The official introduction thread: It's home!

[Bonz]

Leave it stock and ride it for the rest of your life and enjoy!

 

[14Accent]

Originally Posted by Normac

Originally Posted by blupupher

The only thing I would do to this bike is look for a full fairing, but that is probably rarer than the bike.

I have to admit, and original Windjammer would look Awesome on that bike! Waiting for an update from the OP. Hopefully everything is going as planned with the Honda.

Actually, the bike apparently had an original Honda fairing on it when the previous owner got it, but he removed it. Personally, I don't mind. I feel that fairings detract from the look of the bike. I don't have much of an update yet, the weather in MN took a turn for the worse (I'm at the cabin now and woke up to full on snow fall). I plan on going to the DMV on Tuesday to transfer the title and get plates, then late next week I'll be able to take it out and ride. As I said, I'll be keeping it 100% stock. It's just too nice to mess with.

 

[blupupher]

Originally Posted by 14Accent

Actually, the bike apparently had an original Honda fairing on it when the previous owner got it, but he removed it. Personally, I don't mind. I feel that fairings detract from the look of the bike. I don't have much of an update yet, the weather in MN took a turn for the worse (I'm at the cabin now and woke up to full on snow fall). I plan on going to the DMV on Tuesday to transfer the title and get plates, then late next week I'll be able to take it out and ride. As I said, I'll be keeping it 100% stock. It's just too nice to mess with.

I like the look without as well (can easily be mistaken for a CB 750 from a short distance), but if you do long rides, the fairing is almost a must. And since the first CB900 I ever saw was a fairing bike, it is what I associate it with. Being blasted in the chest with 70 MPH wind takes a lot of the fun out of the ride IMO. Glad that you are keeping it stock.

 

[cjolson140]

Fun fact: this bike has a dual-range transmission, giving 10 possible gear ratios!

 

[Bonz]

Yeah, nice feature! He said it lowered rpm a nice amount on the highway. Lots more was mentioned in the initial thread, here it is for easier reference for those that come later. https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...bought-my-first-bike-tonight#Post5418710

 

[IMSA_Racing_Fan]

I was watching a CB900C on eBay and it shot up past my budget rather quickly. These are definitely classics on the upward value slope now.