Re: 10 speed tranny on a cb900, how does it work?

Posted by sgtslag on Jun 28, 2012; 9:31pm
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Half-Caf, correct me if I'm wrong, but you just shift from Lo, to High, without going from 5th-Lo, to 1st-High, correct?  I asked my mechanic about it, and he told me the High range was mostly used for highway, where you just switched ranges (5th-Lo to 5th-High), once you got it up to speed, as the High range bogged in town.  Is that correct?  The High range was like Overdrive, and it reduced the RPM's, saving gas?

Saw a beautiful CB900C outside my mechanic's shop, last week, when I picked up my Voyager from him.  It was near-mint condition.  Perrrrty!  That was the first time I got a good look at the setup on its oil cooler.  I took a 900C's radiator, and mounted it on my 750, but I have it right in front of the heads -- works very well, even though its exhaust air blows over the heads.  I did not have the space to mount my radiator as high as Honda did on the 900C's, so I had to put it lower, to clear the fork and frame junction.  I have really liked the 900C's since I learned of them.  Very neat bike.  Cheers!