'82 CB750 Custom

[jjwaller]

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[jjwaller]

Yes I've tried to buy a CB1100F several times, but never seemed to make it happen. Maybe some day.

[rpgoerlich]

Had a CB900F with an 83 CB1100 engine I sold earlier this year. It was pretty quick. My 79 XS11 Special would have definetely given it a good run in the straights. The CB would get it in the twisties though.

[Geezer]

The 900F was even faster... It was chain driven and I think it had hotter cams...

Geezer

[Crazcnuk]

The CB900C is rated slightly quicker than the XS1100. ALmost the same Horsepower, and slightly lighter.

[jjwaller]

The ten speed was only on the CB900. Believe it or not it is only on the Americanized version as well.

Overseas the CB900 was not shaft drive and they wanted it shaft driven in the USA, so they planned to use the shaft drive setup from the CB750. However, the CB750 output was on the opposite side of the engine. So, they decided to add a jackshaft to transfer the CB900 output to the opposite side if the engine. They figured, why not put the high-low gears into it while they are at it. And so America got a ten speed CB900.

A bit of trivia:
The shaft drive is from a Gold Wing not a 750. That is why they had to engineer a crossover for the right side output. There are no 750 shaftdrives.
At the time the only shaft drive made was the Wing. The CX500 has the same shaft drive. Saved Honda money by using the same part on multiple bikes.
BTW I love my CB900C, the "10 Speed"
Handles like a sport bike. Light enough to be flickable, but big enough for 2 up touring.

[Crazcnuk]

So the XS uses the o-ring retainer method same as the Honda?

[Ken Talbot]

How come no one makes these reservoir replacements for the XS?

Well, actually, somebody did a few years back. Randy bought up all he could get his hands on, and quite a few guys scored nice new replacements. Then, I bought out Randy's remaining stock, and sold off all but what I needed for my own fleet.

[Crazcnuk]

Sad to say, me too, although never on the MC. I may just drill it out larger, then fill it with Devcon and redrill/tap.

Right now I can't get it to pump any fluid, so I will have to take it right apart and check the innards before I get too far along.

How come no one makes these reservoir replacements for the XS?

[Ken Talbot]

Went to change the front brake reservoir and one of the two screws broke off. Tried to drill it out and the drill bit broke off down in the hole.

Time now for a diamond burr in a dremel tool.

BTDT!

(Actually, the time I "BTDT", it was a broken-off extractor that I had to grind out with the diamond burr)

[xs11lover]

yeh, I drove it. It's kind of funky but dependable as hell. He tries to sneek up behind me and blow by when I'm not looking. He never makes it past and it bugs the the heck out of him.

[DGXSER]

I looked at a CB900 before I bought the XS11. It felt like manauvering a battleship down the road to me. That thing is the land yacht of motorcycles!

[xs11lover]

Every once and a while he drops it in to low range without knowing and lets out the clutch and goes skidding down the street. Kind of like putting the xs into second at 55mph.

[DGXSER]

The ten speed was only on the CB900. Believe it or not it is only on the Americanized version as well.

Overseas the CB900 was not shaft drive and they wanted it shaft driven in the USA, so they planned to use the shaft drive setup from the CB750. However, the CB750 output was on the opposite side of the engine. So, they decided to add a jackshaft to transfer the CB900 output to the opposite side if the engine. They figured, why not put the high-low gears into it while they are at it. And so America got a ten speed CB900.

[xs11lover]

My buddy has a cb900 custom, he never works on it or washes it and it just keeps on rollin, I think they are good bikes. Does your's have that crazy ten speed trani?