1989 Honda CB400
Miles: 4,837
Title Status: Missing
$3,900
SELLER
1989 HONDA CB400F / CB-1- Excellent and unmolested condition. Rare 4 cylinder 400cc with gear driven cams. No timing chain to worry about and valves stay in adjustment.
Starts, stops, runs, and rides perfectly. Carbs are clean and jetted perfectly. Has hard to find Honda OEM Japanese market stainless steel exhaust, turn signals, and rear fender. Bridgestone dual compound radial tires in very good condition. Has period correct Targa Tsunami dealer option fiberglass quarter fairing. The motorcycle is professionally painted with tank decals under clear coat. The metallic blue paint looks fantastic in sunlight. Smooth engine with excellent power. Comes with service manual, tool kit, two keys, and a set of standard mirrors.
Minimal modifications include stainless steel front brake line, bar end mirrors, and upgraded front suspension (RaceTech fork springs and adjustable gold valves). Custom seat in pictures raises the seat height by about an inch or so, perfect for me at 5’9” tall with a 30 inseam. Also includes the original stock seat in perfect condition, which will suit shorter riders.
Relatively low seat height and very light weight make it a perfect bike for riders of any age and any experience. This is a smaller size bike, if you’re over 6’ it’s probably not the bike for you. Comes with service manual, bill of sale, and copy of current registration in my name.
If interested email with your name, number, and best time to call. I’m not listing my number due to scam calls. Thanks Paul
RSBFS
The CB-1 doesn’t show up clean very often, and this one’s about as clean as they come. Only 4,837 miles on a 37-year-old bike, and the seller describes it as “excellent and unmolested”. It’s been repainted in a deep blue, with the tank decals sealed under clear coat. It’s also wearing the OEM Japanese-market stainless exhaust and rear fender (both legitimately hard to find), a period-correct Targa Tsunami quarter fairing, and fresh Bridgestone radials.
The only mods worth noting are a stainless front brake line, bar-end mirrors, and RaceTech fork springs with gold valves up front. Everything else is stock or better. Comes with the service manual, tool kit, two keys, and both a custom seat and the original stocker.
One flag: title is listed as missing, so do your homework before making the trip to Connecticut.
The CB-1 was only sold here for the 1989 and 1990 model years, and Cycle World called it a great motorcycle that never found an audience. That’s exactly why clean survivors are hard to find today. Under 5k miles, unmolested, with the Japanese-market hardware still on it, that’s a rare combination. Sort out the title situation and this one is worth a serious look.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
So happens i was on BAT and craigslist this past weekend looking for a cb-1. I owned one new off the showroom floor back in the day. Tempted other than i live in texas and the roads are unworthy of this. So a good thing the title is missing so I don’t spend $$$ I shouldn’t be spending. What a great looking exhaust. All i had back then was a very rust prone Kerker. Because I didn’t have a car and had to ride in the rain sometimes.
Gotta love that 13.5k redline, any guesses
about the bikes in the background?