1982 Honda CM450: Regular Car Reviews

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[@juliemittel3931]

my new favourite thing is the roman aggresively saying *NOT A CAR.*

[@JanitorJay83]

My motorcycle license plate is NOTCAR. 😂😂😂

[@Novur]

Same! My bike key has an RCR "𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑" flight tag on it 😁

[@JanitorJay83]

@@Novur yup got one of those too 😂😂

[@seththomas9105]

@@JanitorJay83 Gotta get one.

[@enrique-bz7cy]

T H E R O M A N

[@captainzoll3303]

I CAN FIT IT IN THE BACK OF MY KEI TRUCK!

[@ghomerhust]

exactly what kei trucks are for! did you see MCM got one?

[@brianmoro6754]

5:35 Thanks for describing everyone below E3 at Fort Bragg

[@hemiacplurge3572]

I learned to speak bakkatbragg in the 80's.

[@peteranderson037]

And after all this PV1 Jakob "Liberace" Shayne will try to play it off like he didn't shit his pants the first time a round flies past his head.

[@SlowishActual]

Bragg? Hell this was everyone INCLUDING some E-4's at Campbell. Anyone noticing a trend here?

[@brianmoro6754]

@@SlowishActual The boot madness, just know that not ALL of us are like this

[@DOITWITHDAN]

My first motorcycle was a 1982 CM450e. This hits home

[@KLAWNINETY]

What's the e edition indicate?

[@sammy13ificationable]

Oh shit. Its DAN

[@curtisg8700]

My first bike was also a cm450, bought from a buddy for $500 bucks after he ran off the road and into a corn field. I just had to bend the handle bars back into place.

[@DOITWITHDAN]

@@KLAWNINETY I believe economy. It's was a lower tier without all the cool stuff. There were also A and C models If I remember correctly. A was an auto 2 speed transmission. I use to know everything about these bikes.

[@K03021817]

Its THE DAN

[@SenorGato237]

"When CB750's get over priced.." I blame you for that.

[@tripleoo0]

Yep. Can't find a stock one for less than 4 grand now. And that's assuming you can find a stock one at this point.

[@needfuldoer4531]

Even the smaller Hondas are climbing up in price for whatever reason. Glad I bought my minty-fresh CB360T a couple years ago, can't even find clapped-out ones for the price I paid anymore. I 50% blame Mr. Regular, and 50% blame kids turning anything vaguely UJM-shaped ito a "cafe racer". (More stock parts for me, at least.)

[@pathosdivision]

@@needfuldoer4531 70's 350cc/360cc Honda's have been hot as fuck for like 10 years now. Easy to wrench on, easy to customize, reliable as taxes. The 4cylinder models make killer vintage race bikes too if you're willing to drop a couple grand into a 50 year old motorcycle to thrash it.

[@emmanuelmonge6965]

Lol I got a 71 before they started going nuts

[@kevinfox500]

As.a 75 CB 750 owner, I thank him for the price increase. It ain't for sale, as it was dad's, but I could make a lot more selling it, than I have into it. Best $200, and about $300 over the years, keeping it up, I ever spent.

[@RogueChewbacca]

I suddenly felt seen with "cuddle me and let's watch the weather channel..."

[@ODean-qi5xt]

Don't we all, my dude... Don't we all.

[@ammarharith5512]

"Monkey nuts".

[@azrenalmanza9748]

I like the attempt at The Mandalorian theme. lol

[@benbrown9382]

The NOTACARian

[@michaelstasyszyn8857]

With the same level of awkwardness that Mando had responding to what his designation was last episode. lol

[@michaelstasyszyn8857]

Also, this is the way.

[@azrenalmanza9748]

@@michaelstasyszyn8857 it'd be even more fitting if your pfp was the mandalorian.

[@r0mushii]

tfw youtube didn't notify me about this video because it's *NOT A CAR*

[@wilq6143]

When RCR makes motorcycle content, my interest piques. Awesome humour and old bikes, love it!

[@CarsMeetsBikes]

I prefer awesome humor and new(er) bikes, but I'm happy with anything on 2 wheels

[@mrkingjesse378]

Is knowledge important?

[@chiefkeef74]

Can confirm: wind can knock over a bike

[@billd66]

Yup, and the cover acts as a sail and catches the wind. In windy weather, take the cover off.

[@mikeyerke3920]

The more Honda tried to copy Harley, the more uniquely Japanese they became.

[@TheJacobshapiro]

“Japanese copy” is one of my favorite aesthetics, be it in cars, bikes, or even guitars. Seriously, if you want a great vintage guitars but aren’t willing to pay ten grand for a genuine vintage fender or Gibson, get a 70s tokai or greco.

[@mikeyerke3920]

@@TheJacobshapiro Definitely true.

[@FurryWrecker911]

@@TheJacobshapiro Japan's take on rock music in the 90s and 00s holds a special place in my heart. Hearing them combine grungy guitars with weird synth notes with pitch shifting in racing games brings a completely different flavor to the table.

[@jlrutube1312]

It's not like Honda started putting chrome fenders on their motorcycles in 1982 to copy Harley. In the early 1970's they almost all had chrome fenders at a time when none of their bikes looked anything at all like Harley. I think people just see another company use round wheels and they have a knee jerk reaction and say, "Look, Honda has round wheels just like Harley... they are obviously just a Harley wannabe". I'm not saying Honda wasn't influenced by Harley on many occasions. But in the 1980's Harley was obviously influenced by Japanese bikes too. My friend had a crazy Harley two stroke 125cc bike back then. It was terrible.

[@mikeyerke3920]

@@jlrutube1312 Everyone was having fun until you joined the conversation. Go away.

[@Pbairsoftman]

I see you also go to the gym at weird hours to avoid social interaction. The movies I make are a bit different, though they also use Croatians.

[@germaineliew2012]

I assume most of us just came right after YT's downtime.

[@reedtarted1932]

Yep

[@rlanggara6933]

same here

[@speedermountain6517]

Yep

[@SAMPLETEXT285]

Funny how I watched KZbin videos all night and the second I take a break the site goes down lmao i missed the whole thing

[@BCaldwell]

Prepare for the purge.....

[@LouisSubearth]

If the Gold Wing is the Honda Accord of motorcycles, is this the Honda Civic of motorcycles?

[@theworksho3947]

YES!!

[@macguy9]

Yeah, but it’s the CX hatch. Just for getting to and from somewhere without being flashy.

[@jesserowlingsify]

Looks like it might be the Jazz actually.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

Vtr250

[@markmiller3279]

I can't buy the Gold Wing as equivalent to an Accord. It's far too expensive, uncommon, and specialized for that comparison to work. A Gold Wing is like an old Acura Legend. Or, in the current Honda universe, the MDX. But yeah, this is very much like an ordinary Civic. Reliable, affordable, underappreciated, all the transportation most people really need.

[@ussliberty109]

4:45 The "Hardly Davidson" era.

[@videonut1988]

The AMF Years at that.

[@Leightspeed_]

I SPY A KEI TRUCK! When is the video of it coming?

[@Ragonex]

KZbin's back and this is the first video I am watching ;)

[@nestrac]

Same story here

[@drewb5358]

Same here

[@alexanderfielding4344]

Same bro!

[@adj789]

I made brown

[@AndrewZupkoff]

This early only because KZbin's engine blew earlier.

[@micaharies]

"I ONLY WEAR BLACK AND CAMO" you didn't have to come after me like that that's literally what im wearing now

[@3vanguardofthephoenix335]

I bet you didnt see that coming. And neither did he! Cause you're camo 😘😉 Lol

[@darren970]

We need more lawnmower reviews

[@junkhead86]

"Not A Car" to the tune of The Mandalorian theme... This is the way

[@timohanlon3683]

Not a carrr da da da da

[@friedensgabel]

I feel like Hondas are the motorcycle equivalent of the Toyota Corolla: "It's a Honda, it's _fine_ "

[@thomas316]

Little more maintenance than a Corolla but far more fun.

[@rslover65]

Like ALL hondas? Like the CBR1100XX? The XR600? Generalize much?

[@theworksho3947]

Honda motorcycles are the motorcycle equivalent of the Honda Civic haha

[@friedensgabel]

@@rslover65 Same with the Corollas - e.g. the 1.8 TS 2ZZ-GE is about as reliable as an 80s Alfa Romeo. Most are fine though ;)

[@burgersquid]

BTW the CM stands for Country Music, I've decided. Prove me wrong

[@MichaelD8393]

4:07 Straight up, *"Bloody Doctor's Note"* would make a good death metal band name.

[@chrisdavidson911]

any 3 word description of a random scenario is a freestyle jazz band name. Late Food Arrival. Their saxophone player's called Malcolm, and he gets pins and needles in his ears after he sneezes.

[@MichaelD8393]

@@chrisdavidson911 👏👏👏👏

[@davewolf8869]

"I watch David goggins every day but I don't know how to make my bed" - I got that reference

[@UndeadPorcupine]

"Can wind blow a bike over?" YES! I have actually seen this happen in real time with some poor college student's CB300. Granted, it was during one of the worst thunderstorms in recent memory, so the wind was crazy that day...

[@DFX2KX]

I watched this happen with *my own* GN125. Well, kinda. it was the garbage can lid that actually hit the bike....

[@lucianmaisel9161]

if you put the cover on loosley, or dont snap the buckles, itll come up high and really take it like a sail, provided this bike is... pretty heavy...

[@spamviking]

I've been shoved out of my lane while riding by a gust on the open plains.

[@cannoncolossus2449]

My first bike was a CM400A with the automatic transmission.

[@NewsdeSpencer]

I had the same bike, fine around town but avoid the highway.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I didn’t know auto bikes were a thing! Thats kinda cool, I should learn more about motocycles

[@jsrchmnd]

My first bike was a 1983 Honda cm450e with a drum front brake and no tachometer. He's right the handlebars were the worst part of the bike.

[@kevinfox500]

@@air-headedaviator1805 Yep. They made a 400 and a 750, back in the 70s and early 80s. My advice, learn to drive stick, run a clutch, and avoid the two speed slush box A models. Even with a 750 4, they just don't perform, and border on Unsafe. The newer computer controlled models, the Goldwing, and N700A, they seem fine. Same with the CanAm offerings, as they also come with a push button manual mode. Me, I'll stick with a clutch, and a shifter, or two, in the case of mom's old CB900. After riding one with a manual, riding an auto never feels quite right.

[@thebensho]

Owner of the bike here! I still think someone tipped it over. That bike stood through windier nights than that.

[@thebensho]

I should elaborate on the damage: bent handlebars (had already bought 1977 CB550 bars to replace the terrible original ones). The ears/brackets that hold the headlight bucket - and that the turn signals mount to - have bent. Already bought replacement signals because one shattered. Slight scuff on the right muffler, might have bent a bracket holding that too. Overall, still runs fine just a bunch of cosmetic/control damage.

[@_RiseAgainst]

Wrong!, Kevin Bacon was not in footloose.

[@ericjzach6969]

I had a CM 400 all the way through college. It was great for the small town I lived in. I thought I was going to die the one or two times I took it up the highway. Easiest thing to work on, and still a blast to drive around back roads. It was cool to probably be the last person on earth to have to do break in maintenance on a 1981 bike.

[@DragosDreamer1989]

Yes, wind CAN push over a bike with a cover on it. It even says so on most covers when you buy them new.

[@thomas316]

When I lived in Wellington, New Zealand I saw a whole line of them at a motorcycle stand blown over even without covers on.

[@yesnomaybe3372]

@@thomas316 yeah but Wellington wind is unreal

[@hanswurst4815]

This is kinda similar to a sailboat: You use the sail to "catch" the wind so that your boat is going faster. The bike-cover does the same thing, so the bike is more likely to fall down than without it.

[@alexanderfielding4344]

KZbin is restored by the power of FINK.

[@skuzzyj]

The neal is real

[@mauricemotors8207]

Is that a bioshock reference? ;)

[@j.francisward1897]

He puts such thought into the characters he creates for the sake of a review. I ride a Kawasaki Vulcan 750 and I confirm insurance is like $75 a year. Great bike.

[@avlawns3037]

I can attest. A 1200 goldwing with a cover WILL blow over in a 45mph steady wind.

[@dragonknite314]

Anybody else come here only to hear "Not a Car!"?

[@EggBastion]

mnmghhnahIdon'tcare...

[@duanerackham9567]

I saw the thumbnail, checked the date of release and you wanna know my first thought? "Great now I can leave a NOT A CAR COMMENT"

[@TheTarrMan]

"You meet the nicest people on a Honda" I think that was from the old Honda Dream days.

[@fideltrujillo5012]

The man card was created by the finance department so you can buy that truck your mom needs to consign for ! Speak the trust bro man. Every co worker I knew when I was like 24 had a new truck their parents signed for .

[@jamessawley213]

Don't think we missed that Kei truck in several shots!

[@marcjohnson3553]

Talk about bad timing to post a vid

[@Koburakage]

0:15 RCR knows their audience

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

The only people who dont like 250's are the people who have never ridden a 250

[@letmehearthatguitarsqueal]

When I was 19 I had a 1100 yamaha and my buddy bought an 86 rebel 250 and I had to drive it back. Qhat a blast. It was a cruiser shaped moped that could be screamed to 80mph

[@tomekkijak6701]

I see a Mitsubishi kie truck in the background

[@travatron4000]

7:45 Chain grease all over that back tire

[@darksu6947]

That seems safe!

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Trust me wind can blow over a bike with a cover on it. I learned the hard way if it's going to blow a gale, take the cover off.

[@kanjo7132]

RCR did a classic Honda. There is such thing as a good Monday

[@iLupi]

2:57 oooooohh, do i sense a SAAB STORY coming soon?

[@ajorsomething4935]

Sbarro

[@sammy13ificationable]

"Mancard" *laughs in bought a 250 bobber after getting rid of my 600cc cbr smokin Joe's race bike*

[@dot_dash]

Always good to wake up to a RCR motorcycle review. 👍

[@lumptydumpty6992]

Mr Regular - 1: love the content, genuinely happy to see an upload today. 2. Madagascar split off from the Indian Subcontinent, fun fact. Literally learned that 3 days ago from another KZbin video😂

[@devonriley110]

Wasn't expecting to hear Tuvok today.

[@TheShark9696]

Finally I can comment after the downage! I have nothing to say :-/

[@reedtarted1932]

Yeah I was Kinda worried about the outage

[@pyro2275]

Thought my shit got hacked 🤣

[@sethbeck9815]

@@pyro2275 same lmao

[@reedtarted1932]

@@pyro2275 same

[@FirstMetalHamster]

Well, with a cover a strong wind can do it, that's how sails work after all. But that's still a very strong gust I imagine. My bet is on someone backed into it or pushed it over.

[@werepat]

This was my first motorcycle, well the 1982 cm450e. Thank you so much for randomly picking something near and dear to my heart!

[@thomas316]

I can't believe there is still one out there without modified handlebars. Often people bent them straighter in a vice with an iron bar and hacksawed the ends off. This was before safety was invented of course.

[@theworksho3947]

Owner here! My FIRST bike was someone's half-finished cafe project 1981 CM400e! Boy are front drums terrible!

[@GiulioImparato]

400/450 is basically a perfect displacement if you don't have too much to demonstrate and just want to enjoy a motorcycle ride.

[@The101Point1]

I can't imagine that you're going to be 40...

[@chubbs7872]

I love hearing the mr plinket voice from other youtubers. His influence is everywhere lol

[@AF29007]

The last time I was this early, KZbin was still operational

[@Aspire198]

Oh hi there fellow caker, I see you are also a man of culture ( I recognised your profile pic)

[@TheBurningDonut]

Every time a new season starts I always wonder "Is there gonna be a Not a car this season?"

[@lm_dccxl4078]

E R R O R 5 0 3

[@smmydvr]

These were great first bikes for so many people. Honda through and through. Solid, reliable, simple to ride and no headaches. Handlebar mods were so simple it was ridiculously easy to find a set to fit your style of riding. And they STILL WORK LIKE THAT TODAY! Imagine that, quality in manufacture.

[@dogwater1089]

when regular car reviews still where regular car reviews... I will miss those days

[@pharmatoncoremuzikprojesi2179]

i want regular lawn mower reviews

[@shaunduffy3912]

@@pharmatoncoremuzikprojesi2179 i want more horse reviews

[@ileutur6863]

Do people still believe RCR is restricted to just regular cars? Is that meme still going around? Come on guys, I can tell you haven't even watched season 1

[@dogwater1089]

@@ileutur6863 how do you spell wosh again ?

[@lemonylemon2289]

I have a Honda 1986 cb450sc nighthawk. Same engine and suspension, only slightly different body i believe. It's a joy and rides like a cloud, while nippy enough to keep up with traffic and light enough to be fun in the turns. I love it :) (It also doesn't have those horrible bendy handlebars ;) )

[@NeoMegaMan]

I love how Roman sounded like he was on Nitrous at the end and just sorta did one take then said "Fuck it, ship it."

[@Zerimas]

I've got a 1988 CB450S, which is really similar. Finding parts was somewhat difficult because even though it was officially sold in Canada it was not done so in great numbers. I got it as my "first bike"/a project. I definitely dropped it (didn't learn to ride it because I'm too dumb). I can pick it up myself (have multiple times, because I am not smart), but it definitely ain't no lightweight 250. It's probably a good 50-100 lbs heavier than a Ninja 250. Still much easier than trying upright the Yamaha XS750 I thought I would be able to learn to ride. Hahaha.

[@LordCohliani]

My first bike was an ‘82 CM 450C. Insurance less than $100/yr. 50 MPG. Got compliments at every gas station. And I sold it at $1000 more than I paid for it.

[@geffenleffen123]

Woah... I had one of those... good street cruiser, decent reliable Honda. Very weird finally seeing a vehicle I owned being reviewed by RegularCars, I can say that yes wind could knock it over... a stray cat knocked mine over one day... and it was one the center stand... so. Oh and I dropped it once going 70kph in third gear and unlike dropping my harley sportster 1200 or 1300 midnight special... no broken anything woooh... (when the speedo was dead) and barely a scratch on the bike to boot, solid bike shame I sold it to a friend for a starter bike, but she still rides it to this day and loves it. Honda CM450, a "not bad, not great but not bad" motorbike.

[@prius4520]

Tuvok’s Holodeck Cleanup 😂

[@MotoMengy]

My first bike, a 1980 Kawasaki 250 LTD, had buckhorn bars too and they were terrible.

[@Onewheelordeal]

These are my sweet spot. I've got a garage full of 360-440cc bikes that were dirt cheap and still do modern speeds

[@myfatassdick]

Damn what a time to catch this video People are just trickling in after youtube died

[@dopey473]

Yeah that was weird, Discord was being buggy too

[@jacksoncaldwell3109]

I've seen wind kick over a few bikes if the stand is on the side of the wind.

[@theworksho3947]

Owner here, center stand. I don't think it was the wind. It's stood in windier nights.

[@jacksoncaldwell3109]

@@theworksho3947 not to contradict you but having owned a 73' cb500 and that thing wasn't exactly what id call stable on the kickstand, and definitely not the center stand. Mine may have just been messed with over the years though.

[@Hangoversteer]

My first motorcycle crash was on one of these. Good bike.

[@micheilmcleod9103]

I have the 450a with the Hondamatic. I love it! Great first bike. Would have never bought it. It was a great gift from my grandfather.

[@hillogical]

Before anyone bitches about the term "chief" being used with what sounds like an Army recruit, look up a US Army Field Artillery gun crew.

[@ebonwestbrook5580]

THIS WAS MY FIRST MOTORCYCLE- MHM NOSTALGIA - top speed was 106 mph, finally an RCR episode i can download

[@seththomas9105]

Mr. Regular is so regular in this review. Kudos to the RCR team on giving love to NOT A CAR!!!!!! Cheers.

[@chibinyra]

9:55 More Head Turn!!

[@linthefloofybean7373]

My father used to own one, I remember riding with him when I was little.

[@iCatchLupin]

I've owned a 1981 Honda CM400A Hondamatic for almost 5 years. It's basic, and simple, and it drips oil a little, but it's never let me down.

[@BuildaMan]

5:45 I googled it, and i'm disappointed this photo doesnt exist.

[@BenilJoseph]

RegularMotorcycleReviews.

[@Wladislav]

That voice + mentioning the holodeck gave me some strong Mike Stoklasa vibes.

[@PappaJs]

82 CM450C Custom was my first. Exactly like the red one in the video but mine had painted to match Honda hard case bags, a clear fairing windshield, and an adjustable sissy bar backrest. I loved that bike. Great handling, faster than my friend's Harleys, and great MPG for commuting.

[@crankmemes4565]

Please cuddle mE An d let's WaTCh tHE wEAthEr ChaNAL

[@jordaneggerman4734]

Respect the acapella parody of the Mando theme. That was a nice touch. Lol

[@Deftonesdsm]

Man i wish i could ride my bike. Also 70s brakes are useless thats why i swapped my 79 kawa to 2000 suzuki forks and swinger brakes etc. Its cold and im broke laod off 4 second time due 2 covid. Sadly i may loose everything as UE is running out and im fucked

[@seththomas9105]

Hunker down and stay strong my friend.

[@seanmelnyk8490]

Describing the poor financial decisions of every E-1 in every branch ever hits a little too close to home. Well played Mr. Regular.

[@Febonicu]

Uhhh he has a Saab 9-3 II Cabriolet in his garage, wonderful (2:58) Greetings from a Saabfanatic from Germany.

[@Pbairsoftman]

My mom had a 250 back in the day, she loved riding that thing until she had me and gave up riding. My gramps still had it in the barn for two decades, until 2020 when I took it home and started the restoration. Be a good 50th birthday present for her, I think.

[@seththomas9105]

You do that and you get your Man Card gold plated.

[@SkyeRocket]

This bike made a lot more sense in its automatic variant, the CM450A. Still a lot of demand for those out there, alongside the 400A...

[@mAtT47739]

We need a VT750 video. I own one, but it's not at all ready

[@anderjl276ps]

Had the same bars on my Yamaha 850 triple.....terrible

[@laillahilaallah001]

now yo gotta finish the honda series with the cbr500r or better yet 600rr

[@Sayua-chan]

My views on Basic transportation Cars: meh Bikes: 👍

[@MisfitKnives]

I had a drz400 that would blow over any windy day I had the cover on it. Granted, that's a tall, light bike

[@DragosDreamer1989]

I have one too. I keep it tied to something, because I'm afraid someone can easily knock it over :(

[@TheOneTrueHeavy]

80s honda ujms are my comfort vehicle

[@AaronSkone]

Over two years since the last bike video :(

[@ohitsAfantozzi]

Had a CM450 as my first bike. Immediately changed the handlebars for motocross bars. Bought it for $650, sold it 9 months later for $1500. The handlebars only cost my $5 in a bargain bin. Like he said, basic transportation, no frills.

[@FlyingDropBearAU]

Excellent Voyager reference. Men of culture I see!

[@brandonpesic1563]

This was my first bike and it was the greatest little machine for someone 6’5” and 240lbs. I highly recommend it. As always nice video guys!