Thanks for the add to the group.

I have had this CBR for more than a decade. It has 24K +/- miles.

I first saw one on a podium at a Honda dealer and had wanted it ever since. I finally found one and picked it up in lower WA state. No joke there. The owner wanted me to pay him before I was ready to have it shipped to the east coast. I thought that I had come up with a unique idea to solve the problem. I called several bonded tow companies to see who could pick it up. I did have the title in hand and the bonded company was able to pick it up, took photo's of the bike and I paid the seller on the spot via paypal. Thanks to the towing company I got my dream bike shipped a few days later. It was built in 1992 as a new 1993 model year retail sale.

Today it sits in my garage, fully serviced and ready to do some more miles.

I found this web site while looking to get some of the original plastics repaired. Several have broken tabs and/or cracks. As it sits several pieces are very difficult to attach and I do not know where to send them or who might be able to do the job. Broken tabs seem to be the problem with a large number of posts on other sites that I have read and obviously they are no longer available.
I am not really looking for all new non-OEM but I haven't found many other options.

Before my ownership it was given headers, jetted and some other small mods. Turn signals and the trunk was deleted to slim the front and tail end down. No pumpkins on this 900RR. They at least gave me a little box under the seat to place paperwork in. I am pretty sure that the V&H exhaust was added at about the same time. I added a rear luggage rack and the storage on the tail so that I could carry my laptop and a change of clothes into work on a nice day





The photo above has the wrong upper fairing in it. This was an aftermarket replacement after I dropped it. Fastest thing I could get was a fiberglass replacement from Poland. I still have it but it has been replaced with the repaired original.





The original repaired and back on it.



This was my son and my first trip to a Cars and Coffee. I have never failed to get a wave on any ride.

Michael

 

It's younger sibling sold in '21
1993 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $50,000 on December 20, 2021 (Lot #61,997) | Bring a Trailer

It's older sibling sold in '21 as well but for $52K
A 1993 Honda CBR hitting the $52,000 mark isn't typical for this model, but it's a true historical data point for the right specimen. Only pristine, low-mileage examples of the revolutionary CBR900RR
The $52,000 Record [1]

The article is here on Revzilla.
$50,000 for a 1993 Honda CBR900RR? Twice?! - RevZilla

I think that it is worth figuring out the issues with the plastics. Both of those sales were far more that what I purchased my bike for, I am still looking to repair the issues with mine and take it for a few more rides.

I have VIN 997


Last picture for sure.

I would have liked to have taken it out for a photo shoot as I am proud of owning it but the weather her in VA has been hit and miss.



Wouldn't it be nice to own vin 893?

 

Welcome and thanks for the photos. That sure is a beautiful example of a bike. You are a fortunate soul to have something so well preserved.

 

I was lucky that the timing was good to buy the right bike at the right time. I likely couldn't buy the same bike today for the same price that I had.

My original goal was to just hang or park it against a wall like you might see on some TV show and stare at it like a trophy or a fine piece of art. It was never my goal to ride it other than on a nice sunny day. I am just maintaining it at this point.

I appreciate your comment.

Michael

 

I was hoping to find someone that was willing and able to help me sort out the issues with the cracked and broken plastics without replacing all of them with new reproduction pieces. You can see between the few photo's that I have provided that aftermarket parts are not always as good as the originals.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

Michael