[29134]

My thoughts exactly...if it's not too heavy, not to expensive, and handled half-way decently I'd have to give it a look as my next bike. I checked out the 919, but it just didn't hit the mark for me.

 

[27580]

Looks like a winner. It beats the dog meat out of the 919 flat black, dull grey thing they send us this side of the Atlantic.

 

[dardas]

That's a good topic for a poll: Which motorcycle, currently available only on foreign markets, should they bring to the USA.

 

[12er]

Or which bike available in the states would you send back and have them try again...

 

[RedZREX]

All is not lost. My ZRX will do until Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha get their act together and send over their "musclebikes".

 

[sarnali]

Hell yeah, thats what we need. Japanese trademark is big fast inline 4's. Thats the design they took on and ran with as their own. Why can't Honda and Suzuki get their heads out of their corporate butts and give us bikes like this and the GSX1400? Who said the only designs that will sell are full-on sportbikes and Panhead era clones? Bikes like this and the Yamaha Warrior are perfect alternatives for people that want real world comfort and performance. I've had the jones for a GSX1400 since I first saw one, I guess I'll have to fly to England ship one back myself. I'll register it as a 1400 Bandit.

 

[42941]

honda won't import this bike to the us because they know that it will not sell here...period !!!!!



americans want those harley clones

 

[crazybike_37]

Speak for yourself, bub. If I wasn't livin' on Kraft mac & cheese I'd buy a GSX1400 in a second if they ever brought it over here. Sheesh, don't be so pessimistic

 

[36967]

Here's a concept, why not let the consumer special order bikes like this straight from Japan. Just think, you satisfy the demand for the bike and have no three year old dogs sitting in the dealers back room.

 

[r1derbike]

I don't want a Harley or any clones. Never saw the thrill in riding archaic designs...or trying to look like a member of a degenerate subculture.

Outta here...Charles

'85 Kawasaki ZX900 Ninja...the MUTHA' of all sportbikes.

'00 R/W/B Yamaha R1...'cuz there can only be the ONE.

'03 Silver Yamaha FJR1300...'cuz ya' gotta keep HER happy.

Click on link below to see pictures of my FJR, R1, Ninja, and other pix.

http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?ID=A0B19C25C12&cb=PA

 

[daithi]

Yeah, This is a nice new bike, available as we speak in a cool white and red paint scheme in the UK at least. It was tested in MCN last week in england, and they said that it handled good, has 114 crankshaft hp and 86lbs of torque. Brakes were rated good and it is dead smooth. Right up there with the suzi1400, the ZRX1200 and the XJ1300. We europeans get alll the choices. I myself am totally happy with my lime green 2001 ZRX 1200 and a 1991 FJ1200abs model. There was also a CBR1300 which followed the Big One and which has not been mentioned. It was a japan only model though they were imported into the British Isles, thats England and Ireland to all you folks out there. Ride safe.

 

[39970]

Agree with you, love my REX. It does look interesting though. I'd want mine without the chrome on the speedo or radiator and solid red of course. I thoight I heard that these bikes were power restricted electronically. Lose that as well, charge a fair price and I'd want one.

 

[3917]

I think Japan has to get over this "it won't sell here" BS and start shipping bikes over! Look at the FJR1300. You can't even find one on the show room floor.

 

[Betamax]

I understand that you're making a generalization here...and it's true, in general, but it's not true in every case and it's certainly not true for most of the MOfo's here.



Someone above mentioned the ZRX; it's a good example: a big standard with big power and a great bike all round BUT it's not a huge seller.



People in general (not MOfo's) want big cubic engines, but they also have enough self-awareness to realize that their average abilities and reflexes can't handle supersport power, so they buy big cruisers instead.



Is that a bad thing? I dunno...

 

[crazybike_37]

Amen to that, my brotha.

 

[KPaulCook]

More evidence that Sport V-Twins days are numbered. Ducati to market V-4

V-4s coming from Ducati click here

Superbike V-4 on its way as well.

 

[ducfast]

Based on the above, I went down to my local Japanese shop I like to peruse and sat on one.

In my very humble MOpinion.............

It's a truck! I own an FZ1 and I can tell you this CB1300 is a TRUCK!

I test rode a (big one) 2000 model and remember transitioning into the corners wondering if the rear would follow the front!

Despite the advertised weight loss, if you like your asphalt to change direction every few feet, you don't want this bike.

On the other hand, if you want a standard to mirror the handling of a V-max, (without the boost) this is your bike.

I think most of you would not spend the money.

I did ask for a test ride. Maybe I'll change my mind?

Humbly submitted,

Craig

 

[DataDan]

Here's why Honda's early '90s CB1000 didn't sell in the US: It was underpowered and overweight. At 575lb (tank full) with less than 100hp, it ran the quarter-mile in the mid 11s, a bit slower than the CBR600F2, vastly slower than the literbike king, the ZX-11.

Here's why the CB1300 wouldn't sell in the US today: It's underpowered and overweight. Honda UK gives power at 85kW, which translates to about 100 rear-wheel horsepower, and weight of 224kg dry, or 550lb with a full tank. Like its predecessor, quarter-mile time will be in the mid-11s, which would draw a deafening chorus of yawns from US magazines.

I like comfortable, unfaired motorcycles even if they don't go real fast. Yesterday, I rode my wheezy 40hp Hawk GT with a group of much faster bikes and had a ball keeping up with them--at least in the twisty bits. But not enough motorcycle buyers in the US do, dooming them to a small, unprofitable market niche.

 

[layback]

I am planning on buying a new bike next year and if I was going to use it for street riding only, this bike looks like it could be the one. Really, I can't see how people that don't race or at least do track days buy full on sportbikes. Not the most comfortable bikes around, ya know? For street use a standard/naked type bike would be the way to go and this honda looks to be "da bomb".

I can't see why Honda won't bring it here, don't make sense.

 

[38092]

It won't Sell Here...

I agree, now send over the Damn 400cc Sport Bikes again!!!