time Honda introduced its torsion springed CB450 in 1965 and when the last Triumph Bonneville rolled off the Meriden production line in 1983, the parallel-twin became motorcycling’s powertrain pariah. Indeed, for those who actually lived — and rode — through motorcycling’s four-cylinder revolution, vivid is our recollection of parallel-twins as junkers. Kawasaki’s 440 LTDs and the Honda CB 450 Nighthawk were the worst of our industry, pumped out without passion or purpose. Seriously, if a 440 LTD were the last bike on earth, I’d have to decide whether I
