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cb350 four performance
Moorey:
--- Quote from: nairb on December 06, 2021, 12:45:27 AM ---Thanks for the input. Its the first time I have been really unsure about the purchase of a bike. I have owned quite a few bikes over the 45+ years. I even owned a honda cb250 G5 for a while. In the end I rarely used it. In todays traffic it was just unsafe. Too slow out on the open road. Cars etc did use to be slower 45/50 years ago and matched smaller bikes of that time.
I find the cb360 is just ok. It does 50/55 mph fine and will do more if really needed. Not much more tho. I dont expect to be able to hold 70mph with it. Motorways are definitely out.
It seems the smart money is on a cb350 TWIN rather than the 350F. But I already have 3 parallel twins - xs650, cl450 & a cb360.
I like the style of the 350F. That inline 4 with those 4-into-4 exhausts are an icon of the times. But it still needs to be practical - unlike the cb250g5. I dont know if a 350cc engine can pull an aging 96kg 6 foot 2 person about..... with safety.
Thanks
Nairb
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At 6' 2" its not for you.
kevski:
I used to be around 100kgs but only 5'6" and motorway speeds were ok but any inclines soon knocked it back, now just under 70kgs, i wished i kept the little bugger now.
matthewmosse:
My cousin bought a cb350/4 to keep his cb250 twin, Yamaha mm2c and cb400/4 company. Hes now thinking of selling the yam and the cb250 twin. The in line 4s are just great bikes, though I am a firm cb500 and 550 fan. More power might be nice, but only because I choose to have a chair bolted to the side of the bike - that makes it slower than his 400/4 bit it's done more than its share of motorway miles. My concern for someone 6'2" would be physically is the bike actually going to be comfortable? If your prepared to use the gears and revs I'm sure the bike will keep rolling well enough at a decent speed, but if you like to relax and be lax on gear swapping it might not be the right bike. I ran a 125 twin as my commuter for years. It was perfect for twisty A roads with the odd straight, but no way any fun for longer trips on bigger roads.riding my kh125 it felt wierd because it's so small, I imagine the cb350 feels a bit like that.
K2-K6:
Nairb, what about complete left field choice ?
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265434390832
A friend had one of these when contemporary, on country roads it was bloody quick and gave most things a run for their money performance wise. Easily cruised at 70 mph and he took it to south of France and back on a trip.
Good fit for a taller chap :) but my mate was about 5'6" and without problem, quick flat out as he could get down behind the clocks ;D
Lovely soft suspension and ride too, a fair contrast to your twins.
nairb:
--- Quote from: K2-K6 on December 07, 2021, 10:42:15 PM ---Nairb, what about complete left field choice ?
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I like that but I already have a 500 single....
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I know its not quite the same as the 500R which is a good looking bike. I use mine for shopping. I do wish it was electric start tho. But I dont have to worry about the salt roads in winter..... look no chrome.
Do we ever have enough bikes??.
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