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In most magazine tests, the CB900F normally clocked low to mid 12 seconds in the quarter mile and as low as 11.84 seconds in a Motorcyclist magazine test.Despite being out-displaced, the CB900F competed with other performance bikes of the time such as the Kawasaki Kz1000, Suzuki GS1000, and Yamaha XS1100. The engine was tuned to produce mid range power rather than maximizing peak horsepower at the top engine speed, thus giving good acceleration from 4,000 rpm to the 9,500 rpm redline. At 90 mph (140 km/h) there was some vibration, but the relaxed riding position was comfortable at most speeds, except perhaps near the 130 mph (210 km/h) maximum where the high handlebars led to arm fatigue against wind pressure.

While the CB900F arrived years late to the market against these Japanese competitors, and could only just keep up with their performance,in 1982 competition from the CB900F was a problem for Harley-Davidson. The 25 year old, 500 lb (230 kg), Sportster XLH was losing performance due to a lowered 8:1 compression in order to comply with environmental regulations and use low-octane fuel, resulting in under 14 second quarter mile times at 100 mph (160 km/h), and a 100 mph (160 km/h) top speed. In comparison, the 1982 CB900F did the quarter mile in under 13 seconds at 110 mph (180 km/h) with top speed of 130 mph (210 km/h).

For its time, the CB900F was called, "the ultimate statement of the old air-cooled technology Honda had done so much to create,to be followed by the larger displacement CB1100F of 1983, before moving on to water-cooled inline fours with the CBR1000F of 1987. In anticipation of the 2002 model, one reporter reminisced that the original, "was a powerful machine, if a bit heavy. All gas tank and engine, stable on the highway, middle-of-the-road good looks and hound-dog reliable. Rod Ker, however, writes that it, had "two bad habits," that, "it dropped out of gear, and — sometimes as a direct result — broke con-rods. This was a great pity, because it was a good bike until it broke, blessed with a frame and suspension that showed the Japanese were catching up with the Europeans in chassis technology.