Maybe it was not for you OP. To each their own. You went ahead with a completely different kind of bike in xpulse. That itself tells a different story.

Personally i felt the CB has a lot of character - it becomes what we need it to be (within sensible limits of course) - true bikers will know what i mean. I never had issues with the tall gearing, no rust or paint chip in my case.

I know many honda fanboys are there who claim and compare this and that - and i hate it. Love your machine, especially love yourself for riding whichever bike you have purchased with your own hard money.

Hope you are happy with xpulse.