I also have only recently bought a cb1300 and by far it is the best bike I have owned over the last 15 years.The torque is awesome and for a 225+KG bike it handles very well.The only fault I found with the bike is that after only a few thousand KM,S I noticed some cracks in the front guard.I had the guard replaced under warranty and the new one has also craked where the front screws go through.It is not from wheel standing the bike either as I have,nt even worn all the small knobs off the side of the tyre,let alone thrash it around.I guess it is typical of todays vehicles to have a lot of plastic.The rest of the bike is very solid.I am curious if you may have heard of this as HONDA AUSTRALIA have not.