cb 900 question

[omegajim]

saw a cb 900 for sale the other day, and was a bit of a loss when describing why it had the "hi - lo" shifter.

other than to say that it was a concept honda tried, I didn't have a thorough answer.

do you?

My best answer was that the "lo" range was to make the bike more of a 1/4 mile kind of machine whereas,

the "hi" range was to make it more of a cruiser.

[Motorcycle Forum]

[Easy Rider]

saw a cb 900 for sale the other day, and was a bit of a loss when describing why it had the "hi - lo" shifter.

It provides 2 different final drive ratios.

I knew a couple of guys that had them years ago and they both treated it as an overdrive/extra top gear.

[Davecm203]

Found a website dedicated to them. Honda CB900F, CB1100F & CB750F Motorcycle Articles, Pictures and Information

I poked around some and it basically gave the motorcycle "10 speeds" which was a bit of a fad at the time from what I read. I didn't spend enough time to find out how it works though.

[vernon]

email ,vvc@amplex.net, i resently purchach one 1982 900 10 speed , would like to buy

another one even if just for parts, thanks vern

[vernon]

freeway driving or mountain/cures for torq/ like in lowrange

[security officer randy]

I purchased an 82 Honda CB900f myself. This will be my first running bike. (Newbie)
Where do I look to see if my bike has this hi/low switch?
I am doing some work to get it road worthy. Needs; starter, rear break caliper, and the chain gains and loses slack as the back tire rotates.
Second question, does anyone have any ideas where I can find one of the original style fairings for this bike?

Thanks in advance for any help, Randy

[security officer randy]

Found a website dedicated to them. Honda CB900F, CB1100F & CB750F Motorcycle Articles, Pictures and Information

I poked around some and it basically gave the motorcycle "10 speeds" which was a bit of a fad at the time from what I read. I didn't spend enough time to find out how it works though.

I tried the link and for some reason it did not work for me. Am I missing something?