Cycle News

Cycle News 2014 Issue 05 February 4th 2014

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/254008

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 39 of 96

VOL. 51 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 4, 2014 P39 to last. Honda's ethos at the time was, 'This should be forever.' " Jake continues, warming to the theme. "But then in 1978 or '79 the car division took over and it all went to shit. That's what we're missing these days, that crafts- manship, that pride in the work. Isn't it remarkable that this ma- chine is 40 years old and is still used almost daily? What could you buy today that will still be run- ning in 40 years time? Nothing, that's what." While Jake is espousing his philosophy, we're joined by Bran- don - another who has the disso- lute rock star look down pat. He works at 'Harry's, a Honda spe- cialist in Los Angeles. It doesn't take long for him to chime in, echoing Chance's sentiments. "Where I work, we won't even touch anything after 1978. They're just too much trouble." I ask him about the Honda Café scene in LA. He puts it down to numerous factors, one being the outflow of riders south from San Francisco. "There's been a big outflow from the Bay Area. No one can afford to live there anymore. Most of my friends have moved or are moving down to LA. It's so much cheaper and the weather is bet- ter for bikes; you can ride almost the whole year round. San Fran- cisco's not cool anymore, it's a

Articles in this issue

Links on this page

Archives of this issue

view archives of Cycle News - Cycle News 2014 Issue 05 February 4th 2014