How Many Original Owners?

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:01 pm

Fella's;

I bought my 81 900F new in the spring of 1981 & have owned it for the total intervening time. What turned me to the bike was the Cycle Guide magazine article on a comparison between it, a Kawasaki and a Suzuki. Shortly thereafter, I also seem to recall a Cycle magazine feature on a 24 run they used to do at Willow Springs, in which the 900F also came out on top.

I was wondering how many other original owners are represented on this site? And, of course, the important information about what color did you buy? Was it the obviously faster black/orange, or the "my girlfiend liked it better" silver/blue? Or did you sell it & now lie around in the Barca-lounger reading AARP magazine?

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:25 pm

Bought my clearly faster Blue 11f new in 83. Was waffling between the Suzuki and this, and eventually decided that the Honda is/was the best looking motorcycle I'd ever seen. Still think that.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:07 pm

bought my 750 new in may 1980, still have it, black of course, a buddy had the silver '79 version, and yes the 80 black was faster than the 79 silver........now i have a 900 engine in it and recently purchased my new to me 1100 in red. and yes the looks of these still kicks ass, two wheels and a motor Smile

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:48 pm

Actually I am the 2nd owner but the bike is so different than the PO, that I feel it is an original anyway.

The reason I'm posting is because I scanned that article and Glenn posted it in the Technical Documents section. Here is the link to it:

24 Hr Test Article - Click Here

I have both a copy of the article (loose pages) and the entire Magazine from back-in-the-day. I would be happy to send the magazine to anyone who wants to relive some nostalgia and look back at the advertisements and other things happening during that time period. I only request that you make a commitment to get it sent back to me when you are done reading it. Cool

I also have a better quality scan in PDF format of that article. If someone wants it, just send me an email and I'll send it along to you.

Dave

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:07 pm

I am the original owner of a 1983 Blue CB1100F purchase in Groton Ct, It has been residing in Mi since 1986. I wanted to get a CB900F after my 69 750 was stolen in San Diego in 81, but the Honda dealers only had the 900C.

Although I've never liked bikes with Fairings when I saw that 1100 on the Honda dealers floor, I paid cash on the spot.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:45 pm

Being that I was 7 in 1979, and 11 in 1983, I'm a bit too young. Razz

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:12 pm

Yep me too, bought mine in Oct. of 79. Won't even consider selling it or the CBX.

JT

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:40 pm

Got my '79 750F in October of that year. I chose the black but liked the silver too. The dealer had the '80 models on the floor at the time but I went for the '79 as the speedo was correct for a performance machine! Still got it, all stock*.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:44 pm

Not the orginal owner, but bought it (from the dealer) in 81 with a couple of ticks over 500 miles on the clock. The original owner had it for about two months but decided it was tooooooooo much bike for him and traded it in.

Does that count???

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:39 pm

I bought my silver CB900F from Honda of North Hollywood in August 1981. I still have the original sale paperwork. Paid $2700 and received a $200 rebate. Used the rebate to purchase the sport control kit shortly afterward. In 1984 I found a used sport fairing and installed it on the bike.

I rode the bike constantly for many years, hardly using my car. It has not seen much road use for the past several years, but that is about to change.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:43 pm

Mine was my uncles, he bought it new 4-28-81, which just happened to be my 13th birthday. (found that in the owners manual after i brought it home) It will stay in the family.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:47 pm

gees how old are you guys!

i was born in 1980'
2 of my 750's are 80's
my parts 750 is a 81
and my 1100

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:52 pm

supersportf wrote:

gees how old are you guys!

i was born in 1980'
2 of my 750's are 80's
my parts 750 is a 81
and my 1100

Older but faster!

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:55 pm

supersportf wrote:

gees how old are you guys!

i was born in 1980'
2 of my 750's are 80's
my parts 750 is a 81
and my 1100

i was born in the early '60s
both bikes are '80s
i assume most of my parts are from '80s

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:04 am

Add me to list, DrOlds

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:06 am

I bought my 750 as a leftover in May of 1981. I bought the sport kit after they had a feature on it in one of the magazines of the day.

My bike is a true survivor . Shortly thereafter I found my self w/ the responsibility of a wife and son. My bike was in a relatives garage on the south shore of Long Island during Hurricane Gloria (1985) with a flat rear tire.

Before the storm hit I went there and tried the best I could to protect the bike from the coming storm. I managed to put 4 cinder blocks down and put a 3/4 inch plywood sheet over them w/my bike on it's centerstand on the makeshift spacer.

Well the sea water came up on the land and reached about 18" inches deep on the garage walls . It went just barely under the engine on the bike. A near miss. Water had gone under all the houses and covered the street.

I went there afterward and immediately scrubbed the wheels with soap and water. I was happy It made it . The centerstand is a little worse off from the storm though

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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:21 am

NV900F wrote:

supersportf wrote:

gees how old are you guys!

i was born in 1980'
2 of my 750's are 80's
my parts 750 is a 81
and my 1100

i was born in the early '60s
both bikes are '80s
i assume most of my parts are from '80s

I was born in the early '60s
my bike is from 83
all my parts are original 1961

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:25 am

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:49 am

HEY JW, glad to see your back!!!!

I'm not the original owner..don't know how many POS's owned her...but I got her now..and not letting her go.

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:53 am

I'm the original owner of both a 82 750F and a 83 1100F. The 750 was purchased in Jan. of 83, a year old and brand new on the showroom floor. The 1100 came along in Jan. of 84,..again a year old on the showroom floor. I basically put myself into debt to make myself stay in Fort McMurray, Alberta (where both bikes were purchased). At the time I was not really impressed with Fort Mac so went out and got into debt as a means to help make me stay there and thus stay employed. The 750 was the first major purchase I made. I was putting a few hundred dollars down on the bike every pay day while it sat at the dealer. The plan was that I'd have it completely paid off come spring time. Well the timing didn't work and I was short so I went for a loan so I could get the bike on the road. When I got to the bank the loans officer asked me, "So your buying a motorcycle....how much do you need?"

"$1600.00 dollars." says me, the balance owing on my $2600.00 750F with Sport Kit installed.

"$1600.00 dollars?...says him. "You don't need a loan son,..ya need a credit card!!!"

And that's how it all started.

The only pictures I can find of that time period is the one below. At this point it must be into late 1984,..the 750's got a Vance and Hines pipe, Derale oil cooler on it. The 1100's had a American spec fairing installed but retains the stock pipes.

Tony

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:25 am

supersportf wrote:

gees how old are you guys!

i was born in 1980'
2 of my 750's are 80's
my parts 750 is a 81
and my 1100

Hmmm. Let's see... I got my first Honda 19 years before you were born.

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:45 am

supersportf wrote:

gees how old are you guys!

You'll have to show up at one of the NorthEast Rides... And meet all of us geriatric riders... This fall, it will be in Oneonta, NY.

And most of us will be able to show you young whippersnappers a thing or two about riding... Razz

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:08 pm

holy i must be one of the youngest member here.
i must have old taste..

NY is a bit far for me..
i'm getting a house in sept. waiting for the renters to move out right now.

if there's ever a ride a bit closer i would probably join in. then you can point and laugh all day.
i'll be honest i just ride. nothing fancy.
i'm the only biker in my whole family. no one else rides at all. nor have i seen them ride

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:41 am

I bought my 900F new in Aug.'81.
Paid $3,000 in Ventura Ca.
Has been running every day since then.
After reading the mag articles in that year, I put the stage 1 kit from Kaz Yoshima, (OMT 4/1, k&n filter and rejetted.
Here it is 62,000 miles later, and still runnung strong. Burns a little oil, (valve guide seals) but very reliable.

Blue/Silver like Freddie's. Only way to go!

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:02 pm

Bought my 900FC on August 1st 1982 in the UK. That was the date the new registrations happen, so it was a Y reg. Shipped it to NJ when I emigrated in 1997. Then moved to FL, CA and now MI. Been through various modifications including a Hondaline fairing for a while. Now back to almost fully stock save for a Saxon Racing swing arm and braided steel break lines.

And here she is in Wisconsin

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:44 pm

Bought my CB900F in May of 1981 from Kiss Honda in Pottstown, PA.

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:15 am

Bought a new 750 in 80 and a new 900 in 81. Sold the 750 a few weeks after I bought the 900. Sold the 900 to Bob and bought a new VF750F in 1983 (big mistake)

Here is a picture of me about 40lbs ago.

Bob rode the 900 for a few years and then bought a Ninja. I came across the carcass of the 900 in a bike scrap yard a few years back. I could tell by the stickers that Bob had put on it. Almost brought tears to my eyes...

Bought the rear sets off of it and still have them so I can say I still have part of it.

Here's Bob with the 900F many, many beers ago...

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:33 am

got mine 1983 left it in the crate for a few years.
I was working for alberta cycle at the time .
Drove demo all the time it was great
So i put her tgether right out of the crate.
Will never let her go .
Bruno

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:14 am

I traded a 1980 XS1100 and a 1977 XS400 (still wish I had that one) on my 1982 9004 in May of 1985. She was a left-over and still in the crate at that time.

I parked it mostly in 1988 and she didn't run at all after 1989 until the fall of 2005. She was parked with 1500 miles on her. She now has about 6100.

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