1983 Honda CM450E
Summary:
Pure enjoyment in a small package!
Faults:
The rear tail light doesn't turn on when you switch the key to the "on" position. Bad wiring?
The seat has been recovered.
Exhaust pipes rotted out where they join the collector.
General Comments:
Bought the bike, as an abandoned, neglected little machine... which had sat parked in the back parking lot of a local uptown store. Someone had backed into it, and it had fallen over. Nothing really has ever gone wrong with it with the exception of a few minor issues.
Other than that, it is by far my favorite motorcycle out of all the bikes I currently own, and past ones.
I actually love it so much, that I'm going to purchase another one of the same (different colour) tomorrow. Now I will have both the black and gray, and brown colour schemes for the same year. Awesome.
Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th September, 2010
25th May 2015, 18:43
Same owner as the comments above...
It is now late May 2015, and last weekend I purchased an almost complete '83 450 Nighthawk (as a parts bike) for just the motor... to possibly be a donor to my black '83 CM450E (now at just over 82,000 km and still going strong).
Rode the ol' 450 down through the White Mountains, through New York state into Ontario and back without a hiccup. Ran like a beauty.
Going to go pickup another '83 CM450E this weekend coming... very much a complete running bike as new with only 17,000 km on the odometer (originally from BC, Canada)... for the whopping amount of $400! Can you imagine! No registration, and has not been run since the early 2000s... but will still be excellent for the low mileage motor and all the other running gear parts.
Should keep me going very well for another 20 or 30 years anyways! :)
I absolutely love this bike! Get one if you can find one!
29th Apr 2013, 15:21
Same owner that posted the above review... and just as an update, my '83 black CM450 now has approx. 74,000 kms on the odometer and still going strong!
I just bought another CM450e (1984 model), burgundy in color with 39,000 km. Bought it in complete untouched original condition... just very dirty and neglected for the whopping sum of $500 delivered to my door. She's gonna be a beauty! Purrs like a kitten, and still has the factory exhaust in very good shape... not rotted out, no dings, dents or scratches. Just needs a front tire and some serious TLC.
Absolutely love these small Honda twins!!!