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Originally Posted by Andy_T
I had a '87 CB450S when I was studying that I rode for about 40,000 km's until that fateful day when a car and myself were crossing the same exchange at the same time, coming from different sides.
After that, I got a used '80 CB 400 S (the predecessor), and that was also a nice bike. Both were easy to ride, reasonably fast and had good fuel economy (around 70 mpg when ridden reasonably).
Nowadays I am riding a 200 CC KTM duke 200 (was the most affordable "big bike" where I live now) and am surprised how much fun a 27 hp bike can be, if it only weighs 135 kg.
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Apart from any "nostalgia" and eventually some ease of maintenance due to their low-tech, there is no practical reasoning to get an ancient 400cc motorcycle instead of a modern one in the 200 to 300cc range.