I really like the abundant white space you have for the bulk of the content areas. The mobile-aware framework is awesome. I'll miss the one stop shopping and notifications that TT provided, but it sounds like the change was inevitable. Other mini forums I'm on are way behind the times.
Just throwing this out there since the question was asked...I'm not much for earth tones, browns especially, and neither were Honda minis. I think I'd match one of the traditional colors. To me, nothing is finer or more representative than the deep K0 red with black and white accents but there are plenty of candy colors to try. I also think of the iconic HONDA font. When you see that wide font, you think Honda, even if it's just the letter H. I know that was part of the old logo, but maybe there's a way to keep that feature and give it a fresh new twist. I'd suggest using elements with a look and feel that pays tribute to the bikes we love. Aside from my main job as a systems engineer, I've done some graphic design and web design work on the side. If you like, I could play around with some options. That being said, I can tell you put a lot of thought and work into the new one and there are aspects of it I think are nice. If you stayed with that futuristic font, what if the right side of the H had a more triangular return resembling the fork ear of a Honda bike?
At the end of the day, I'm thrilled you have created this place and allowed us to use it. Colors and logos are secondary and your call. I'm just happy to be here. I appreciate all the hard work you have done. You have clearly demonstrated that keeping up to date on the ever changing Internet software landscape is a never ending job and a huge amount of work. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!