#ctx1300

Honda Motorcycle將於11/10開始，在全國四大經銷據點接力舉辦「日式經典巡航 年末體驗試乘」活動，體驗Honda最具代表性的巡航車款GOLDWING F6C與CTX1300。消費者只需前往據點報名，各據點將會以獨有的6S機制為消費者服務，協助規劃適當的試乘路線，讓消費者能夠在安心且安全的狀況下體驗試乘。

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First ride: Honda CTX1300

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Photos by Kevin Wing unless otherwise specified

In more than a dozen years of attending press launches, I don’t remember any  motorcycle that stirred as much debate during the technical presentation as did the  2014 Honda CTX1300.

There were only three journos present at the bike’s media launch in San Diego, myself included, though our collective motorcycling experience …

I was curious to see a bunch of new bikes at the bike show when it rolled through town a few weeks back. The new Indian looks like a wonderful bike and the finish on it is gorgeous. Not for me though, too bulky.

The Victory Cross Country has been out for a few years and still looks and seems to hit all the points I'm looking for in a bike.

The BMW R NineT looked less impressive in person and didn't have a nice fit for me unfortunately. Then again, it's a nice bike to tour around town on but not exactly a long-hauler.

I was really looking forward to seeing the Honda CTX1300 but when I asked about it at the Honda booth they gave me a brochure. Sigh. Something about 'logistics'.

Looking at this video I'm just getting more and more curious about the CTX1300. It's supposed to have the handling of a sports tourer, the comfort of a bagger and powered by a V4, sign me up! If it only has the same ergonomics of its larger sibling, the F6B. The Honda F6B was available at the show and swinging my leg over the bike everything just falls into place, ergonomically that bike is just perfect. Add some highway pegs (gotta stretch the 36" inseam) and I'm good to go.

The new Honda CTX1300