it doesn't see much road work now days, maybe 3000 miles a yearbled the front brake on the 450 and got the wheel to roll so I moved it and gave it a bath. uncovered the wing started it up then gave it a bathView attachment 66669 View attachment 66670 View attachment 66671 View attachment 66672 View attachment 66673
I have wondered, just how far one of those Goldwing's will actually go if properly maintained. They are absolute bears for travel.104K miles...that `Wing is just nicely broken-in.
I have wondered, just how far one of those Goldwing's will actually go if properly maintained. They are absolute bears for travel.
at the time I hadn't ridden a motorcycle in ten years due to a work related injury. I talked to my doctor but he said I would have to try it and see what happens. while I had a few of my other bikes at the time I wanted something small and cheap and good on gas. I looked at a few honda CB 350's but decided that I didn't want to deal with points and condensers so I started looking at the CB / CM line and started looking for a CB 400, the one that looks like a 750F. found one but I guess the guy didn't want to sell it to me, but thats another story. found the nighthawk in Columbiaville, mi. and bought it for $ 550, it needed tires, mirrors, mufflers, and brakes. I think by '85 all the CB / CM 450's had a 6spd trans, mine doesNice Hondas! That 450 kinda reminds me of the 1980 Honda cm 400T which is another one on my list of cool bikes. It had an optional 2 speed Auto Trans or the standard 5 speed. That 450 is in the same series.
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341K and still counting is amazing. The old one's that I've seen had around 20K-100K and were dead from just shear neglect and being left outside to rot.IDK, Chett...highest mileage specimen I've seen had 341,xxx showing. It showed no signs of distress, or senility. The frontal surfaces had plenty of stone chips, the seat was "upholstered" with a scrap of household carpet. The owner relocated to New Mexico, from Michigan...and traveled back to visit friends & family multiple times annually.
I've dropped it and picked it up by myself six to eight times at but never in mud@detdrbuzzard
Wow! 850 lbs is outta my league, just too heavy wouldn't even try.
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In my league, if you need help rescuing your bike out a muddy ditch, at night in the rain, with a flat tire, and no-can-do by yourself, then its too big fer-me..
*here's a link for the cm400T
https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cm400t 79.htm