Honda CB900C VS Yamaha XJ750

[@fishbmw]

This ladies an gentlemen is what zero maintainance looks like.

[@SneakyZeke]

Why maintain a $500 piece of junk

[@jordanjoestar8839]

I have one of those XJs and they are actually very very fast. The gear shifts are smooth at high rpm and you can carry the RPM up to 9000rpm. Shaft drive is a bonus. Ride mine every day, and have gotten alot of compliments

[@SneakyZeke]

Yeah that XJ of my friends is a nice bike even though it’s in rough shape

[@antonybonilla8620]

Xjs for the win. I gotta fix mine up. Wheelie wrecke dit

[@MrLeonightis]

clutch slipping like crazy

[@paulh7589]

I miss my '81 CB900 Custom. I really loved that bike. It was fast, comfortable, and reliable .Once you get used to a good bike, safety comes into the equation. Many long trips are under my belt. Please look out for yourself. Don't do anything stupid and keep your bike in tip-top shape at all times. Bikes are not toys. Graveyards are full of motorcyclists who were not doing things correctly. Most motorcycle fatalities could have easily been avoided. Don't be the asshole that leaves your Mother, Father, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, Nephews, Nieces and friends mourning just because you had a selfish addiction to speed or a bike that was not in tip-top shape. More people love you than you know. Don't be an idiot.

[@garyburbank3537]

CB900 hell yeah i bet it was fast as fuck shit the will still give a newer sports bike a good run well at least a zx6 or r6

[@abcanimal]

Muffler flew off Clutch slipping Tachometer rotating like crazy Poppin and bangin 😂😂😂

[@L.U.X.X]

Lol just noticed your rpm gadge was spinning

[@SneakyZeke]

Yeah it doesn’t work too well

[@garyburbank3537]

Bike sounds awesome how does it do for a older sports bike i had a 88 gsx600f loved it and it fit in good with the mewer sports bikes

[@billymc2681]

I believe your friend has a Maxim X, (due to radiator) which is a 700cc bike due to the tariff that Ronald Reagan imposed on Japanese motorcycles over 750cc. I believe that happened in 1984. Subsequently, most 750cc bikes were downsized to avoid the tariff, which was set at a whopping 49% of the MSRP. Anyhow, the Maxim X has the Genesis 5 valve head, which at the time was quite advance in terms of air flow. No wonder why is pulled on your bike so hard. A regular 750 Seca (air cooled, 2 valve head per cylinder) would not be nearly as fast.

[@Sn0wWh0rE]

I have the 750cc Maxim X. But I also live in Canada. The XJ750X probably don't find their way down to the states too often I bet.

[@tydodge]

I you to outrun my friends 750 Maxim just about daily. He'd blast by while I was idling down the hiway with the transmission high range. I have to down shift into 3rd just to get back in my power-band.

[@anthonywentz3215]

I have a 1986 Maxim X which is the 5 valve per cylinder engine they made for two years and it blew my buddy zx9r out of the water up until about a hundred and fifteen miles an hour

[@50gary]

There is no way that huge Xj 700x weighs 375 more like 475#

[@rogerwhite7719]

It might be sub400-it's bobbed and lots of OEM stuff is missing.

[@jerodrobinson4040]

There's no way it's Sub 400. With a full Tank Mine is 455 on the Nose. I could cut a further 5 maybe 10lbs with R1 Fork's but it's not getting anywhere close to 400lbs.

[@RogueBro]

200kg+

[@Not_Ricardo]

My right ear loves this

[@gmaltese]

dude i had a 1981 honda cb900c new it was real fast, i think somethings wrong with yours???? my 0-60 was 3.2 sec no mods

[@flynnjacobs1662]

dude his bike is fucked, makes me sad to see it in this condition, either he doesn't know how to work on stuff like these, or he doesn't have the money

[@lexushammond9057]

a big fan i love your videos big up with your videos

[@SneakyZeke]

thanks!

[@jerodrobinson4040]

In the CB's Defense that is no XJ-750, Its an XJ-700 Maxim X. And Yes there's a significant difference. The 750 is an Air-cooled Twin Cam 2 Valve with a YICS Head. The 700 is a Liquid Cooled Twin Cam 5 Valve per Cylinder that's Very close to the Genesis Motor's used in the FZ's at that time.

[@ReMarkAbleMagic]

I've owned both bikes (almost, mine was a CB900F with Chain drive and even faster), and the Maxim is just a quicker faster bike. Thing is, it looks like any other Yami 4, but hiding in that head is 5 valves per cylinder vs 2 for the Honda. That engine breathes so much better than the Honda, and the Maxim is just built to go.

[@Teramydog]

that honda is a 16 valve head

[@DonnellHall]

I used to run my seca 750 against my friends that all had Honda 750 and 900s. Used to smoke those Hondas. All were 81 and 82 models. By the way, my name is Shawn.

[@SneakyZeke]

By some dark magic they make good power. It’s a good name

[@edikaramuratful]

How come this cb have such a nice sound?! What exhaust is it?

[@Mr.no_onE]

Lol currently none

[@joniszard2340]

Unless that is a Canadian XJ, the 85 is a 700, not a 750. Very little difference in power, but the displacement had to be reduced due to US import tariffs put in place at the time. I have a bone stock 85 XJ700 with 10,000 miles on it. It is surprising how quick the bike is, given that it is more than 30 years old. The wet weight on the stock bike is right about 500 lbs, by the way. Some of the DNA of the V-Max, introduced the same year, but in a smaller package.

[@SneakyZeke]

Yeah it’s a fun bike. I heard about the 700cc thing from some of my friends at a motorcycle scrap yard. I may be wrong about this but I believe if you get the 750cc crank from japan then you can swap it in and have a true 750cc

[@boodasias563]

If you think that bike is fast for being 30+ years old, look into getting a v65 Sabre. Those bikes go well over 170 stock, and they only stop pulling hard at around the 150-ish mark. It isn't too bad in the quarter either, running mid 10's with a good rider when it's running good.

[@austin_94gt18]

Zeke. Make more of these videos. You got me interested in 80s bikes

[@Jandejongjong]

750 stock?

[@L.U.X.X]

Yeah I litteraly got my cb900c unseized last night gonna be driving it soon

[@SneakyZeke]

They’re awesome bikes, very comfortable, not quite as fast as I liked but plenty of fun

[@feyt4845]

@SneazyZeke I bought mine yesterday, it’s my first bike! It has 60k miles on it. When you say fast, do you mean speed or acceleration ? Because acceleration is not that bad, you did 7.1, but I’m pretty sure you can get like 5 sec om the 0-60 with some more tuning. And for the speed, what is your top speed on it?

[@SneakyZeke]

@Feyt I was talking more about acceleration, I'm not really a top speed guy because tat's where people get really hurt and things go wrong haha. I'm sure you could get faster than I did with some work. Mine wasn't jetted properly and the clutch was starting to go out. The fastest I ever went on it was right around 100mph (on a closed track in Mexico of course) and I know it had more in it, but I didn't really feel like pushing it that high.

[@feyt4845]

@SneakyZeke Thank for replying! I really like your channel btw and yup, I agree, speed is only dangerous for you and the other... and it’s not as fun as acceleration aha. Have a good one bro ;) Ride Safe!✌️

[@infini1970]

Your bike is in better shape than CB900 Custom right now. Kinda wanna junk it watching your video lol!! Dunno if I have the energy to fix it all up or money ;).

[@ricksanchez694]

well as long the brakes and light works right ? :D

[@infini1970]

@@ricksanchez694 and it will run gear lol!! Sold it. Got a 2009 Yamaha Vstar 650. Great great deal. Probably what I should have been looking for originally.

[@ricksanchez694]

@@infini1970 nice bike ! I have a honda vfr 750 from 1996 and i cant wait to summer so i can ride again. Meanwhile im looking for a cheap winter bike

[@infini1970]

@@ricksanchez694 Yeah man. It's great to have one that's newer honestly. I'm a new rider so the CB900 was not a great idea. Live and learn. The 650 works every time, rides great, and I will not get bored with it in a few months.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

Be faster if the clutch wasn't slippin

[@charliemarczak9274]

What's your buddy's KZbin channel/insta? I have a 1982 maxim custom, I just wanna check his bike out

[@charliemarczak9274]

Check out my insta- nessy_the_bobber

[@SneakyZeke]

He doesn’t have a channel yet, his insta is 24vsean, but I don’t think he has the bike anymore. I’ll check it out.

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

Clutch discs need replacing.

[@joellee7645]

Dude on honda not real bright.

[@FailureDaleure]

Lmfao the muffler 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DavidHill-io8kt]

Lmao this is hard to watch you eating the clutch on this bike

[@kurtsam5972]

Change your clutch lining dude

[@SneakyZeke]

Yeah it needed a new one

[@quintennobbe]

You gotta get that rev limiter

[@garyburbank3537]

He's on a 900 your on a 750 this would be like me racing my gsx600f vs my dad on my kz1000

[@will7its]

Excellent, much safer in Old Mexico, well done......🤣

[@jrtadpole9364]

No working gauges, muffler flies off and clutch slips when you drop the clutch. Poor poor bike buddy haya

[@Aguirre693]

Yup few bad for this guy. And this bike

[@MH-jt3lx]

I ran mine in low in tow sand high on the road.

[@SneakyZeke]

Definitely a neat gearbox for a motorcycle

[@nomethodjustmadness6323]

Haha I asked myself the same question when mine fell off of my zx7

[@SneakyZeke]

Scary stuff

[@titoine1998]

your clutch is splipping

[@quintennobbe]

You're shifting too early

[@adventures-od1nf]

Just bought an 86 Maxim mind-blowing how fast they are

[@SneakyZeke]

That’s awesome

[@adventures-od1nf]

@@SneakyZeke I also have a maxim 1100 it more than outperform my buddies thousand CC crotch rocket in a straight line

[@SneakyZeke]

That’s awesome, I’ll have to look at it

[@JuanDiaz-uy2qn]

I have 2 of these for sale

[@dbmoto6326]

pleas put on some gloves at least lol

[@SneakyZeke]

It was a nice day haha and I didn’t have a pair at the time

[@fastmart]

@@SneakyZeke it may have been a nice day but those hands on tarmac when you fall off, the sunshine aint gonna save them

[@matiasnicolini4804]

no sabes meter los cambios que haxes que la haces patinar el embrague

[@fabieneldridge3414]

A very un- experienced young man. He knows about the same as my 4 year old grandson. That bike is not safe for him . He is way to young and as no motorcycle knowledge.

[@SneakyZeke]

Yeah that guy is an idiot

[@harleypub]

Probably need some lessons on riding a bike and how to maintain a bike!

[@heyboss318]

I bought this bike for $25 buks lol