1983 Honda CM450 Custom review from Canada
"Perfect first-bike, or city commuter!"
What things have gone wrong with the motorcycle?
Throttle cable snapped.
Right rear turn signal stopped working.
General comments?
Great handler.
Decent on gas.
Good around town with a passenger (not so much on highway, though...)
Decent on the highway by yourself, except I would suggest you have sufficient upper-arm strength to combat those problematic wind gusts!
I'm 6'3", 200lbs, and I still find this little bike to perform quite well for me! Acceleration is good (beats every car off the line) but drops off at around 80km/h...top speed (for me anyway) is about 120km/h (and that was before I cleaned the carbs... could be faster now!).
With my height, I look somewhat disproportionate on the bike, so to correct this I have replaced the rather large, swooped-back handlebars with flat drag bars (makes us tall folks look a bit more comfortable and reduces wind drag).
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
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| Nice and smooth - rides like a 750, beats the old 450GS by far |
| Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1983 |
| Year of manufacture | 1983 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Acceleration marks | 6 / 10 |
| Roll-on Performance marks | |
| Handling marks | 7 / 10 |
| Braking marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 15800 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 16541 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 6th June, 2006 |