I get tickled when I read these old articles. It really shows signs of the times. Like the author first making the distiction of "Honda thoughtfully put the choke lever on the left handlebar, so the rider can easily adjust choke as
she rides..." then in the next paragraph "Honda is not marketing this motorcycle as a women's bike, it's design suits smaller riders, who are often women." But it's amazing how many 6'+ tall men Rebel riders there are now.
I also had to laugh at "To enhance the
chopper look, The Rebel's engine has protruding cooling fins, larger than it's small eninge calls for..." No foolin'? A chopper has large cooling fins? Wow, what will they think of next? LOL
Interesting read...