Ein geniales Bike.Der Wind und Wetterschutz ist hervorragend.Sie fährt sich sehr gut.Ein Zeitloses Bike.

Everything this guy said is spot on 100% correct. I bought one new and had three of the best years of my life riding it completely stock with no need for adjustments. I’m 6’ 4” too and the bike was totally comfortable. He forgot to mention the petcock switch for emergency fuel which was the only slightly funky thing on this bike. Too bad an idiot pulled an illegal u-turn in front of me.

Had to sell mine after a divorce, a sweet bike, probably my favorite of the 6 I have owned actually. Wish I had kept it.

Loved the way the mufflers sounded after the start up I remember. Super reliable. I believe it weighed about 475lbs stock.

Owned both but the Yamaha was my fav. Krauser luggage made it ideal for touring...

Звук мотора xs прекрасен и надёжен и радует слух❤

GS650E, GS650 Katana and XN85 turbo in Europe.

Hola Jhon.que linda exposicion.!! La Suzuki Rgv es 250 ya que tiene 2 salidas de escape.la 125 era un cilindro solo.gracias por mostrar tan lindas máquinas. Saludos Ricardo

"the first sportsbike i drove" ? Really ? Nice collection of old bikes though . . .

I’ve got an oldie but goodie……1985 Sabre V-65

Your preference for honda motorcycles is obvious😅

I used to have a few of the bikes there. My two faves were my 75 Honda CB 550 four and my 1982 Suzuki GS 750E. My father owned the first year Gold Wing. Nice bikes there at that show.

I wasn't sure how to do the filter change until I saw your video. Now I'm sure I can do it myself. CB 900s are great bikes - I don't get why they sell so cheap.

I unexpectedly inherited an 07 honda st1300. Stripped it down, opened exhaust, unclogged a filled with oil clogged air intake, heard stuck exhaust valve unstick. It doesn't feel fast for me, but I think it's fast.

Beautiful collection of motorcycles and enjoyed your knowledgeable narration

The custom early Goldwing was cool. Looks like a period Wixom handlebar fairing and bags all nicely colour coordinated. The red and white 650 Yamaha was a 1972 XS2, the first year for a disc brake and electric starter.

Really enjoy your videos so much. Grew up with these bikes when they were still new, in brochures and magazines. Such classy machines and beautiful classic colors. Makes me miss my cycles a lot more seeing them now. As kids, buddies and me would hit the local motorcycle shop every weekend - which was best - Honda - Yamaha - Kawi - Suzuki - though none of us were old enough to ride any of them. When the CB750-Four came out - Oh jeeze. Then my sisters BF got one - Gold model - oh, man. Sure, take her for a ride. Unforgettable sound when he took off.

Hi Jon & thanks for putting out this great video. Just curious,we’re there any Kawi std or LTD model Z1/KZ 900’s & or 1000’s at the show?

I've had mine since 1987! It has 7,000 miles and iv've got some 44 mm Sudco Carbs and Yoshimuro 4 into 1 header. This thing drowns out any motorcycle I've ever heard with the baffle out! LOL

I just rebuilt the top end of my daily rider 1978 KZ650 B. 200 KM's on the rebuild so far without issue. The refresh added a significant amount of power back to the engine. My favorite bike in my collection.

Great review. It brought back memories of when I was younger and fortunate enough to spend a California summer riding a Honda 350 Superhawk one of my college room mates generously let me ride. It was a special bike, equipped with megaphone exhaust pipes, modified high performance carbs, racing tires, racing handlebars, and foot pegs set for a prone riding position. It was brilliantly designed, just as fast as the 500cc Triumph I rode before, and accelerated like a rocket ship. It was loud and very responsive, would do a wheelie if you popped the throttle too quickly. Overall acceleration was quick and smooth, and downshifting and braking through fast curves was effortless. On twisting, curvy two lane roads it had superlative handling, and would do anything I wanted it to do without any sense of losing control. It never missed a shift, never locked up the brakes, and at speeds of 75 mph fully heeled over in a very tight radius turn it was rock solid with no suspension hop or surge. I was able to ride it consistently at 90-100 mph speeds with no problems. I'm pretty sure it hit 110 mph at full throttle and 9000 RPM's on the freeway. There was a lot less traffic on back country roads in those days and you could open up the throttle at will, although I did get chased by a California Highway Patrol officer for many miles before he caught up to me at a stop sign. Somehow no speeding ticket was issued, maybe because the officer enjoyed running his big Dodge Magnum 426 Hemi at full speed while trying to catch up. Motorcycles like that innovative 350cc Honda, which are now considered "vintage" were new, exciting, and a thrill to ride during that era, when lightweight, fun, good handling, fast, reliable and high performance (for their time) bikes were coming out pretty regularly from competing companies like Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki. It was the golden age for young motorcyclists, and it's great that you do reviews on many of those fine old bikes. They were affordable and easy to repair, inexpensive to modify and maintain for high school and college age motorcycle enthusiasts, unlike the megabucks you now have to spend for the current generation of superbikes, which are now overpowered full blown race bikes for the street, and far more expensive to own, operate or modify, putting them far out of economic range for most younger motorcycle enthusiasts.

I just bought a 2006 police model... love it!

Yep Jon, I've got my '75 Red, Honda CB400F s/s with now 17K original miles on it, I have to get the clutch cable connected to the lever, and now > do some tapping on the carb bowls to get it to stop pissing fuel all over the garage, so I can start it up, and run it. Pretty soon gonna sell it. I've owned it since '82, our Honda Shop took it in on a trade in, and I bought it right before going into the USMC.

Excellent picks and narration.

I own a ‘19 Cafe version in Vintage Lime Green. Sent the ecu off for a professional reflash & upgraded the tires to Battlax S22. Really made a big difference/ improvement in the drivability & handling of the bike. I’m going to add bar risers next, since after a couple of hours my wrists & arms get quite tired…

I owned an R100RT from 81 to 90. It was a really good bike. I rod through France to southern Spain 2 up it didn't miss beat very reliable, I'm nearly 70 now I own an Indian chieftain classic very heavy bike, I'm considering an R100RS as an alternative. it's just a beautiful looking bike. I enjoyed seeing your road test on brought back memories. Many thanks. Michael Gregory in the UK.

Thank you for the awesome video Jon. I had the 97 model , also black in colour . I beleive this bike was designed by the Michael Angelo of bike designers. It still can stand next to a modern bike and not look too old. I rode the 2000 fuel injected bike and still preferred my 97 model .

The Yamaha XS 650 special was a huge seller but what a clunker but now people want those motors .Goldwing was initially presented as a sporty bike I believe and they realized it was a great platform to add touring crap to,luggage stereo fairing,running boatds...on and on.

On checking the rear brake fluid, does that panel on the right side just pop off after removing the 1 screw? I didn't want to force it. Thanks for a great video!

Nice bikes and review owned a 72 gt750 not what you would expect very smooth quiet but attracts fire trucks when you throttle on it white plume of smoke trails you and the smokeles oil not so smokeless

lot of nice rides there , thx for sharing Jon

Great video. I started riding in 1974 and have owned several of these bikes pictured!

I have a recollection that the RE5 almost broke Suzuki !!

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nice...thanks...i owned the cbr 1000..my nickname for it was the "hammer"....lol....twist the throttle at any speed in any gear and off you went...grins included...

2:00 the Suzuki RGV-250 is the last pure sports 250 cc two stroke machine , no other manufacturer produced new models after that . The RGV is also the First two stroke 250 to have electric start , every other pure sports 250 two strokers only came with kick starter . This RGV is the Last Action Hero ....... in few years time price will go super high due to it's rare value .

A VFR800 would probably be what I was riding if I didn’t have a Blackbird. I love the power, combined brakes, and look of them both. Good to hear both Hondas are hot blooded tourers. (And it’s hard to ride them slow… it’s just too easy)

My 1981 gs 1100e had self canceling turn signals. None of my Suzuki's since have had that feature. Why?

what's the fuel range on a tank?

Owned one and loved it

84,000 miles on mine. I just can’t part with it. I’ve seen lots for sale used cheap.

This is the best review I’ve watched on this bike so far! I’ve been researching this bike for a potential buy for about a year now and this is the first no nonsense review that covers the essential info without rambling about subjective opinions. Thank you!

Nice review

Have owned one now for 6 months. Only thing I've done is have the suspension set up properly. Difference was awesome. Prior to set up it wallowed in corners where there was poor road surface but now rock solid. Love it. As for the throttle lag yep noticed that but seem to have adapted riding to change gear keep the revs up and it rides more smoothly. really a fun bike.

I want to buy one

I went to Honda dealer today he said brake and clutch they both use brakes fluid is that right

What area are you in state?

1983 is the first year of the 16 valve engine. The 81 is 8 valve. It runs better because it breaths better.

The CB72/77 was Honda's largest Bike for a full 5 Years before the CB 450. it Cemented Honda's place in the Motorcycle Sport market. A thing of Beauty in every respect.