And for the purists…
Sand-cast Honda CB750S now have La-la Land prices (£25,000-£50,000) so what sort of machines from years gone by can you still find if you love a slice of Honda inline four action? Very early 1970s machines are anything between: £5000 and £15,000 for a nice one with later SOHC models hovering around a more palatable £2000-£7000. We are talking general prices here as so many are of variable quality. We would just tell you to avoid the poor machines that have had the engines placed into dubious bobbers, café racers or other specials: original is best. DOHC fours like the CB750F (from 1979-on) and CB900F models offer better bang for your buck and can start as low as a grand for a barn-find minger. Nighthawks are similarly low-priced (if you can stomach the styling), as are the early-1990s take on the 750 theme, the CB750 RC42. This used the old CBX750 motor (itself worth a look) in a traditional CB750 dress: don’t expect excitement, but that means they’re cheap. If you don’t mind donning a water-jacket and like your bikes bigger, how about the CB1000 ‘Big One’? Ignore the name and enjoy the Cbr1000fderived motor and big, muscle bike looks. Imported for a while into the UK in the mid-1990s they never really took off (despite some cool, half-faired models in Japan). Prices start at around £1500. Then there is big-brother: we’re fans of the CB1300 here at CMM ,sureit’sa mere homage and it’s liquid-cooled but it’s a lot of bike for your money. Later models came with a half-fairing but we are suckers for the original (in red/white or butch black) and prices begin at around £2500.