Supporting Member texscottyd Posted June 14 Supporting Member Share Posted June 14 Dear Honda Japan, Why don’t you love us anymore here in the U.S.? I’m not sure what we did to upset you, but PLEASE reconsider letting us get the CB1300 SP models here stateside. Hugs & kisses, -Scott 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 15 Premium Member Share Posted June 15 Sweet It looks a bit faster than my eighty one c b nine hundred f... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) I've ridden one of those, back in the day. It was okay. Basically a naked CBR1000F with a bore-stroke job. Competed with the GSX1400 (which I owned), the XJR1300, and ZRX1200. XJR1300 was probably the best out of these, and the market seemed to agree as there are a lot more of them around. Edited June 15 by someguy speling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 15 Premium Member Share Posted June 15 Ah, no, in 81, it was the bored version of the CB750F whose engine came out in 79 in the standard CB750, using Honda's first production DOHC AC 4-valve head. Later, the 600 & 1k Huricane models up'd the ante with water cooling. What you referred to were air-cooled retro models, when water cooling was already the norm. Kind of like the 98 Superhawk DOHC 4- valve WC V-90 996 skipped generations of the original 305 Superhawk AC SOHC 2-valve parallel twin that ended with the 425 Hawk (out-dated rubbish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 16 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said: Ah, no, in 81, it was the bored version of the CB750F whose engine came out in 79 in the standard CB750, using Honda's first production DOHC AC 4-valve head. Later, the 600 & 1k Huricane models up'd the ante with water cooling. What you referred to were air-cooled retro models, when water cooling was already the norm. Hmm, I’m not quite following. The CB1300 was a development of the 1993 CB1000 “Big One Super Four” which was definitely released in the USA, and released in 1995 to the JDM. Euro and Asia/Oceania markets were lucky enough to get the CB1300. Looks like Japan domestic market continued to receive refinements (better brakes, suspension, and electronics), whilst the model was eventually dropped elsewhere. But yes JDM gets the most interesting special editions. Check out the 1990 GSX1100S Katana re-release, 2003 GPZ900R final run, and 2002 GS1200SS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmark101 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Nice looking bike. Bring it stateside please!!! There is nothing like spending a day riding with friends in the grip of a shared obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted June 16 Premium Member Share Posted June 16 Again, you're talking early mid-90s, I'm going back to the early 80's original, pre-retro nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride365 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Who gives a rats ass about who/what/when/why/how......this is a cool bike that will unfortunately likely never make it stateside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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