Honda CB 900 Ccustom

Honda CB 900 Ccustom SPECIFICATIONS, PRICE & IMAGES

and less: more civility, less performance.

their bikes should have: some want the ratio “tall,” for low-stress cruising;
others, habituated to hauling big loads and pushing bulky fairings, prefer the
shorter gearing that lets them pull steep grades without downshifting. The
CB900’s Select Range feature provides two overall ratios. There’s a 5.26:1 ratio
(in fifth gear) for mountain or urban conditions, and a 4.50:1 ratio for
economical cruising.

Interesting lineage: Honda’s 16-valve CB750F, made for America, begat the
European CB900, which begat the shaft-drive American CB900 Custom seen here.

stuffing with this Honda: it weighs too much (610 pounds) and is too
bulky for such games, and would be a handful even if it had firmer suspension
damping and more cornering clearance.

s: Dunlop Qualifier, and Bridge-

No matter: the Honda is perfectly comfortable to ride, for as long as you can stand being
in the one position it allows you to assume. The seat is low (only 30.8 inches
from the ground) and that makes the reach to the pegs a tad short for
long-legged riders, but the handlebar-grip placement is exactly right and the
tapered tank has been shaped by someone who paid attention to the inner contours
of human knees and thighs. The only thing wrong with the CB900’s seating
position is that it’s rigidly enforced; the seat locks you in place, and however
well you like it for 15 minutes you’ll wish you could move around some after an
hour of riding.

s instrument lighting: Honda has gone to shine-through illumination, with
bulbs behind the instruments’ faces.The markings glow in a pale green, highly
readable yet restful to the eyes.

Honda CB 900 Ccustom For Sale Specifications, Price and Images