1990 Honda reviews

Approaching 40,000 miles on my CB-1. High points are: Reliability, it has never broke down. 45 MPG is normal, but the 3 gallon tank still limits range too much. Low consumption (oil, gas, tires)...in other words... cheap to own. It's lso cheap to insure. Light wet weight. It has quick acceleration. Seventeen-inch wheels allow large tire selection. The handling is good (after the feeler touches down, you can still let the foot peg fold and lean more...hehehehe, with the radial tires). Also, changing lines in mid-corner is no problem. Great front disc brake. Upright riding position is OK, but hard to move around once butt burn sets in. Low points are: Handle bar buzz puts fingers to sleep. Three Gallon Gas tank is too small. The front fork springs suck, so I replaced with progressive springs (much better). Rear shock lacks much in adjustability. Windblast (no windshield) is tiring on long rides. Weird side stand has caused dropping this bike at least 10 times. Wish it had a center stand (20/20 hindsight). Overall, I rate this bike a 4. It has been and is a great, reliable mount. It makes me smile every day as I put my helmet on and ride to work (all year long) in Bakersfield, CA. This bike has been a great bike as my first street bike. Thanks Honda. Show less

The bike is great. It has great handling, brakes, motor. Keep it above ten grand and work the gears and you'll be laughing in your helmet! Only complaint is its overall physical size is too small. 5'9" and under would be happy. It has style like no other bike out there. If they came out with this bike next year, it would only need minor updates to be on par. Top speed about 120not bad for a little 400. Show less

The Honda XR250 is a good bike that is very reliable and fun to ride, it can be ridden fast on the right terrain (no jumps) and is not tiring to ride, but for jumps and aggressive riding it needs firmer suspension and a bit more power. Show less

I've owned this bike since new and fitted it with the usual sport touring accessories like a corbin seat, heli-bars, tail rack from Europe, and a zero gravity tall-wind screen. What really hits home with this bike is that it does everything very well, not the fastest or best handling, but oh so smooth and refined - a great touring bike that leans on the sport side, and a great value in today's bike market. Show less

I've owned a 90 CBR 1000F for about a year now. It's a nice, comfortable sport-tourer, but its large bulk makes it a little difficult to toss around in the corners. Watch for the typical Honda cam-chain tensioner problems. Good wind protection. Decent speed and quickness considering it's a 10 year old bike. I fitted it with a set of BT56ss' and went up to a 180 in the rear and the handling improved tremendously. Show less