Honda VT750S 2011 Specifications

Top speed I reckon is going to be about 100mph on the clock (which is 2mph out at 60mph according to sat-nav) and on the five tanks of fuel so far I've average 65mpg plus over the 500 miles, (that's 54mpg in USA).
It's still running in though but today I notched up 50 more miles and cruised for a while on the motorway at an indicated 85 with only half throttle.
She's booked in for first service on Friday (due at 600 miles), so I have to clock up a few hundred this weekend.
Tyre pressures are 29psi front AND rear. But 36 at the back if you have a passenger, according to the handbook.
(updated May 11 2011)
Full specification of the VT750S below:

Sold for just £385, a genuine good deal

So, she's sold. Last night 8pm. The buyer has yet to pick her up but at £385, it is a bargain.
What was interesting was the number of people who were watching - 62 - and yet only three chucked in a bid.
When you consider I bought her for £325 and have spent all the bits you can see here on the blog, the fella who bought her has a true bargain.

CB450 DX... she's for sale

You know how she was when I started and this is what she is now.

It was never my intention when I started this Blog but I've put the bike for sale back on eBay.

My girlfriend's passed her test and what was perfectly adequate to keep up with her while she ran around on a GS125 on L plates is now not enough as she's rapidly progressed from passing her test, to an XJ600 and now a CBR600.

If you are interested in buying, by all means take a look on eBay, search 'CB450 DX' or click the link below.

Those of you who have been regular visitors will know she's been pretty well cared for and if nothing else, this site should act as a decent resource for finding bits and places to go for anyone looking to keep one of these undervalued machines on the road. If you look for a picture on Google of a CB450 DX, the pics on this site are in the top dozen and searches for information bring this site up regularly.

How to get a workshop manual for CB450 DX

I've noticed some visitors here are finding it when searching for a "Honda CB450 DX workshop manual" on Google.

I needed a manual too when I first picked the bike up in January. There isn't one BUT, as I've suggested in an earlier post, David Silver Spares will help.

The original reason for this site was to get some more details out there on the web for people picking up this unloved (in the UK at least) bike for the first time.

What links the CB450 DX with a Formula 1 legend?

A few posts ago I mentioned that the Brazilians got a special edition Nelson Piquet version of the CB450DX.
Intrigued, I went searching - the internet's not all about porn you know - and I found this on a Brazilian biker site where they were raving as usual about the CB and I repeat here, exactly, the fella's post (translated by Google, so it loses something of course).

Is this a case of more is less?

Laugh? I nearly fell off my chair. This is curious, but as ever beauty is in the eye of the beholder etc etc.
But then, when you look closely, you can see there's a bit of work in it. Surely this can not be a proper production model,even if the Brazilians managed to palm off the old jigs to Indonesia or something...
Anyway, anyone who can translate for me and help me under stand what this is about would be extremely welcome.

Why the CB450 DX makes one South American want a real Superdream

Ok, you few regular readers already know that the Honda CB450 DX-K, as it was known in the UK, was built in Brazil.
But while it wasn't that popular here, it's interesting to see what our Brazilian pals think. And this excellent piece by 26-year-old Chico Rasia, from Curitiba in Brazil is worth a read and gives an insight into a biker's dreams on the other side of the globe.
He confirms the CB450 was built in Brazil for a decade from 1984 (as the military dictatorship stepped aside).
He writes: "So Brazilians got to know the CB450DX, with triple disc brakes, the CB450 Luxury Sport.
"There was even a CB450 Nelson Piquet, in honour of the famous F1 driver. The CB450 remained in production until 1994."
Right click here tell him we sent you.

A bit of CB450 DX history

Top: CB450S '87
Middle CB900F '83
Bottom CB450 DX-K

Righto, it's come to my attention that we've digressed a little from the original purpose of this site which was to help you IF you were considering the purchase of this unglamorous machine.
Well here's what I've gleaned over the past couple of months and if nothing else it'll make a better Wiikipedia entry than exists presently. Yes, I know, I could bother to write it myself but if anyone wants to copy and paste any of the info here, that's fine by me.