Honda CB900F - better than the six-cylinder

The Honda CB900F, the Bol d'Or. In the meantime, it is really classic

Recently we ran into an old acquaintance who said he had bought a new motorcycle. A true classic: Honda 900 Bol d'Or. An engine that would be much better than the Honda CBX.

Now, in the Major Honda's list, we naturally think very easily of the Black Bomber, the CB750, the CBX, the GoldWing…. Ai….

The Bol d'Or 750 and 950cc were the successors of the Engine Of The Last Century, the CB750. He had managed to save the classic tuned CB 750 FII with a single camshaft, but that was already a rear-guard fight. After all, the competition had long had two camshafts per cylinder head.

Okay, the CBX six-cylinder was, of course, another typical prestige product with which the Japanese manufacturers mainly wanted to convince each other, but also customers, of their own superiority. Those Bol d'Ors were motorcycles that had to take care of volume sales. And the 900 mainly had to hit the European market. Only later did he become available in the US from A.

The Honda was one of the fastest and best steering machines in its time.

Especially after Honda had taken a number of measures shortly after the introduction to make the frame even better suited for its work. But the time when Japanese motorcycles had the (factually unjustified) reputation that 'they didn't steer' the Honda CB900F was overgrown from day one. And with a set of modern tires and a set of Hagons you can still brave erasing with them. The brakes are still effective enough.

Despite the fact that the Bol d'Ors were emphatically put on the market as sporty bicycles, the exquisite seating position and the wonderfully flexible block also made them well suited as a fully-fledged large tourist. And snarling along the Linge, the Honda drove something like that from 1 to 25. If it was driven to the sharpest edge, it could just be 1 on 12. The golden mean is a consumption of such an 1 on 20. Nice enough right?

The time that you found the Bol d'Ors near bushes near the garbage has since passed.

The double riders now have their enthusiasts. Really undamaged specimens with few kilometers - they are still there. At the time there were apparently quite a few people who did buy and brush, but few reasons - currently costs between the 3.500-4.000 euro. The real toppers still stand out easily.

And when hunting for a Honda CB900F Bol d'Or it is smart to go for the most beautiful ones, because the restoration of such a Honda? That costs a lot of money. And write off on a nice bulb? That will really not happen in the coming years.

Oh yes: Many of the survivors who are not completely top optically currently still get a second life as a cafe racer. And that too can be a beautiful life.

And of course there is also a Bol d'Or club: http://boldorclub.nl