Is the classic sport-touring motorcycle doomed to extinction?

[the Ferret]

Other than being chain drive the CB's ,where I think the Smartest lay out for a bike. Yeah I'm getting lazy , like shaft drive. There were a few Cb's with shaft , almost bought a 84 ,750 Night Hawk which was shaft drive if memory serves me correctly. Nice bikes there.

Yes shaft drive and hydraulic valves to boot, so no valve adjustments. What a concept

 

[St-Gerard]

I wish Honda would have made a interstate version of the Night Hawk, would be the perfect bike for me.

 

[Larry Fine]

Other than being chain drive the CB's ,where I think the Smartest lay out for a bike. Yeah I'm getting lazy , like shaft drive. There were a few Cb's with shaft , almost bought a 84 ,750 Night Hawk which was shaft drive if memory serves me correctly. Nice bikes there.

A shaft-drive Nighthawk would have been the CB750S in Canada; in the US it was the CB700S.

 

[Larry Fine]

I wish Honda would have made a interstate version of the Night Hawk, would be the perfect bike for me.

Would your dream bike have looked something like mine?

 

[Donk]

I had a Honda Ascot VT500. V-thiwn, 500cc, 6 speed, and....drum roll please..shaft drive! Plus it was wicked cool looking. High on the list of what the heck did I sell that for.
This is just a picture I found not my bike.

 

[rwthomas1]

I've been looking. Why? Well, can't really explain it but seems like it may be time to move on. The ST's drive splines are a little worn and the exhaust is rusted to the point where it has a hole. Yeah, I know both of these can be addressed, its just money and time. NC750X seems a reasonable replacement. I can live with a chain, an auto oiler takes care of that. Or an F800GT. ABS and slightly lighter wouldn't be a bad thing. The NC750X would probably slow me down a bit, again, not a bad thing....