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My CBX is gone
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That looks like two different concepts with only one using the original motor. The other might have some kind of gold wing motor.
STOP IT!
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I don’t think I would be interested if it had a Gold Wing engine. That straight 6 cylinder was what made it special to me.
I don't think an inline six is a race motor. It must be mounted too high in the frame due to it's width. The CBX is actually pretty narrow given it's 6 cylinders, but look at top race bikes (mostly V4's) and they are skinny! Honda should make the new CBX a V6 (RCV6?), now that would be a shocker! The width of a 3 cylinder, mount it at the right place for a good CG, hp and torque.
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The straight 6 in the CBX was an integral member of the frame. It was an engineering exercise for Honda at the time. It was a huge engine and I usually had a bruise on my right inner side of my knee due the the engine width, but I loved it and that sound even with stock pipes was intoxicating. I rode the new BMW straight 6 and really liked it and wanted to buy it that day that day, but they would not take my Streetglide in on trade. Even though I liked the BMW quite a bit, I would still rather have the CBX. Straight 6 for me or I will bypass unless it is really special.
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I must admit, I don't get the straight 6 thing. The motor on the BMW is a great motor (especially for touring) but compared to the Busa, a Ducati twin, the cross plane R1, or the Triumph triple it just isn't nearly as sexy as it looks. The six on the BMW is super refined and has reasonable power/torque, but it delivers it in a very smooth, electric manner. The exhaust note is also very car like - sort of a subtle growl. No matter how perfect this is for touring, it's just not the thing wet dreams are made of!
To me the six is mechanical sounding but not really distinctive. The twins have their thumping beat, the Ducati twins have that WWII fighter drone, the cross plane sounds like no other internal combustion engine, and the triple has a slightly off beat buzz. You could identify all of those engines blindfolded.
So the 6 is a bit of a miss-match to a motorcycle as the width is exactly the wrong packaging, ideally speaking of course. Neither the CBX or the BMW are going to scrape a rider's knee pucks. I know people race the CBX but then again they race lawn mowers, right?
The real interesting thing on the BMW is on the intake side. It has long intake runners and a single throttle body like a car. This makes for big torque (more than most V-Twins) but it still gets respectable chp at 160. It would be cool to see BMW explore the performance potential of this configuration (other than on their cars!). But to be honest, a wide (or long if mounted longitudinally) engine is just not going to be at home in a 2-wheeler that you plan to turn.
To me the six is mechanical sounding but not really distinctive. The twins have their thumping beat, the Ducati twins have that WWII fighter drone, the cross plane sounds like no other internal combustion engine, and the triple has a slightly off beat buzz. You could identify all of those engines blindfolded.
So the 6 is a bit of a miss-match to a motorcycle as the width is exactly the wrong packaging, ideally speaking of course. Neither the CBX or the BMW are going to scrape a rider's knee pucks. I know people race the CBX but then again they race lawn mowers, right?
The real interesting thing on the BMW is on the intake side. It has long intake runners and a single throttle body like a car. This makes for big torque (more than most V-Twins) but it still gets respectable chp at 160. It would be cool to see BMW explore the performance potential of this configuration (other than on their cars!). But to be honest, a wide (or long if mounted longitudinally) engine is just not going to be at home in a 2-wheeler that you plan to turn.
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ali123
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Christ arch... that bmw propaganda is finally coming to light? The hayabusa is TBE.
To me this is the most ass kicking, WTF bike around (Triumph Rocket III). A 2.3 liter (140 C.I.), 3 cylinder engine! How crazy is that? I bet the bike lifts off the ground every time a piston hits TDC! Wonder how many of these they actually sell a year, Lol!
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I had a CBX and rode the new BMW 6 cylinder so I have had a taste of both. The only reason I tried the new BMW was hoping to get some of that old CBX memory back. The CBX felt powerful where the BMW really didn’t even though I liked it a lot and by the way it had a lot more horsepower than the CBX. From a seat of the pants power feel, the CBX hands down was the deal. I really don’t care if the new CBX is a race bike or not, if they build it in the same or close to the same spirit it was in 1979, I will be on it.
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Well back in the day the CBX was powerful! Imagine a BMW back then with 160 ponies would have been a monster too, Lol! But bikes in general have come so far that the bar is pretty high now. I've never ridden a CBX but I own the K1600 so that is where my opinions are coming from.
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cbx=turd
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Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done. Add a pulley on the end of an inline 6 making it wider than a car?
Can't we ban him for saying turd? Lol!
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