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Title: GB pics
Post by: guest7 on July 25, 2006, 11:57:05 PM: From the Honda website:

http://www.honda.co.jp/news/1985/2850619.html

Why couldn't they have sold this version instead of the XBR? I guess we will never know.
(http://www.honda.co.jp/news/1985/image/7_40.jpg)

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Title: Re: GB pics
Post by: Richard 003 on July 26, 2006, 11:41:56 AM: Quote from: onepot on July 25, 2006, 11:57:05 PM
From the Honda website:

Why couldn't they have sold this version instead of the XBR? I guess we will never know.

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Ah, it would have been a shame if they hadn't made the XBR. The GB is prettier and they might (who knows?) have sold more of them, but the XBR has its own angular charm as well. I see to recall reading somewhere that 1500 XBRs were sold, I think that was for the UK (but could have included Australia for all I remember).
Title: Re: GB pics
Post by: guest18 on July 26, 2006, 01:05:38 PM: OK given my computer doesn't have the characters, and even if it did I couldn't read them, what's the Honda press office saying about 1985 GB500's (or 400's for all I know!)
Title: Re: GB pics
Post by: Andy M on July 26, 2006, 02:46:44 PM: I'm surprised they aren't bringing these back. With Bonnevilles and Harley Sportsters selling like hot things and the sensible bike press going nuts over the retro Ducati's you'd have thought they'd fish out the mouldings and look for a suitable commuter to nail 'em on to. The GB with the fairing even looks like the Ducati but that might just be the colour.

Andy
Title: Re: GB pics
Post by: Richard 003 on July 27, 2006, 09:51:40 AM: Quote from: Andy M on July 26, 2006, 02:46:44 PM
I'm surprised they aren't bringing these back. With Bonnevilles and Harley Sportsters selling like hot things and the sensible bike press going nuts over the retro Ducati's you'd have thought they'd fish out the mouldings and look for a suitable commuter to nail 'em on to. The GB with the fairing even looks like the Ducati but that might just be the colour.

Andy

They should use the bodywork to make a road bike out of an XR650R, and hide the side radiators in the fairing.
Title: Re: GB pics
Post by: guest7 on July 27, 2006, 09:22:19 PM: Quote from: Smudge on July 26, 2006, 01:05:38 PM
OK given my computer doesn't have the characters, and even if it did I couldn't read them, what's the Honda press office saying about 1985 GB500's (or 400's for all I know!)

I translated it as "eaaah yo he ho ha, waaaaay neeeehow ying, radial four valve combustion. Boyn, negadow clack clack clack clack, siharto kenackered cam follower"

HTH
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