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>I'm buying a '92 CB 750 today. I've already been over to the seller's
>place to ride it, found it to be in good shape, and gave him a deposit. It
>has a little over 10K miles on it, looks and feels like new, or pretty
>close anyway.
>Does anyone have any comments on the bike, quirks, faults, gas mileage
>figures, etc. that could be helpful? This will be my daily commuter - 80
>miles round trip.
>I've always wanted one of these, but sadly, all Honda makes now is the
>flagship of the MSF, the CB250. I saw several black ones that were a
>little newer, but had more miles on them. This one has a Grateful Dead
>logo custom painted on the tank, and the license plate reads "92 DEAD". I
>guess I'll have to go buy some Dead CDs now.
That is the Nighthawk, right? It's a good general purpose street
bike. 40 to 45 mpg. I think it turns 5k rpm at 70 mph. Suspension
isn't the greatest but it works. The front rake is long enough that
it has a tendency to plow through sand on asphalt when trying to
negotiate a turn. You get a good power surge when you get up around
6k.
Your 1992 is red, no? I really enjoyed mine.
Robert
One fine day in rec.motorcycles, Robert Bolton
> wrote:
>
>>I'm buying a '92 CB 750 today. I've already been over to the seller's
>>place to ride it, found it to be in good shape, and gave him a
>>deposit. It has a little over 10K miles on it, looks and feels like
>>new, or pretty close anyway.
>>
>>Does anyone have any comments on the bike, quirks, faults, gas mileage
>>figures, etc. that could be helpful? This will be my daily commuter -
>>80 miles round trip.
>>
>>I've always wanted one of these, but sadly, all Honda makes now is the
>>flagship of the MSF, the CB250. I saw several black ones that were a
>>little newer, but had more miles on them. This one has a Grateful
>>Dead logo custom painted on the tank, and the license plate reads "92
>>DEAD". I guess I'll have to go buy some Dead CDs now.
>
> That is the Nighthawk, right?
Yup
> It's a good general purpose street
> bike.
I agree
> 40 to 45 mpg.
Three tanks so far. 44, 46.5, and 44.4
> I think it turns 5k rpm at 70 mph. Suspension
> isn't the greatest but it works.
Yah, it doesn't seem to like big bumps, but takes them better than my
Nomad.
> The front rake is long enough that
> it has a tendency to plow through sand on asphalt when trying to
> negotiate a turn. You get a good power surge when you get up around
> 6k.
I've noticed a rather smooth response up to the redline, but it does
"surge" a little in the lower gears once you pass the magic 4K line.
>
> Your 1992 is red, no? I really enjoyed mine.
> Robert
>
Yes. The only other red vehicle I had was a Civic SI Hatchback. Two
tickets, two accidents. Bad luck on that one. Red is uber-visible,
could be good, could be bad. I've had a few close calls already - woke
up a cabbie drifting into my lane, that was pretty funny. Even with the
color, I don't think I'm as visible as I am on the Nomad. Doesn't
matter, though, as long as I'm aware of everything happening around me...
--
Uncle Vic
04 Kawasaki Nomad
92 Honda CB750
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>place to ride it, found it to be in good shape, and gave him a deposit. It
>has a little over 10K miles on it, looks and feels like new, or pretty
>close anyway.
>Does anyone have any comments on the bike, quirks, faults, gas mileage
>figures, etc. that could be helpful? This will be my daily commuter - 80
>miles round trip.
>I've always wanted one of these, but sadly, all Honda makes now is the
>flagship of the MSF, the CB250. I saw several black ones that were a
>little newer, but had more miles on them. This one has a Grateful Dead
>logo custom painted on the tank, and the license plate reads "92 DEAD". I
>guess I'll have to go buy some Dead CDs now.