From what I understand, it was done to meet the 50 state emmissions requirements. Honda knows that the first thing you're going to do is eliminate that crap anyway.
So much to comment on... Again, I don't really care where the bike is located in the US. I plan on flying and shipping, or perhaps having one of youse check it out for me, and then shipping. I've bought many a bike sight unseen and been OK with it so far. Boston: I like the bags, but the bike alone is overpriced in my mind. He sure is proud. First line out of the gate is "I wax it 2x a year"? Sorry, but I don't care. CA: Yeah, I've seen that one many a time already. FMF pipes on a VFR? Might be the only set ever sold to a VFR guy I bet. FT. Wayne: What's with the "super rare 8 spoke wheels"? Somebody fill me in. Is that supposed to be a big deal. And they are white on top of that? I know some of you guys like white, but I never have. Black wheels hide everything for me. Odd price. This one is waaaaaay overpriced to me.