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Honda CB 900FA Bol D'or 1980 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CB 900FA Bol D'or Year: 1980 Engine: Air cooled, four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder. Capacity: 901 Bore: 64.5 X 69 mm Compression: 8.8:1 Induction: 4x 32mm Keihin carbs Starter: Inductive electronic Power: 95 hp @ 9000 rpm Torque: 77 Nm @ 8000 rpm Transmission: 5 Speed Front suspension: Telescopic air assisted fork. 160mm wheel travel Rear suspension: Swinging arm, dual shocks with adjustable damping 110mm wheel travel Front brake: 2x 280mm discs Rear brake: Single 297mm disc Front tyre: 3.25 V19 Rear tyre: 4.00 V18 Dry weight: 233 kg Fuel capacity: 20 Litres |
| Honda's CB900 lends credibility to the well-worn axiom that racing improves the breed. It is the road-going end product of Honda's blanket success in the demanding world of endurance racing during the late 1970s. And it was such an exacting pedigree which catapulted it to popularity. The awesomely quick six-cylinder CBX may physically give the biker more machine for his money. It may also be ultimately quicker on acceleration and top speed, yet the CB900 rapidly emerged as one of the better combinations of performance and handling in contemporary motor cycling. There would not be any excuse for this machine being anything less than the convincing motor cycle it is. With its ancestors dominating endurance racing reliability is naturally enough one of the CB900's strong points. The robust double-overhead camshaft motor with four valves per cylinder is also a loose derivative of the machine with which Ron Haslam took the 1979 British Formula One championship. Not surprisingly then the | |
