I will agree with Brillot2000 that the models in the early-80s had problems and most (or all) of those were related to having to pass more stringent emissions regulations, especially in CA. I don't recall the bikes in the late-70s being that bad. The Gold Wing in the early-80s was especially bad and it required to run on fast idle when cold for at least 5-min and if you tried to take off early, feathering the clutch as much as possible, the engine just died! Aside from those "driveability" problems, the other parts of the bike were still Honda so they worked fine.
I have a funny story to relate about my time working at Corporate Headquarters in So Cal where I often rode a different bike every few days. A friend's wife, Jo, was an avid rider and had a VF750S Sabre at the time. She asked "How do you clean all those fasterners around the final drive." I looked at her with a curious look and said,
"Jo, I just go and ask for a cleaner bike." That's when she punched me.