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Originally Posted by tevake
Are you talking about the first Honda on this page, the 900 CB?
I was digging on it till I read about its complex drive train and 600 +lbs weight.
Just more thanI want to handle.
Which brings me back to the
Kawa cruiser
https://prescott.craigslist.org/mcy/5783753299.html
Not sure how hard it is to clean carbs, and flush fuel system. Looks pretty accessible.
I talked with the seller it's been sitting half a year and spluttered and stopped last time he started it. He sounded negotiable. |
Yes, I was talking about the CB900.
I think if you treat the trans as (2) five-spds rather than a 10 spd it would work just fine. Also the balance of that era Honda is pretty nice so I wouldn't let the weight scare you. I had a 1980 750F which is about as small as I'd go if you're going to do any long distance traveling. I traded it on a 1982 V-45 Sabre which I'd have today if I hadn't had kids I wanted to see grow up.
I'd say get a test ride of the CB before writing it off your list. I test rode a CB650 as the first four cylinder bike I'd ever ridden and the dealer offered to let me try the CBX he had sitting on the showroom floor. Kind of wish I'd taken him up on his offer now, but coming off a Yamaha XS-400 I was intimidated by the size. I'm glad I took the advice of a friend of a friend who was a Honda tech at the time when he said save for the 750F instead of getting the 650.