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Kendog
15th January 2006, 21:41
Picked up a second hand CB900 a few of weeks ago and here are my impressions so far.

Impression 1
Love it :2thumbsup

Impression 2
Wife loves it, she has been riding it a little as well, may need to get another one so we can ride at the same time :hug:
(If anyone knows how to lower this bike a little please let me know as she can only just get her toes on the ground when stopping with both feet down)

This is a great bike. Smooth effortless power from 2,000rpm up, tips into corners really well and feels solid in them, nice comfortable riding position.
An all round joy to ride that reminds me why I ride and has me looking forward to the next ride when I get home.

I was not a big fan of the red wheels at first, but they are slowly growing on me.
SpeedyGirl
15th January 2006, 21:43
Sweet ride :) Hope you and the other 1/2 have many hours of great riding!!:Punk:
Quasievil
15th January 2006, 21:45
Cool bike mate, might have to check one of them out for myself. I like the red
Gremlin
15th January 2006, 21:47
you sure thats second hand?? Those colours are unreal, and the bike looks in fabulous condition.

Congrats :clap:
Deviant Esq
15th January 2006, 22:52
Damn, nice looking machine! How many kms has it done? And.. how much did it set you back (if you don't mind my asking)?

:niceone:
zadok
15th January 2006, 23:34
Looks very nice. Thumbs up for the red wheels.:2thumbsup
WRT
16th January 2006, 08:14
Nice bike mate, very cool. Looks like a minta!
pritch
16th January 2006, 11:53
Nice one! That'll certainly stand out in a crowd.

Hmmm yellow wheels???
Zed
16th January 2006, 11:59
Congrats on the new wheels Kendog, fantastic looking condition for a 2nd hand bike!

Great to see you stuck with Honda too!! :spudguita
Damon
16th January 2006, 12:36
sweet bike mate, it's in great condition, cool colours and the wheels are awesome!! I love hornets and they're at great price new too
Crazy Steve
16th January 2006, 12:48
How do you find those tyres on that bike..

The back one will wear real quick im sure...:crazy:

Crazy Steve.
Sniper
16th January 2006, 12:51
Good work mate.
Kendog
16th January 2006, 14:27
Damn, nice looking machine! How many kms has it done? And.. how much did it set you back (if you don't mind my asking)?

:niceone:

Thanks
11,500km and $8,500 with screen, centre stand and pack rack
Kendog
16th January 2006, 14:30
Congrats on the new wheels Kendog, fantastic looking condition for a 2nd hand bike!

Great to see you stuck with Honda too!! :spudguita

Thanks Zed, tis hard to not love a Honda :D
skelstar
16th January 2006, 14:32
Thanks
11,500km and $8,500 with screen, centre stand and pack rack
Was it the Trademe lower hutt one? Noticed that it disapearred a short time ago :).
Kendog
16th January 2006, 14:36
Was it the Trademe lower hutt one? Noticed that it disapearred a short time ago :).

Nope, didn't see that one.
Kendog
16th January 2006, 14:38
How do you find those tyres on that bike..

The back one will wear real quick im sure...:crazy:

Crazy Steve.

They have been good so far (actually BT020's) but I am not one to push the bike hard.
They seem to be fairly new so will hopefully get a few k's out of them.
pritch
16th January 2006, 15:15
They seem to be fairly new so will hopefully get a few k's out of them.

I got the fat end of 13,000 out of my back BT020 the front is still on the bike. The original BT56 (?) only lasted some 9000.

Your mileage, of course, may vary.
Will
16th January 2006, 19:00
Impression 2
Wife loves it, she has been riding it a little as well, may need to get another one so we can ride at the same time :hug:
(If anyone knows how to lower this bike a little please let me know as she can only just get her toes on the ground when stopping with both feet down)



I know how she feels.:blip:

My other 1/2 searched in ebay under lowering kits till he found a set for my cbr. Then he copied the photo of the brackets and made a set. Lowered the rear by 70mm. Then loosened the triple clamps and let the front forks rise up through. So the whole bike is the same (suspension wasn't altered) just sits very close to the ground now. Had to shorten the side stand to compensate.

http://motors.search.ebay.com/lowering_Asian_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQco entrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR2QQfrtsZ50QQf sooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfstypeZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsacatZ355 79

Hope that helps.

Difficult to beat going for going for a ride onyour own bikes, together....lasts longer than whatelse you may have been thinking.:2thumbsup

OH, by the way, watch out for speed bumps/judder bars.