Honda CBR900 issues

[robinh73]

Evening all, I am hankering after a CBR900 Firrblade, anything from a 1992 up to a 1997 model. I don't want to spend a huge amount on a pristine example, but have seen a few around with 35-40,000 miles on. How are these early bikes in terms of reliability and build quality? How easy are original spares to get hold of? I appreciate that a lot is down to previous owners etc, but is this something to walk away from, approach with caution or just grab hold of and enjoy?

[anonymous-user]

Quality is cock on, they're about as good as Honda bikes get (regulator/rectifier excepted). Obviously they're carbureted, so there's no 'instant reliability' of a modern EFI bike, but if they're well set up they run beautifully.

40k, provided they've been serviced, is nothing - I've got a RRW at 40k and am doing a gentle rebuild to clean it and check valve clearances etc. The engine is as clean as a whistle inside..

Parts - a fair few are NLA now, so you do have to get creative at times.

[robinh73]

bgunn said:

Quality is cock on, they're about as good as Honda bikes get (regulator/rectifier excepted). Obviously they're carbureted, so there's no 'instant reliability' of a modern EFI bike, but if they're well set up they run beautifully.

40k, provided they've been serviced, is nothing - I've got a RRW at 40k and am doing a gentle rebuild to clean it and check valve clearances etc. The engine is as clean as a whistle inside..

Parts - a fair few are NLA now, so you do have to get creative at times.

That's good to hear. I did suspect that they were up to the job. I am happy to do a lot of work getting it up to scratch if needs be. I had one of these back in 1993 and loved it then and would just love to get another one.