CB doesn't have to be a 4 can bike; there are plenty of CB twins historically to prove that.
The F is probably the "naked" counterpart to the CBR500 in the lineup. It has a market, be assured. For a commuter you'd probably want the X instead of the F or CBR. It seems "adventure" is the new word for "standard" as a bike class. Kurt On Dec 28, 2012 2:48 PM, "Hawaii Sean" <sfox...@yahoo.com> wrote: > OK I'm really not a purest but.... Aren't the CB line in-line 4- cylinder > bikes? > > A CB500F makes sense to me in that it would be a great bike for communting > that you can on longer trips - probably a lot like my 95 750. However, it > has a sport bike seat which is just plain confusing to me. If I'm > commuting I want comfort and if I have a rider on the back I don't want > them having to lean up against me - that's what sport bikes are for. It > you look at the pictures you see that the rider is always leaning forward - > I guess to make the bike look more sporty. However, in normal riding you'd > be more upright. Time will tell but I think the CB500F is one of those > bikes that just don't fit into any market. > > I'd take a long hard look at the NC700 or NV700 before I thought about the > CB500F. > > Sean > > On Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:38:26 AM UTC-10, Allen wrote: >> >> Looks like Honda is releasing a trio of 500cc parallel twins. one is an >> adventure bike basically a scalled down NC700x, but the other two are a >> CBR, and a CB. All of them are to be sold for less than $6000. >> >> CBR: >> http://www.fasterandfaster.**net/2012/11/2013-honda-** >> cbr500r-specs-details.html<http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2012/11/2013-honda-cbr500r-specs-details.html> >> >> CB: >> http://www.fasterandfaster.**net/2012/11/2013-cb500f-specs-** >> first-official-high.html<http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2012/11/2013-cb500f-specs-first-official-high.html> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
