CBR 1000FM Couldn't resist it
Discussion
My aim is to complete this as a project, returning it to as near original spec as possible. The project started on eBay with a rash couple of bids after a rash number of beers. Hey presto this is the result. My aim is to complete all work inside a strict budget of £1250.00 including purchase price!!!! It wasn't expensive to start with.
When these were new I was not in a position to own one, my liking for the looks and understated performance hasn't gone away and as an old fart I felt a light restoration would be an interesting return to bikes. Below is the initial assessment of jobs to do.
Job list:
Battery
Front exhaust
Chain/sprockets
Front discs
Tyres
Bits n pieces
Service
All plastics are outstanding condition for the age of the bike. It runs very smooth, minimal cam chain noise.
Anyone with one of these out there your thoughts would be appreciated.
When these were new I was not in a position to own one, my liking for the looks and understated performance hasn't gone away and as an old fart I felt a light restoration would be an interesting return to bikes. Below is the initial assessment of jobs to do.
Job list:
Battery
Front exhaust
Chain/sprockets
Front discs
Tyres
Bits n pieces
Service
All plastics are outstanding condition for the age of the bike. It runs very smooth, minimal cam chain noise.
Anyone with one of these out there your thoughts would be appreciated.
Edited by 2802th on Thursday 27th November 19:38
Good Lord, I am well jealous! I love these, even now.
They're partly responsible for my bike obsession. I remember two clear instances involving these, back in the late 80's / early 90's!
Once, I was just walking through my local town as an 18 year-old, and came up to one parked. I spent about half an hour looking and lusting at every inch of it!
Then, later on that year, I remember going up the A31 towards Surrey on my Kawasaki KMX200, doing about 80mph flat out - and not one but two of these BLASTED past me on the dual carriageway - and at the time, it seemed like they were doing some unearthly, warp factor speed! I remember being so jealous and wanting one so badly!
I was ok in the end though - by the time I was 19, I was riding round on a GPZ 900R. So it worked out ok for me!
They're partly responsible for my bike obsession. I remember two clear instances involving these, back in the late 80's / early 90's!
Once, I was just walking through my local town as an 18 year-old, and came up to one parked. I spent about half an hour looking and lusting at every inch of it!
Then, later on that year, I remember going up the A31 towards Surrey on my Kawasaki KMX200, doing about 80mph flat out - and not one but two of these BLASTED past me on the dual carriageway - and at the time, it seemed like they were doing some unearthly, warp factor speed! I remember being so jealous and wanting one so badly!
I was ok in the end though - by the time I was 19, I was riding round on a GPZ 900R. So it worked out ok for me!
I had one and loved it - so comfortable and surprisingly good mileage on a run as well. The exhaust has already been highlighted but that was the only potential issue that I encountered. Other than the tosser that sold it to me with the rear tyre punctured and full of tyre weld... I was just lucky that when it let go I wasn't on the motorway and it went down very progressively. Could have been a total disaster.
Great bike, my friend had one as a winter hack - it'd been stood when he bought it so the brakes were binding, never seen him sweat so much when pushing it around and even then you have to be careful how you park etc cos it's reasonably heavy 
Left can is not Honda's best bit of design and they rust out very easily - stainless downpipes + 2 new cans quickly turns a bargain into a money pit but they are bullet proof and easy to work on.
Left can is not Honda's best bit of design and they rust out very easily - stainless downpipes + 2 new cans quickly turns a bargain into a money pit but they are bullet proof and easy to work on.
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