Honda CB300R

Anything you like about motorbikes
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 14223
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 539 times
Been thanked: 7539 times

Honda CB300R

Post by KungFooBob »

My Friendface is full of the new Honda CB300R, it's quite a smart looking thing.

Image

144kg wet.

31bhp.

Anyway, having seen lots of pictures I realised what it reminds me of.

It's a modern, four stroke, SDR200.

Image
Top
User avatar
Ditchfinder
Posts: 1124
Joined: Thu Dec 24, 2020 8:55 am
Has thanked: 622 times
Been thanked: 692 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Ditchfinder »

The only Honda engine they haven't done the 'CB n R' thing to is the 500 twin but surely it wild sell bucket loads
'07 Griso 1100 (for sale), '94 Sprint 900, the scabbiest Himalayan in the country
Top
Felix
Posts: 3954
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
Has thanked: 485 times
Been thanked: 1430 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Felix »

Hate the exhaust and hate the seat. Front wheel looks spindly but apart from that its quite nice.
Top
User avatar
Cousin Jack
Posts: 4468
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:36 pm
Location: Down in the Duchy
Has thanked: 2555 times
Been thanked: 2290 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Cousin Jack »

Looks quite a baby version pf my CB500F
Cornish Tart #1

Remember An Gof!
Top
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 14223
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 539 times
Been thanked: 7539 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by KungFooBob »

Ditchfinder wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:21 pm The only Honda engine they haven't done the 'CB n R' thing to is the 500 twin but surely it wild sell bucket loads
Or as Honda call it... 'Neo Sports Cafe'
Top
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11236
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4124 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

It's okay, a bit to angular for my taste, if it's making 31bhp it's pretty impressive for a 300cc 4 stroke single.
Top
Mr. Dazzle
Posts: 13965
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:57 pm
Location: Milton Keynes
Has thanked: 2552 times
Been thanked: 6260 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Mr. Dazzle »

I know it's down the the way the market works, Japanese licence laws and all the rest of it, but modern singles don't feel as special to me as the old IL4, V4 and V2 400cc bikes of yesteryear. I dunno, a single always feels poverty spec in a way a multi just doesn't.

I'm under no illusions that bike is, objectively speaking, probably loads better than my 1989 400 was though :lol:
Top
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11236
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4124 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

1 piston costs less than 4 pistons
Top
tricol
Posts: 676
Joined: Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:52 pm
Has thanked: 235 times
Been thanked: 471 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by tricol »

Those EURO5 exhausts are massive aren't they? They do give the wrong illusion that the bike is bigger than it is. I do like these smaller capacity bikes.
Yamaha MT09 SP
Top
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 14223
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 539 times
Been thanked: 7539 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by KungFooBob »

The heatshield on the exhaust has some nice detailing on it.
Top
Mr. Dazzle
Posts: 13965
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:57 pm
Location: Milton Keynes
Has thanked: 2552 times
Been thanked: 6260 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Mr. Dazzle »

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:59 am 1 piston costs less than 4 pistons
Whoa, slow down with the advanced economics :D
Top
User avatar
KungFooBob
Posts: 14223
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
Has thanked: 539 times
Been thanked: 7539 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by KungFooBob »

KungFooBob wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:04 am The heatshield on the exhaust has some nice detailing on it.
Image

I guess I'm trying to say it doesn't look cheap.

It looks (from the photo's) like a there's some nice little details that make it look a bit more premium than your typical shopping bike.
Top
User avatar
Skub
Posts: 12176
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:32 pm
Location: Norn Iron
Has thanked: 9836 times
Been thanked: 10149 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Skub »

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:53 am It's okay, a bit to angular for my taste, if it's making 31bhp it's pretty impressive for a 300cc 4 stroke single.
An Sh300i punts out 26bhp and it was far from highly tuned.
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
Walt Whitman
https://soundcloud.com/skub1955
Top
Supermofo
Posts: 5003
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:39 pm
Has thanked: 4364 times
Been thanked: 2853 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Supermofo »

300cc single you say. Needs this engine (4.50min in)

Top
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11236
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4124 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:03 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:53 am It's okay, a bit to angular for my taste, if it's making 31bhp it's pretty impressive for a 300cc 4 stroke single.
An Sh300i punts out 26bhp and it was far from highly tuned.
Brake Horse Power or Brochure Horse Power?
Top
User avatar
Skub
Posts: 12176
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:32 pm
Location: Norn Iron
Has thanked: 9836 times
Been thanked: 10149 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Skub »

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:15 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:03 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:53 am It's okay, a bit to angular for my taste, if it's making 31bhp it's pretty impressive for a 300cc 4 stroke single.
An Sh300i punts out 26bhp and it was far from highly tuned.
Brake Horse Power or Brochure Horse Power?
Who knows,I never did a dyno run with mine. :lol:
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
Walt Whitman
https://soundcloud.com/skub1955
Top
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11236
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4124 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:48 pm
Who knows,I never did a dyno run with mine. :lol:
TBH it doesn't matter so long as you're comparing bikes measured the same way
Top
User avatar
Skub
Posts: 12176
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:32 pm
Location: Norn Iron
Has thanked: 9836 times
Been thanked: 10149 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Skub »

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:58 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:48 pm
Who knows,I never did a dyno run with mine. :lol:
TBH it doesn't matter so long as you're comparing bikes measured the same way
What would I compare the SH to?
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
Walt Whitman
https://soundcloud.com/skub1955
Top
Le_Fromage_Grande
Posts: 11236
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:40 pm
Location: The road of many manky motorcycles
Has thanked: 607 times
Been thanked: 4124 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by Le_Fromage_Grande »

Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:15 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:58 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:48 pm
Who knows,I never did a dyno run with mine. :lol:
TBH it doesn't matter so long as you're comparing bikes measured the same way
What would I compare the SH to?
The CB300R?
Top
The Spin Doctor
Posts: 4096
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:17 pm
Has thanked: 2636 times
Been thanked: 1523 times

Re: Honda CB300R

Post by The Spin Doctor »

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:53 am It's okay, a bit to angular for my taste, if it's making 31bhp it's pretty impressive for a 300cc 4 stroke single.
My 1980 CB250RSA is a claimed 26hp.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." Henry David Thoreau
www.ko-fi.com/survivalskills www.survivalskillsridertraining.co.uk www.facebook.com/survivalskills
Top

Return to “Motorbike chat”