end won't be satisfied. Those who want fast off the line won't like it. But overall, I loved it. Have fun with it!
Rather silly to have made a bike with less than 90cc's per cylinder. For the weight of the bike, it could have been a smooth running 500cc twin with better torque and HP and be cheaper at the consumer level.
They are so smooth running though, I bought it after the first test ride. I hit 100mph at 10,000rpm on this bike. But it really needs a 6th gear. With that, it would be a much better highway bike. I love the later 400cc Supersports as well and the 500's, but still no 6th gear on those either! Hell, Ducati didn't add it until 1991 or 92...
@@jfrance130, I repaired a flat on a rear tire on one of these 350's for a gal back in the 1970's. She gave me a bunch of crap because I had to remove 1-2 of the mufflers to get the rear tire off. Maybe the dealer could get these bikes raised in a way to avoid removing any mufflers, but I was dealing with limited resources and means. Such gratitude, was glad when she left. My dad had the first 4-cyl 500. I was never a fan of having more than 2 cylinders on a bike. One can only legally drive so fast and the added weight of a 4-cyl engine never impressed me. I also preferred more torque at lower RPM's on twins. I had 2 Honda 450's, one was a 1968, the other a 1970, both CL. My last bike was a 1977 650 Yamaha twin which was the best bike of the 3.
@@paulturner3553 To each his own I suppose. I've always liked the 4 or even 6cyl bikes a little more than the twins, unless it's a Ducati twin! I test rode an R1200 and then a K1200S back in 2008 and the K1200 made the R feel like a snail. One of my first bikes was an 82 Yamaha 650 Maxim, and it was a fast sucker, although not really a looker. Nothing else sounds like these 6cyl CBX1000's! ua-cam.com/video/MBbskqcgs_o/v-deo.html
Just showing how smoothly it runs. No harm done. Remember these things run at 7000rpm at 70mph. 100mph is 10,000rpm. Revving a properly warmed up engine does no harm. It's revving a cold motor that causes damage, which I never do.
I had one in '73. Bought it used after the guy had it for 6 months. They're pretty nice. I've never seen one with a white frame. It'd take some getting used to.
This one looks really nice. I think they're a perfect balance between the reasons people buy motorcycles. To get that balance, none of the portions are at their best, so people that want a higher top end won't be satisfied. Those who want fast off the line won't like it. But overall, I loved it. Have fun with it!
Rather silly to have made a bike with less than 90cc's per cylinder. For the weight of the bike, it could have been a smooth running 500cc twin with better torque and HP and be cheaper at the consumer level.
They are so smooth running though, I bought it after the first test ride. I hit 100mph at 10,000rpm on this bike. But it really needs a 6th gear. With that, it would be a much better highway bike. I love the later 400cc Supersports as well and the 500's, but still no 6th gear on those either! Hell, Ducati didn't add it until 1991 or 92...
@@jfrance130, I repaired a flat on a rear tire on one of these 350's for a gal back in the 1970's. She gave me a bunch of crap because I had to remove 1-2 of the mufflers to get the rear tire off. Maybe the dealer could get these bikes raised in a way to avoid removing any mufflers, but I was dealing with limited resources and means. Such gratitude, was glad when she left.
My dad had the first 4-cyl 500. I was never a fan of having more than 2 cylinders on a bike. One can only legally drive so fast and the added weight of a 4-cyl engine never impressed me. I also preferred more torque at lower RPM's on twins. I had 2 Honda 450's, one was a 1968, the other a 1970, both CL. My last bike was a 1977 650 Yamaha twin which was the best bike of the 3.
@@paulturner3553 To each his own I suppose. I've always liked the 4 or even 6cyl bikes a little more than the twins, unless it's a Ducati twin! I test rode an R1200 and then a K1200S back in 2008 and the K1200 made the R feel like a snail. One of my first bikes was an 82 Yamaha 650 Maxim, and it was a fast sucker, although not really a looker.
Nothing else sounds like these 6cyl CBX1000's! ua-cam.com/video/MBbskqcgs_o/v-deo.html
Why you gotta rev the shit out of it?
Just showing how smoothly it runs. No harm done. Remember these things run at 7000rpm at 70mph. 100mph is 10,000rpm. Revving a properly warmed up engine does no harm. It's revving a cold motor that causes damage, which I never do.