While it's not my style of bike, just as a Busa or Blackbird or ZX14 or K1300 isn't, and I will likely never own one (or any other like this), I predict it will be the pick of the bunch. I like it.
Believe me,when Honda decide to pull back some R&D dollars and experience and technology from their car and car race division, they have the potential to be world beaters again. Their biggest problem, as always IMO, is for them to find the right balance between refinement/smoothness/user-friendliness vs blandness/character/feel-good aspects. You have Harley on the one side, and Honda on the other. All others in between. The perfect balance is difficult to achieve.
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