1982 Honda CB900 Custom: Regular Car Reviews
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2020
- We ride and review the Honda CB900. One of the last big-dollar air-cooled fours from Honda.
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Old Honda bikes just look so right
IKR? I like the length of this one. Euro 900 was of a regular size I think. Here you can see how far from the handlebars he sits and there is still a place for a Chinese family out there.
So true. I want a CB750 sooo bad. Such beautiful machines, same goes the Yamahas of the time.
Old Japanese bikes in general.
Naked bikes always age better than the sport models that will look outdated in a few years were the more sport cruiser look will be considered classic.
the cb series bikes always fuck
Hey, its been awhile since "not a carrrrrrrr…."
My NOT A CAR keychain lanyard looks right at home on my CB.
I like your profile pic
😁 I have an 81 CB900 custum
>takes both hands off handlebars while riding
>doesn't cross arms like that one guy in Akira
Joker
Waistedopportunity.mp4
thinredpaste
BOHT-AHHHHH _HUEEE_ HAAAAAH
BOHT-AHHHHH _HUEEE_ HAAAAAH
Tetsuo
Beni I think you mean TETSUOOOOOOOO
Man this is one odd motorcycle. The chain transfer to the shaft drive is one of the strangest things I’ve seen, but it’s Honda - they’ve made even stranger things.
Fix one up and make a review and giveaway?
@@mangoshake Such things don't deserve to be given away to just anybody.
@@denchua it's a Honda. It can be fixed if the undeserving git breaks it.
I bought my cb900c from some undeserving git who couldn't figure out that the main fuse was broken. I practically stole the thing for $600
I know a guy who has one for sale for like $1500, just needs new tires and a battery
"There is a bit of 'euuuuuugh' with this thing." I love that I can hear this and know exactly what is being communicated.
No song this week because of Final Fantasy 7 remake.
100% forgiven.
*Priorities*
Despite all the complexities, there's something neat about the transfer case that makes me want it. The amount of engineering that went into make it work is pretty impressive. The handling and smoothness seems like a treat as well.
Edit before someone corrects me: Not a transfer case since no power going to the front wheel. It's really like a second, two speed transmission, so I suppose it might be considered a subtransmisson? Or it could be like bolt-on overdrive, but it's hard to say without knowing what's inside it.
Awwh, darn, I lost my RGR heart when I edited my comment. Sad days!
Here's another like
Then you might want a Kawasaki G4TR, advertised as 10 speeds. It has a hi/lo as well 1970-1977
Yeah it's. Not really a transfer case is it. It's more of a gearvendors bolt on overdrive. What it is for sure though, is pretty god damn cool.
Zzyzx Wolfe the way this transmission works is the way some semi truck transmissions work.
Motorcycles that look like this one are the sexiest
You should check out the CB1100 then :-)
You should check out Acrobatter
@@mhdfrb9971 10 year old me would have agreed with you.
Ehhhhh I kiiiinda disagree a little bit. I mean no doubt it’s a good looking bike, but when you look at the sport bikes with the aerodynamic bodies there’s just something about them.
@@pmacgaming8993 they look like alien bugs lol
6:44
He got on the bike and did an anime hand gesture.
_HE GOT ON THE BIKE AND DID AN A N I M E H A N D G E S T U R E_
Is that what that was? I thought it was maybe an aviation hand signal.
@@roblivingston1167 honestly it could be either one.
You know how sometimes you want to plug something into a computer, but it doesn't have the right port, so you dig through "the box" of cables and stuff and end up putting like 5 adapters together just to make it work? That's this bike.
I see you also know the forbidden ways of the USB-to-DC37 foot-long row of adapters.
I've done that, but for electricals - living on the edge to the extreme, by connecting three different surge protectors just to play Street Fighter with my friends. It felt awesome, but I know how dangerous that is.
Parts Bin Custom
@@crashstitches79 Isn’t that the case with all “customs” though? Anytime I customize something, it’s usually done with a part I have laying around in a bin.
I’m not a motorcycle guy, but the engineering on 80s Japanese bikes is ridiculously cool, especially this.
You just made me look at the delete key on my keyboard
Tired: Secondary Drive Chain
Wired: TERTIARY Drive Chain
Like that episode of homestar runner. T E R T I A R Y
"So should you buy this bike?"
Oh yeah this guy does reviews
They made this bike a 1000cc fine version for 1983 with some of the same styling cues as a V 65 magna. And yes it makes a great long instance cruiser and town bike.
something about the sound of an I4 aircooled that makes me smile
The drivetrain sounds like typical Honda - answering a question no one asked.
Only Honda could have made something like that work and manufactured it in any kind of numbers. Can imagine MotoGuzi or Harley Davidson trying that? The things would be lucky to start in the showroom. You are right that it is a solution to a problem that existed nowhere outside of Honda's minds. You have to be amazed at the engineering and manufacturing prowess it took to manufacture that bike to such a consistently high quality. It is like some circus acrobat doing a triple Lindy or something. Sure it is pointless but my God how did they do it?
I'm so happy you reviewed this! This was the first motorcycle I owned before it got totalled. It came with the old dealer-added Vetter half-fairing and people at gas stations would ask me if it was a Goldwing.
The rear end actually came from the GL1100 from the Ohio Honda Marysville plant.
I've owned one of these for a few years now, and it sounds like you're kinda missing the potential of the hi-lo. Around 5.5k rpm the engine gets much buzzier and twitchier, and depending on how you're riding it can be really useful to flip around that depending on if you want more power or smooth comfort in the moment. You basically have a ton of granular control over what rpm you want for your current speed. For example, when I do spirited riding I'm usually flipping the hi-lo back and forward to keep my rpm's between 7-9k where the engine has the most power, in many situations there's no need to do a full shift and climb back up again. When you get used to it and don't need to look down anymore it's really rad.
Oh, i thought that was just my bike. I have a 1980, and the 5.5k rpm “twitch” is def where I use the the hi-lo most frequently. :)
I test rode one of these when I was riding a Honda Magna but I couldn't sell the Magna in time to get the cash for the CB900. This is a much better bike, quality-wise, than my Magna which was the most expensive bike I ever had to keep running. The Magna's V4 engine kept having major mechanical problems in spite of my babying it and giving it obsessive maintenance. If I ever get a chance to get another CB900, I will jump on it.
@@boomerguy9935 It was expensive because you babied it and gave it excessive maintenance. When you figure that out you will have arrived.......😎
@@will7its It was expensive because it kept dying on the roadside and had to be towed to a professional mechanic who could resurrect it after doing extensive surgery and parts replacements. I've owned many Honda motorcycles and all of them were good except this one. Once I got it running well, I sold it before it self-destructed again. It was a money pit on two wheels. Worst motorcycle ever!!!!
Believe it or not, the most reliable motorcycles I've owned were Honda Shadow's and Harley Sportster's. Minimal maintenance and maximum smiles per mile.
@@boomerguy9935 Yeah, sorry man. I was just making a comment. Can you tell me the year and what kind of problem maybe? because I was thinking of getting one, so I know what to look out for. Better luck next time.....cheers
Mr. Regular: "This is the last of the big, high tech, air cooled fours..."
Kawasaki KZ1000ELR: screams internally.
I like the look of this one. Used to have GPZ 750 with that upper half windshield on a square headlight. I still have GPZ 500 which is 1/2 of GPZ 900 engine. I think KZ1000 had a reputation of not as reliable as Honda. Still way better than that heavy XS1100 without a single modern part inside.
..and my CB1100!
Bandit 1200 were made in the 90s
Even better, the KZ1100, even had fuel injection!
Yeah but im thinking he is saying like the 80s were the last you could get that look and setup (carbs aircool etc) so him saying that those were the last, is incorrect. They made the 1200 bandits which were air cooled usually with an oil coller and still pretty quick until like 07 then had to convert to FI. Plus companies make retro sport and standard bikes today, so we can indeed still get bikes that look like these ie z900rs and w800
Just got one of these last week. It's as willing to flick over even with the stock handlebars. Mr. Regular's riding impressions with the Hi-Lo are exactly the same as mine. For the money, these bikes are so fun and are built like a brick shithouse.
Might grab one for a 1000 running nice either that or an 82 750 for about the same price
Looking at either this or an 82 750 both are only asking about a grand and are running well
I had a friend years ago who had one of these. He called me after he got it and was like "do you wanna see the weirdest thing ever?" I went over on my sportster and he showed me the weird setup here and we just couldn't figure out WHY they did it. But you're right, it was a parts bin bike. They wanted that motor on a shaft drive, and they had to do it with whatever was laying around. Reminds me of that scene on Appollo 13 where they were trying to figure out how to make a filter with whatever was on the ship.
RTV ass transmission, god Honda was going nuts in the late 70's early 80's with that stuff.
In '83, Honda made this bike into the CB1100F. It was the fastest bike made that year, and they only made it that year. It was a regular chain drive. They're pretty rare, and people who have them know what they've got. That was probably the ultimate of this kind of bike.
It's my favourite time of the week again.
This was my first bike and I still have it. Mine was even the same color when I got it. I use the transfer case like an overdrive, and it makes a big difference when you’re pushing 80+ down the interstate. It’s so freaking smooth, but one thing you’ll notice when you ride one is that when you get on the throttle the ass end will actually lift a little bit. You expect it to squat, but it doesn’t. It’s a weird feeling.
shaft jacking. Lots of shaft bikes experience this. I've been lucky with my Vmax, as it doesn't seem to do it. That does sound unnerving.
This is my exact bike, same colors and everything. It's been great, and very reliable. 80,000 kilometers and going strong
Thank you guys for still making quality reviews in the midst of this pandemic.
I owned one of these bikes for years and it is a smooth power beast. Great suspension, sound, and riding position. One of my all time favorite bikes and I have owned a lot of bikes.
My father had one of these and loved it. Never knew it had a transfer case!
I'm no english major, but I'm pretty sure any vehicle that has 4x4 with a real low range gear has a transfer case.
Yep, Land Cruisers and even the high end Land Rovers have them
@@GabagoolGaming Yeah 4WD = transfer case. Anything else is just AWD. I don't care if some manufacturers use the term 4WD for marketing on their AWD vehicles.
My dad truck (which use 4x4) has three transfer case mode: RWD mode, 4 high and 4 low.
@@andrewo8987 When I talked with my dad, I use AWD term as "Automatic transfer 4WD" because AWD vehicle are so rare in Indonesia that make him not familiar with that term. Commonnly, vehicle here sold as 4x4 for old SUVs and trucks, RWD for sports cars, high end sedans, modern SUV, pickup and some vans and FWD for the rest car types.
Pro tip: Those CB900 camshafts are a direct fit for the 79-83 CB750. A nice little performance bump.
Yes, I know. I once broke a camshaft in my 1982 CB750c and the dealer talked me into using 900 cams as a replacement. Improvement was noticeable but not considerable. That was in 1983. I haven’t head of a single mention of this since then.
I love how more informative your bike reviews are!
I've ridden one of these, they are insanely smooth
There really is something special about these late 70's/early 80's Hondas. I miss my CX every day :(
My dad bought one in 1982.. It was so smooth I fell asleep every time so the old man used a belt and strapped me to him.. riding south of Flint in Hadley hills...Good Times.
I loved this bike. My buddy had one and I really admired him.
Yeeeeaaaaah. My friend's restored one of these lately and it's gorgeous.
Romans full length acoustic solo album coming when?
We already got Track List Bro at home
I own a 1982 model in burgundy that my father bought new in 82, I was 6 yo at the time and will never forget how big and wide it looked compared to his 73 Triumph Tiger 750, with the 4 header pipes and quad exhaust out the back it was awesome from a kids perspective, it was the first bike my dad ever took me for a ride on the street with at 6 and at 18 he let me take my motorcycle license riding test on it. My dad hurt his back in a car accident in 84 and had to have several surgeries over the following years keeping him from riding it much keeping the miles very low and of the 9,878 on the OD it I put all but about 3500 or so them and finally a few years ago my dad officially gave me both the Triumph and the CB900C citing he would just borrow it from me if ever wanted to ride, a proud but kinda sad moment. Having several other motorcycles in my stable and due to it's sentimental value to me I don't ride it all that often but it truly is on of the smoothest motorcycles I have ever ridden and as far as the dual range goes I pretty much just keep it in low range while riding it around town or in the mountains and keep it hi range when on the interstate. The video didn't go much into it but the Air ride suspension is front and rear, the forks don't take much 11-16 PSI and I don't really notice all that much of a difference however the rear is the important one with a much wider range 28 - 64 PSI depending on you weight, passenger or load, it take a little bit dialing in but once you learn what PSI you need to run mainly with a passenger it works pretty good, if the air gets to low a light will come on and let you know, even after 38 years it still holds air very well.
I have the 83 Honda cb1000c with the transfer case, love this old bike, super smooth and powerful.
I freakin love my parts bin CB900Custom! It does nothing amazing like today's bikes, except, it's an amazing bike. Love it.
I love the shaft-jacking at ~10:00 when the rider pours on the coal. "Going up!" Old-school shaft drive, indeed!
Sir, please rise ! Your presentation has earned you an Emmy ! Thank you for an enlightening (and educational) video. I am 66, and would love to own one of those Hondas. The sound of the engine in the car perk at the end of the video almost did me in. Thank You. Trinidad & Tobago.
My dad owns one of these, this exact year too. He's lovingly kept it around since 2002
You need another series: Regular Bike Reviews. You’ve been doing this with little consistency, but we all know you like and have ridden/owned motorcycles. I would enjoy some more dual sport reviews.
Keep going back in time with motos. So many interesting ones. My first shaft drive was a Honda GL 1000. Once u go shaft, you never go back. Currently have a 97 BMW R1100. Crank case takes 4.5 liters, gear box takes 800 mL, shaft drive takes a lttle less, 700 mL, I think. Not so bad. Easy to drain and fill. 3 different oils. Weird part is clutch assmbly is all the way at front of engine/drive train and is transverse (?) mounted. You gotta start at the back of moto and start disassembling/removing everything to get to a wear item. Will sell the bike before I replace it. I like 'interesting' bikes, but will stick with Honda the rest of the way to my grave.
I had a 86 GL 1200. As much as I miss it I was a little relieved when it got t-boned before I had to disassemble 1 billion parts to start maintenance on it
My Dad had one with the wind jammer. I rode it when I was 12. Was a great bike in its time. Very balanced, quick, and smooth. Plus it had a stereo cassette player which wasn't common even then. And the 4 pipes sounded specifically tuned and great sound. One of the best bikes I ever rode and it didnt leak oil like the Harleys.
I had one of these, I loved it. It's true that it's deceptively heavy, I'd manoeuvre through city traffic easy as anything but had to be careful about leaving enough stopping distance since that rear tire wasn't really wide enough for the size. The engine does sound great, appropriately enough it's got a nice cruiserish growl at low RPMs but screams like a proper I4 superbike as soon as you put the hammer down.
So an 80’s Honda has close to the same factory suggested shift pattern as an Eaton 18 speed. Thats some weird shit right there.
Talk about this bike flattening hills. Bet it can tow!
If you put a small trailer behind that, I bet it could really haul.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Mr. Regular needs to review that.
It would be compared more closely to a Eaton fuller super 10. But its really a 5 spd with ability to split each gear in half
"This was meant to sit at the top of Honda's line."
Laughs in GL1100. :p
that would be in a different part of the showroom though
Yeah, it would be in the cool part of the showroom. Goldwing forever!
@@montlejohnbojangles8937 Laughs in GL1800 Valkyrie.
1980 Honda Goldwing GL1100 naked! Best bike !
Laughs in 1975 GL1000K0 - the biggest carbed, lumpiest cammed, naked standard (that actually weighs less than this CB900).
I had one, 82 CB900C while at Columbus AFB in Mississippi and loved it. Drove it from 85-86, and it was wonderful. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.
I had one of these as my first "big" bike. Loved it. It was awesome on the freeway.
The “high/low” was very common in the early 70s on the enduros and smaller cc bikes.
yup!!
Honestly the motorbikes are my favorite reviews
I had a 82 cb 750, my brother-in-law had one of these. I'd love to have either one now.
I had one of these in the mid-90s. It was burgundy. I absolutely. loved it.
Would you like to review one of the blandest cars ever? Come and drive my 2008 Toyota Highlander.
Ha! My gf has a 08 Highlander and says the same thing. She has had it for 3 years now and still looses it in parking lots because it looks like every other crossover/SUV/minivan garbage box of suburban mediocracy.
Ah, the 3 row Rav 4 minus the "fun" of the Rav 4.
I want to know who the three sociopaths are that hit the "thumbs down". You have no place on this planet.
now there's 7... heathens
Bots trying to get their master's videos up the front page, and fools trying to train the algorithm not realising there's the 3-dot menu under each item in lists.
I owned one and disagreed on almost all his points.
OH MY GOD I AM SO HAPPY YOU DID A REVIEW ON THIS!!! my dad had an '82 CB900F, i just bought a Custom 3 days ago in remembrance of him
I have a 1980 CB 900 custom my dad left me when he passed. Best bike I've ever been on.
Im a simple guy. I see an rcr bike review and I click like.
Keep the bike reviews coming please🙏
I had an '82 and loved it. It handled well on the Cali freeways, and was a blast running in the high desert canyons and across the Angeles Crest.
This video has some amazing shots, thank you rcr
Bouncy bouncy bouncy. As much as I loved my old Nighthawk, the soft suspension combined with the frames on these old Hondas make for a wobbly ride over 60mph.
So you had crappy suspension. You are aware that has nothing to do with the bike itself right?
@@jayryan7473 The whole "I drove a 30yo vehicle and the suspension was crap" is a well known trope to anyone who's currently driving an old car they've actually put work into.
You gotta do covers of the FF7 Remake soundtrack
A video very recently, he did songs to the tune of two different songs from Crisis Core. One was The Price of Freedom, then the other was the ending song, Why.
You’re right, the 2019 Subaru Forester Sport used Zack Fair’s theme song!
Great video! And the high quality sound clip was perfect at the end. Bikes just don’t seem to sound like that anymore. I know you’re regular cars, but this one was a fantastic video, and I would love to see more bike videos like this. Thanks!
Please please please.. more motorcycle reviews!! ? Your perspective is hilarious!! And educational!! Thanks for posting!
You know it's going to be a good week when both Regular Car Reviews and Jay Leno's Garage both post motorcycle videos.
A class of motorcycle no longer made in the 2020's
Triumph Bonneville: Am I a joke to you?
Personal opinion but yeah.
@@MrDmitriRavenoff I mean when i see this bike on and off it really reminds me of mine, just with an overly complicated drivetrain. but min'es a 2015 865cc, last air cooled and it rips. I can concede the new ones now are liquid cooled 900's but are pretty darn quick too.
Well, over the years, the Bonnie kind of migrated to a sort of "new" category market likes to call "retro" or "vintage style". And there are a lot of brands that have picked up on this trend, see Kawasaki Z900RS or even more recent Husqvarna 701 Svartpillen. Nostalgia just sells better.
Not really the same thing. This is longer, heavier, and raked out in the front compared to a modern Bonnie. It's actually closer to the Triumph Speedmaster than the regular Bonnie, but faster and revvier.
The regular Bonnie's counterpart would've been something like a smaller CB with a twin, like a CB500T.
Kenny CB1100: Am I a joke to you?
I had a nighthawk 650 and loved that thing. It sounded amazing and honestly was pretty damn fast for my first bike. Never had a problem with it until I went to sell it at the end of the summer. On my way to the buyer and the starter goes out lol.
I have no idea about what was explained and didn't understand it. Yet, I found the vid so comforting
It's like Honda looked at early 80's Harleys and said, "Yeah, I can make an overly complicated engineering mess too."
But Honda made it a reliable mess.
“Look Yankee”
As in American, or bosozoku? XD
I'm so glad you reviewed this bike. I bought one soon after I swore off alcohol and it not only made me feel that I was hallucinating, which I didn't know you could do with the DTs which I didn't have anyway, but it caused me to stay off of motorcycles for decades! I'm going out immediately to buy something I can tear some shit up with!!!
I appreciate this video so much. I bought one of these on a whim for my very first bike 😬 turns out perfect choice 👌
@6:48 you said "rear diff" I think you meant hypoid gear box - t. CX650 owner
2-Speed transfer case? you mean 5 overdrive gears? :P
That's kind-of what I was thinking, too. Seems more like a secondary overdrive to me than a transfer case.
That was an awesome bike. I had one new and it was a great cruiser. It was not a crotch rocket. They were a beautiful piece of work.
I love the guy on the bike, he's having so much fun with it.
KAMEN RIDER BIKE ARE MUCH COOLER..
Technical details instead of poop humor? Did Mr. Regular hit maturity?
I hope not. I need poop jokes from time to time.
The bike warrants the maturity, what do you think this is? The cheap hooker equivalent of cars? An MX-5?
Chris Fokjohn NOOOOOT A CAAAAR
Nothing beats the look and feel of a classic sport cruiser bike. Watching this review makes me miss my '82 Yamaha XJ750 Seca.
Back before bikes were so specialized, and they were simply good at everything.
I did a lot of reliable miles commuting on the '80 version. The transfer case "sixth" made a sweet mpg boost on the highway.
11:54 I want more roman covers of brian's songs.
Listing all the cons, this sounds awfully like a Harley
Ride a Road Glide or a Dyna and you will "get" Harley. Not saying you will want to buy one, but you will understand. And I mean a Dyna before they were all Softail's.
@@slappopotamus1001 I ride a Sportster. I work at a dealership
I love the look of these bikes.
I bought one brand new in 1981. Kept it for 40 years. I loved this bike. It would go down the highway two up at 65 mph for days and just purred. Nothing like it
Please review the ford excursion
This bike looks like something's always broken on it...
Last of the big air cooled 4s? I just sold my Suzuki gsf1200. It was made 20 years after this cb900. Air cooled, 2002, 4 cylinder, 1200ccs.
Thanks for the cool video. An old friend of mine owned one of these back in the 90s. Brings back memories.
He was saying it was one of the last to be a flagship model. I had a Bandit as well, awesome bike. But it was a parts bin special.
I had two of these in the mid 90's. An '81, and an '82. (Honda also made CB1000Cs with the ten speeds.) I can't say enough good things about these bikes. They had absolutely bulletproof reliability and just a real solid, but nimble handling.
I've often thought of the acceleration "delay" as the equal to a regular car's auto trans downshifting. It wasn't a delay so much, as it was a "pouncing." And for an 80's shaft drive, they were all like that. The front end didn't lift, per se. You got a more of a flat, horizontal lifting feeling during acceleration.
I just passed up an absolutely mint local one for sale for 18 Benjamins. Which was probably about half to a third of what it should have sold for.
I didn't know the ratios back then, but I'd say it was about equal to around 6.5 speeds total. Not really a sixth gear, and not quite a seventh gear.
If you find one of these, and you're able to, it'll still serve you well. Be warned though, the '81s were known to slip third gear. So you'll be shifting from 2nd to 4th. But still plenty drivable.
All the best, stay safe out there.
*NOT A CAR*
I've never seen Lansdale in a random video before. Pleasant surprise, thanks.
Just when I thought I had seen it all RCR delivers. Great work good sirs!
It's complicated or not but it's beauuuuuuuutiful! I really want to say "they don't make 'em like they used to"
They don’t make them like they used to 👌👌 love the classics
My dad still has one of these. It is a fun and different experience to ride - also very heavy.
I have one of these; a 1981 model in root beer brown metallic. Scooped it up from a friend of a friend for $600 a few years ago. I didn't know it used to be my grandfather's bike until I brought it home and my Dad recognized it. After two owners and 15 years, it came back to the garage. Never really appreciated its weirdness or how well it handled until someone else pointed it out.
Side note: If the rear brake caliper ever gives up, one from a GL1500 will fit, work great, and cost less than rebuilding the original brake caliper.
I had a cb900 back in the 90s, it only had a normal set of gears, but it was an European model (as mentioned in the video). Quite a nice bike...