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SteveD CB500K0:
Doesn’t the word “project” fill you with fear?


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SteveD CB500K0:
I had a 900FZ in about 2009.

It was gorgeous and what I really wanted when I was at Uni.



I lent it to Classic MCM for a road test and the loved it. But they broke the tail fairing when pushing it up the ramp into their van. Amateurs.


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Otis:

--- Quote from: andy120t on July 22, 2026, 06:53:36 AM ---One thing I would say, having had a CB900 for a while, is that they are big, heavy bikes - and mine didn't have the fairing which gives additional weight and bulk. It was lovely once it was moving, but very heavy to move around. I sold mine because of that - just mentioning as we are all getting older, and might not find old bikes as light as we used to.

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That is actually a very pertinent point Andy and one that perhaps a lot of us overlook. In my 20's I could easily lay my 750 over and pick it up again with no problem, now I can just about do that with my 350. When reversing my Ducati into the bike store my heart is constantly racing with fear that the slightest mis footing and she's going over.

Laverda Dave:
I was travelling down to West Grinsted today to collect the finished paint set for the NC30. I stopped off at Rykas in Box Hill on the way. Sitting in the car park was a brand spankers Honda CB1000 in the 1980 CB900 colours. As far as I know these bikes are not due in the showrooms until September. I assume this bike was being road tested by a journalist.
I can say the new bike is absolutely fantastic even down to the very large diamond pattern of the seat just as the original CB900.
Only two things let it down in my eyes, the horrible looking TFT screen, it should have clocks and coolant hose from the radiator running along the bottom of the cylinder looks a bit afterthought to my eyes. Overall though a really nice looking bike, Honda should sell them by the bucket load as long as they've solved the oil burning issue  found on the 1000cc Hornet (same engine as the CB1000).

Otis:

--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on August 20, 2026, 11:30:35 PM ---I was travelling down to West Grinsted today to collect the finished paint set for the NC30. I stopped off at Rykas in Box Hill on the way. Sitting in the car park was a brand spankers Honda CB1000 in the 1980 CB900 colours. As far as I know these bikes are not due in the showrooms until September. I assume this bike was being road tested by a journalist.
I can say the new bike is absolutely fantastic even down to the very large diamond pattern of the seat just as the original CB900.
Only two things let it down in my eyes, the horrible looking TFT screen, it should have clocks and coolant hose from the radiator running along the bottom of the cylinder looks a bit afterthought to my eyes. Overall though a really nice looking bike, Honda should sell them by the bucket load as long as they've solved the oil burning issue  found on the 1000cc Hornet (same engine as the CB1000).

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I've just had a look at it on the website and have to say it doesn't quite do it for me. Before i looked after reading your post I was excited to think Honda had produced a repro like Kawasaki did with the Z900.

In my opinion I thought the Honda just looked very typically modern and unlikely to get a second glance at a bike meeting. A real shame in my view because a repro of the 60/70's/80's 750/900/1100 would be very very desirable.

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