I have a 1983 CM450E, I love it, it was cheap as dirt to buy and to maintain, it's a tonne of fun and I believe it's the best of both worlds between cruiser and crotch rocket in the way that only the bikes of this era can be. The only qualm I have about this bike is braking power: drums front and rear, which are adequate for driving but I like doing stupid tricks and want to be able to pull off an endo like my buddy with a 1978 400 Hawk. I'd suggest an upgrade to the CM450C or the CB450 of this era to get the added stopping power of the frond disk.
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