Honda CB1300S (2005-current)

fell in love with this bike the first time I test rode it and still feel the same after 12000 miles of use. Fitted GPR evolution stubby exhaust last year (2007) and that has improved performance immensely.And had my wheels gold powder coated when I bought it. As many have said and which is true this will keep up with sports bikes. Just an awesome bike......

My dad owns the Honda cb1300s And its an awesome machine, The handling is awesome, although its no sports bike, so no uber fast corners. The engine is sweet, and forgive the commonly used "bulletproof". It makes such a surge of torgue at over 2000rpm its amazing, (its just like my Yam fzr1000 exup genesis.) The paintwork is really nice, aparantly its thick too, its black with gold mettalic flakes, (have a close look in the sun and you really see it). Bought new for £7000 ish its a good price. It has ample ammounts of storage space under the seat, for a chain and lock, waterproofs, small toolkit, gloves. As standard it has some good extra's, the clocks are very good and the colour at night time is amazing. blue and red! it has two nice side fairing pockets good for housekeys or phone, or i dunno erm a can of coke? And it has ABS and the screen isnt too bad but an aftermarket one is nicer. We have fitted a higher screen, fender extender, oxford hotgrips, backbox, alarm, honda centre stand, crash bungs, chrome radiator cover. I've also been a pillion on it and I can say that its comfy seat and has a good rear handle, but im 6'1" so it hurts my legs and lower back from the possition of the pegs, but my sister loves it, and has no problems and shes not much shorter than I am. overal a wonderful bike, has something for everyone and would suit any rider. power rangers, commuters, leisure riding, touring, big bike newbies.

Just a delight. So much torque. The best all round bike Ive ever ridden. Comfortable seat 12 hours in the saddle and no numb bum! little vibration from that beautiful lazy lump, and enough go to live with the sports bikes. All this AND she looks great. My wife even likes it.

I have always bought sports bikes, and in the last 15 years have owned around 40 bikes. I took a test drive on a 2006 model which had been traded in, a minter with only 2,000 miles on the clock, and I fell in love with it almost immediately. The engine is like a turbine, don't let the modest BHP numbers fool you into believing this bike is a pussycat. I currently own a GSXR-1000 K6, R1 SP and a Ducati 996S, so this is the bike I do the mileage with, and I love it. The paint work seems really nice especially considering the price (I paid around £5,200 for mine). The bodywork is good and the dash is the best I have seen with so many options it is simply staggering. It even has a fuel gauge ! something i had forgotten about after owning so many 1000c sports bikes. It is a great bike to have alongside your sports bike, as it has loads of power, yet in a very different and comfortable way. All in all, this is a quality bike, and the engine is the selling point, it must be putting out around 100bhp between 1,000 and 3,000 rpm (it certainly feels like it!). Pros: Engine, engine and engine. Nice paintwork (quite deep), styling is retro yet modern and the storage capacity is excellent. Seat is extremely well made and comfortable. Brakes are top drawer. Cons: I really would like a sixth gear but apart from this, the bike is a wonderful package.

Bought an ex demo 06 plate, had it a month now and done 400 Miles. Traded my p reg Triumph speed triple for this, big old beast. Also looked at the XJR and the new 1250 Bandit. Had enough of sportsbikes now, wanted something I could still have a bit of fun with but also ride distance on without to much fuss. Love the riding position, no more back aches! Absolutley love the torque, effortless riding. Three issues though, Firstly, no sixth gear, do not understand that one! Secondly, exhuast can is to big, ugly and much much to quite. Need to save my pennies to buy a decent can now! Thirdly, throttle is a bit snatchy, but do no know if that is me or the bike. Other than those issues, cannot find any other faults am very happy with it. Now looking forward to my 2 week holiday riding around the german/austrian border next month.

Had it for 6 month,done 1100 miles in two days,kept up with the sports bikes, toured with the tourers, comfy, fast, handles well,  I have owned z1000, xjr1300, r6,gsx750 and various others. Strengths: Power, looks, comfort, handling, Honda finish, grin factor 10, try one they are brilliant! Best bike I've owned, can't wait for a new model. Weaknesses: Header pipes bit iffy,other than that no centre stand,but havnt needed one yet.

Had a few naked bikes e.g Bandit 12, GSX14 and plenty of sports bikes e.g R1, Gixer 1000 and 750's, Blade but to be honest the CB13 does all that I really need and it's a blinding bike. Not had it long but clocked up nearly 3000 miles across Europe this summer with my mates who were on a range of bikes, from a Gixer 1000 to a BMW GS1200 thingy. The CB13 was the ideal compromise and wasn't left behind in the twisty bits and certainly out-dragged many of them on the fast autoroutes. All in all, a top laugh that's got enough grunt and handling to really enjoy yourself and comfy too.......920 miles in one-hit from Prague to Somerset, try that on a sports bike! Strengths: Looks the buisness, especially with renthals etc and has loads of torque. Comfy too! Weaknesses: needs a small screen to help with 100mph cruising.

Since geting bike I was well happy with power as I owned cb750 3 years ago. l looked at bikes on market and saw cb1300 abs and knew had to have it! Looks great and goes great! Strengths: Looks, give power when needed,very comfitable ride. Weaknesses: No centre stand as standard, but manage to get one from A2Zbiking bits £112.00 inclusive, post comes with bolts and springs quite easy to fit.

I cant really fault the bike its effortless to ride, has plenty of power and is fairly comfortable, it make my previous X11 seem hard work. Strengths: build quality, the headers on my 2006 model seem to be of good quality, the gearbox is fairly slick, and it hs loads of torque. Weaknesses: None.

Bought my bike just three weeks ago but having covered 1,500 miles already feel justified in adding my thoughts. The bike is superb. Of course you would expect an owner to say that but trust me when I say, I am hyper critical of any bike I own but with this, I honestly find it diffucult to fault. Throttle response is instant and because all the power and torque is low in the rev range, you can be flying on this bike with the minimum of effort. It's no lightweight but handling is neutral and reassuring and braking is impressive. I tried out the ABS on the front in the dry once and actually felt the back end lift off the road. That shouldn't be possible with ABS illustrating to me that Honda haven't been silly and set it up to chime in too early like many other makers do. Build quality apparently is not as good as some Honda's but I've seen nothing yet to give rise to concern but only time will tell. Lovely bike. A real gem. Strengths: Strong willing engine and superb brakes. Makes you feel like Rocket Ron Haslam. Weaknesses: You have to buy a centre stand seperately. Not comfortable for larger pillions.