I Miss my 900 custom

[paul kellam_imp]

There is an old saying--Be careful what you wish for-- I had a 1982 CB900C it had a fairing and trunk, I have a 2013 cb1100 standard now and I am really missing my 900, air shocks fairing and stereo, shaft drive and a 10 speed tranny, I know that i am just whinning but i am having a tough time getting used to the new bike.

[Lord Popgun]

10 speed transmission! Below is a link that talks about the bike and that transmission. Interesting I thought. I never knew any motorcycle had 10 speeds.

http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classi...azbea.aspx

[curlyjoe_imp]

Looks like it had 5 gears and a 2-speed transfer case. Was the standard method of riding shifting through the 5 gears in "low" range and then switching to the "high" range as an overdrive for highway cruising? Where was the shift lever for the 2-speed transfer case?

[jazzmans_imp]

oh, yeah! that was an awesome bike!

I had a friend with it, he loved the 10 speed tranny, and the shaft drive.

[Verdecken_imp]

My grandfather has a CB900c sitting in his barn that he won't let me fix yet. I looked into it and love the way they designed it. Essentially, taking the engine from one bike but the shaft drive of another and mating them together. The hiccup was that the engine output on the left and the drive was on the right, so they lengthened the frame and added a change over, then figured if they were doing all that they should make it a 2 gear system to give it an overdrive type delivery. So random and cool in my opinion. Haha


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[flynrider]

Looks like it had 5 gears and a 2-speed transfer case. Was the standard method of riding shifting through the 5 gears in "low" range and then switching to the "high" range as an overdrive for highway cruising? Where was the shift lever for the 2-speed transfer case?

I rode one of these for awhile in the 80s and that's how I did it. I'd keep it in the low range for most riding situations. When cruising on the highway, I'd shift through the five gears in "low", then click it into "high" range from 5th gear. While technically a 10 speed, most people just used the high range as a 6th gear on the highway.

I really enjoyed riding that bike. It belonged to a friend who was out of the country and I was keeping it for him. I was sad to have to give it back.

[rboe]

How was the handling?

[the Ferret]

Honda used the basic engine from the DOHC CB750/900 series which was chain driven on the left and mated it to the shaft drive of a Goldwing which was on the right, hence the transfer box. As far as handling they were a cruiser with pull back handlebars so no one pushed them in the handling department. I was working at a Honda dealership when they came out. No one I knew used them as a 10 speed. They either used them as a 5 speed in town, or clicked the transfer shifter (to answer curlyjoe's question..yes it was a chrome shifter on the transfer case) and used them as a 5 speed on the highway.

Very attractive bike considered by most in a two tone blue or maroon with lots of chrome and white raised letter tires.

[ClassicVW_imp]

I had one about 2 years ago. It handled like a cruiser. To me, the wide heavy engine was a noticeable weight if you flicked the bike side to side. Nothing really unnerving, it just felt a tiny bit heavy. I ran it like everyone else- low gears in town, then just flick the shifter to "HIGH" range on the highway. More like a bike with two different 5-speed transmissions as opposed to a bike with a 10-speed. Very comfortable.