I almost went rogue yesterday

[Tonythetiger]

I was on ebay with the urge to buy another old bike when I spotted a HONDA CB900F supersport, I have wanted one for years and this one looked very nice for the year (1980) and the price was o.k-ish at £4000, contact was made and I was told it had 40k on the clocks which is acceptable for the year and he was the 5th owner, it's had had a full service and carbs set up /balanced by a bike mechanic and so runs v-well BUT the guy only bought it in January and it's up for sale already which set off the bells ringing in my head, should I have bought it? we would all have though the same thing I bet, IS IT HAVING ISSUES? is that why it's up for sale so quickly. I guess we'll never know BUT it's made me think it's time to finish the resto on my '77 GS750 as I've not done anything with it since August last year.
                                               T.T.T

[gsxbarmy]

Have pm'd you Tony

[DP1400]

I`ve owned a couple of CB900F`s - the first, a standard nearly new silver `A` model back in the `80`s, then like you, I bought a later (red) model on a whim from ebay around 8/9yrs ago, (FYI a photo of that one is in the `my gallery` on this site), as I was very impressed with the first one I had. These bikes are super smooth, handle pretty well, and do everything in a `refined` Honda fashion in the way the power is delivered. Don`t expect an exciting ride, in the same way that a Z1/Z900 gave, the big Honda doesn`t have the brute edge, but they really are a nice bike and very comfortable over long distances, even though a little thirsty. One thing you`ll first notice is how narrow it feels to ride after being used to more modern bikes with much wider tanks!
Unless yours is really non-standard and has been messed with, you don`t need to worry - being a Honda, they`re pretty much bullet-proof. Enjoy it for what it is - not for what you recall them being like in their heyday!

[DP1400]

Tony, apologies, it appears that you didn`t buy it - my misunderstanding....

[Kiwifruit]

Are we talking the early 80's Rola Door. A mate loved his.

[Irish in Oz]

They look like a big Superdream.