A Testament to Honda's Reliability and Durability
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A Testament to Honda's Reliability and Durability
I feel that this bike is a testament to Honda's durability. This bike is the first sportbike I ever rode. It was about four years ago and it was in decent condition at that time. Since then it has been passed around in our circle of friends about four times. The last time it was sold for a cab ride home from the bar! In that four years it has never had an oil change, been dropped countless times, and had the crap raced out of it. I have never seen a bike more used and abused in my life...and it still runs like a champ. It fires rite up every time and the engine runs/sounds smooth. I shake my head in disbelief every time I hear it start!
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!
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What a ripper 
Sounds like she has been well used and totally abused ...
It sometimes is the way with bikes , that the ones given a super hard time do seem to get used to it and they just keep running ..
My old 85 VF1000 ,.... I gave it heaps for the last 35,000 KLMS of its life, she had 75,000 on her before she was stolen , but I tell you what , every day I would go out , rain hail shine , cold hot ....did not matter , the girl would just go and go ...never missed a beat... and I thrashed that old girl like you would not believe... !!!
My CBR1000F gets cleaned allot , but I am a bit slack with maintenance and she goes every time I stick the key in her too....
Cam chain is kicking up a stink these days at 97,000 klms , but mate , she still pulls like chitt!!! ..... goes like chit outta shanghia
and yer ...the chain and tensioner is on the books for this winter here in Aus ...very soon
Honda's ... build to do the task and built to last ...
Sounds like she has been well used and totally abused ...
It sometimes is the way with bikes , that the ones given a super hard time do seem to get used to it and they just keep running ..
My old 85 VF1000 ,.... I gave it heaps for the last 35,000 KLMS of its life, she had 75,000 on her before she was stolen , but I tell you what , every day I would go out , rain hail shine , cold hot ....did not matter , the girl would just go and go ...never missed a beat... and I thrashed that old girl like you would not believe... !!!
My CBR1000F gets cleaned allot , but I am a bit slack with maintenance and she goes every time I stick the key in her too....
Cam chain is kicking up a stink these days at 97,000 klms , but mate , she still pulls like chitt!!! ..... goes like chit outta shanghia
and yer ...the chain and tensioner is on the books for this winter here in Aus ...very soon
Honda's ... build to do the task and built to last ...
Last edited by CBRclassic; Apr 17, 2009 at 07:34 AM.
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Yep and most of them end with somebody in the group saying "I can't believe that thing still runs." I hope my bike has half the durability that bike has! Maybe one day I will acquire/rescue that bike and restore it. I would never sell it!
I found a pic of it when it was in a little better condition:
I hope my bike has half the durability that bike has! Maybe one day I will acquire/rescue that bike and restore it. I would never sell it!I found a pic of it when it was in a little better condition:
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Yep and most of them end with somebody in the group saying "I can't believe that thing still runs." I hope my bike has half the durability that bike has! Maybe one day I will acquire/rescue that bike and restore it. I would never sell it!
I found a pic of it when it was in a little better condition:
I hope my bike has half the durability that bike has! Maybe one day I will acquire/rescue that bike and restore it. I would never sell it!I found a pic of it when it was in a little better condition:
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