HONDA CB900F (1980-1981) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB900F was a motorcycle part of the CB series in Honda's range that had its debut in 1979 and was manufactured over two generations. The first generation was manufactured between 1979 and 1983, and the second generation between 2002 and 2007.

Both generations of the CB900F were powered by a 900cc four-cylinder engine, while the first generation featured a design aimed at the European market instead of the usual focus on the US and was known under the Super Sport name like the 750 FZ and FA models, while later models were named after the Bol d'Or endurance race.

In 1981, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer released the Honda CB900F, a naked machine that came with standard features, such as a one-piece dual seat, a center stand, cast aluminum wheels, an analog instrument cluster, a blacked-out steel frame, a round headlight, and a chromed dual exhaust system.

The 1981 model featured a steel twin downtube frame that joined together an air-assisted telescopic fork on the front with damping-adjustable dual shock absorbers on the rear, while the braking performance was handled by two 280 mm discs with hydraulic calipers on the front wheel and one 297 mm disc squeezed by a hydraulic caliper on the rear wheel.

As for power, the 1981 Honda CB900F had at its core a 901cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine fed by four Keihin carburetors and delivered an output power of 95 hp with a peak at 9,000 rpm and 77 Nm (57 lb-ft) of torque available at 8,000 rpm.