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Honda CB 900FZ Bol D'or 1979 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CB 900FZ Bol D'or Year: 1979 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 |
| With a superbly set-up It is said that racing improves the breed and that frame, the CB900FZ has famous saying could be used as an epithet for the remarkably good handling CB900FZ Honda, or Bol D'Or as it is known on the characteristics. Continent. If its specification seems a little familiar, that can be put down to its racing parentage, namely the one-litre Honda wonders that have been cleaning up in endurance racing for the past few years. The 900's evolution is not just a simple matter of racer turned road-burner, however, and in fact goes back to the time when Honda were looking for a new sports flagship. With vast funds available for research and development of new models, the R & D department was given a free rein to develop whatever model they thought fit. Under the watchful eye of Soichiro Irimajiri, renowned for his racing bikes of the 1960s and for his hand in the company's Formula One car projects, two bikes were developed. Both machines were of one-litre capacity, both ha | |
