Had one from new until a drunk didn't see me at a stop light and totalled it, was a great bike with shaft drive. Couriers used them in the UK and got massive miles from that motor.
I had an '82 silver wing. Which is basically the same thing. Same thing happened to me. Accept It was an old guy changing lanes without looking and he knocked me off the road.
That's how a cx500 is supposed to sound. So smooth, great vtwin. I've ridden my cx500 for 19 years. It has 65,000 miles and still runs great. How cool they thought of the twist of the twin. It's a classic and mine sure doesn't ride like a 40 year old bike.
"They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda, you certainly meet the happiest ones because they're usually cruising around on their bike all day without working on it." You said it, Ken. No truer words have been spoken.
I have one of these right now. In the process of converting it into a cafe racer, and it’s an awesome bike honestly. I’m mostly impressed by just how well it’s engineered.
@@Lee950Brim Yes and no but mostly yes, i got a Custom for $1000 and did it up as a cafe racer... everything is original with the exception of a new seat and some flipped clubman handlebars. The spirit of originality is still there and with only those two things and new paint damn it turns heads... I never mod a bike or car so bad that it cant be reverted back for the next person. Keep the mods minimal and keep them tasteful is what i always say
Rode one of these about 28 years ago I was 19 in my home land Australia. It was exactly like this one but it was black with gold pin striping. And it was called a CX 500 SHADOW. Beautiful riding motorcycle so comfortable and plenty of performance for a tourer. Very rare bikes now and pricey. God bless.
Are they really that rare? Ive seen quite a few for sale where i live (Scandinavia) there's a beautiful blue one for sale for 2k euro atm, im considering getting a license and purchasing one though i havent decided yet.
Bought a used but excellent condition 79 Deluxe rode the hell out of it right up until a 6 point buck ran into the left side of me at 5am on my way to work. I paid 600 for it and a cycle salvager paid me 250 for it. I loved that bike. It was comfortable easy on fuel and with some pirellis it carved corners respectively. Very easy to perform maintenace on it. A true gem in the world of two wheelers.
Here in the UK we never had the CX500 Deluxe but one came up recently as a "Barn Find" from the US with only 39 miles on the clock. Watch out, you wealthy Americans, as this bike is coming up for sale soon on E-Bay here in the UK.
1985 I had my first pillion ride on the back of one CX500 blew me away at the young age of 13! Never bought one as they were usually thrashed and broken by the dispatch riders in England! Huge respect for this model I would own that one now if I could!
Hearing that motor brought back memories of cruising the Mississippi gulf coast at 2 am with the hi way all to myself. The subsequent 4 bikes I had after that first one never rode as good as that one.
We used to dispatch these in London in the 80s , called them the plastic pig , they had a funny bit on the front light reliable isn't the word sold mine with 88 thousands on the clock , still went well
I sure miss my ol CX 500 Deluxe, was my first street bike. It had the Windjammer faring with the lower extensions, engine guards and fog lights. Was my daily driver in Phoenix, put 32,000 miles city miles as there were few freeways in the 80’s. Gave it to a guy when I purchased a new bike, he later took it to a bone yard. 😢
Had one of these but turbo back when i was like 19. Ages ago anyway picked it up for a couple hundred bucks the guy i got it from thought it locked up but it was just the fan bearing. Replaced and put many a mile on it with no worries at all
My dad has one of these sitting in his garage for probably around 20 years now. It is still in great shape and has the big windjammer faring on it. It would need to be gone through to get running, a battery and whatever else might pop up during a revival. Any ideas what its worth as it sits or running if we decided to revive it?
Step right in it's around the back. Just a half mile from the rail road tracks. I had one of those then made a step down to a cb650 which could vibrate the fillings out of your head. Well actually it vibrated the stitches out of my mouth from wisdom tooth surgery(2 teeth) on a ride from just south of Worcester to Cape Cod. What a shitty weekend that was
I rode CX and GL 500's in the late 70' and early 80's. We called them Jap Guzzi's back then. The only thing I didn't like about them is all power and torque was in the higher RPM range. You really needed to run them full on to make full power. Otherwise they were a nice easy ride especially when fitted out with Craig Vetter touring gear consisting of a Windjammer fairing, bag's, and trunk.
Picked one up after being hit by some kid texting and driving as soon as my foot healed enough for me to shift again, just grabbed the first bike I found on marketplace to get back on the road until I could find something I liked more but honestly it's kind of an endearing little guy, 50hp is a little rough sometimes, but I'm consistently surprised by how zippy it is for how bulky the engine looks. Low center of gravity is real nice!
Never could get the thermostat to work? My dad had a CX650 that I would borrow all the time. Ran like a top. You could balance a nickel on the engine case while riding down the street, lol. The engineering of that engine was quite extraordinary. I can only imagine the geniuses that have worked for Honda over the years. That goes for all 4 of those Japanese companies for that matter.
I was a despatch rider in central London in the 80s. You could earn silly amounts of money back then. The CX was the bike of choice. Good at everything until you dropped it and had to pick the bloody thing up !
I am looking at picking one of these up for my first bike though im a little concerned that I may be too tall for it im 6'7'' if any taller people that have rode one could give me some insight on how it was was your that would be great.
I owned one I the 80s cost me 70 quid great bike to ride although me only being 5.2 a little bit scarey when I stopped at traffic lights sold it for more money traded in for Yamaha 500 virago also a shaft drive
I've mentioned several times in the near past,my GPZ750turbo, compaired to my late beloved, fuel injected 650 Bandit, the 750turbo, was more like a 400 SUPER DREAM, CX 500 at best. not that exciting. But if you had to ride round the world, you'd want CX500, super reliable. Prof. Bandit 650 B.T.E.out., Bandit Torque ENJOYMENT only, nothing technical.
Kap is there anyway you could give me a job from Ontario? Anything.. phones, parts desk, hunting shipping?? I don't know $1500 a month to help something from here???? Please let me know thanks.
I had one Identical to that and I wish I had never sold it.
Had one from new until a drunk didn't see me at a stop light and totalled it, was a great bike with shaft drive. Couriers used them in the UK and got massive miles from that motor.
I would imagine with proper maintenance you could get several hundred thousand miles out of these motors.
I had an '82 silver wing. Which is basically the same thing. Same thing happened to me. Accept It was an old guy changing lanes without looking and he knocked me off the road.
That's how a cx500 is supposed to sound. So smooth, great vtwin. I've ridden my cx500 for 19 years. It has 65,000 miles and still runs great. How cool they thought of the twist of the twin. It's a classic and mine sure doesn't ride like a 40 year old bike.
"They say you meet the nicest people on a Honda, you certainly meet the happiest ones because they're usually cruising around on their bike all day without working on it."
You said it, Ken. No truer words have been spoken.
Ride red!
Amen
I have one of these right now. In the process of converting it into a cafe racer, and it’s an awesome bike honestly. I’m mostly impressed by just how well it’s engineered.
Motorcycle noob here, what does it mean to turn it into a "cafe racer"?
@@smiIingman stripping down weight from it, and it’s a particular style of motorcycle that I’m converting it to.
Cafe racer means to take a beautiful classic piece of art and chop it up into a pile of shit.
@@Lee950Brim Yes and no but mostly yes, i got a Custom for $1000 and did it up as a cafe racer... everything is original with the exception of a new seat and some flipped clubman handlebars. The spirit of originality is still there and with only those two things and new paint damn it turns heads... I never mod a bike or car so bad that it cant be reverted back for the next person. Keep the mods minimal and keep them tasteful is what i always say
@@Lee950Brim yup!
Rode one of these about 28 years ago I was 19 in my home land Australia. It was exactly like this one but it was black with gold pin striping. And it was called a CX 500 SHADOW. Beautiful riding motorcycle so comfortable and plenty of performance for a tourer. Very rare bikes now and pricey. God bless.
Are they really that rare? Ive seen quite a few for sale where i live (Scandinavia) there's a beautiful blue one for sale for 2k euro atm, im considering getting a license and purchasing one though i havent decided yet.
Beautiful, my dad had one. He let ride it and the shaft drive response caught me out, I was 14.
Bought a used but excellent condition 79 Deluxe rode the hell out of it right up until a 6 point buck ran into the left side of me at 5am on my way to work.
I paid 600 for it and a cycle salvager paid me 250 for it.
I loved that bike.
It was comfortable easy on fuel and with some pirellis it carved corners respectively.
Very easy to perform maintenace on it.
A true gem in the world of two wheelers.
Made my cx500 into a trike with a reliant axle absolutely love it ❤
Here in the UK we never had the CX500 Deluxe but one came up recently as a "Barn Find"
from the US with only 39 miles on the clock. Watch out, you wealthy Americans, as this
bike is coming up for sale soon on E-Bay here in the UK.
What my be the price range?
I was 21 and bought that model new as my only transportation for the summer. It never got better than that.
1985 I had my first pillion ride on the back of one CX500 blew me away at the young age of 13!
Never bought one as they were usually thrashed and broken by the dispatch riders in England!
Huge respect for this model I would own that one now if I could!
I have owned 2 of these and loved them. Lovely to handle and ride on. I cannot think of anything negative.
got a 80 CX that's Mad Maxed out. My Girlfriend rides it, she loves it. It's hella easy to jam on. only wish it had an extra gear on the highway.
Dad had a 78 he bought new. Grew up on the backseat of that bike.
my dad just gave me his 1980 cx500. 17,000 original miles, i cant wait to be riding it
I have a Feb 1982 Sports and a May 1982 Shadow. I've put over 150 000 miles on the Shadow. Absolutely LOVE 'em!
Hearing that motor brought back memories of cruising the Mississippi gulf coast at 2 am with the hi way all to myself. The subsequent 4 bikes I had after that first one never rode as good as that one.
Wow that bike sounds awesome
We used to dispatch these in London in the 80s , called them the plastic pig , they had a funny bit on the front light reliable isn't the word sold mine with 88 thousands on the clock , still went well
I rode a CX650 for a few weeks. VERY smooth bike.
I had the Silver Wing CX 500 with a fairing, saddle bags, and a trunk. nice Bike!
I sure miss my ol CX 500 Deluxe, was my first street bike. It had the Windjammer faring with the lower extensions, engine guards and fog lights. Was my daily driver in Phoenix, put 32,000 miles city miles as there were few freeways in the 80’s. Gave it to a guy when I purchased a new bike, he later took it to a bone yard. 😢
Had one of these but turbo back when i was like 19. Ages ago anyway picked it up for a couple hundred bucks the guy i got it from thought it locked up but it was just the fan bearing. Replaced and put many a mile on it with no worries at all
Beautiful CX500! My Pops first bike. Love it.
yes i repeat myself those bikes are very reliable n cruise interstae speeds
The 1980 CX 500 is what I learned on. Miss that thing.
This is not just a bike, but a miracle.
I had one. The same red with a fork mounted screen and side bags. Great for solo touring.
Sounds great, just like new.
That thing sounds super smooth
I hated these back in the day. Kids get very funny about bikes. I see the beauty these days and the functionality is another level
Thanks guys
They weren't fast and they weren't sexy. They would run forever though and were the best commuter bike out there.
Hi I just pick one up does need a bit of work by spring next yr I will have a great ride
I'm back, great video, thanks!
This dude and his microphone just absolutely kills me 😂😂😂
, and ~ smooth as you cruise ~
, like, factory fresh, beautiful paint
Had 1 for 10yrs fantastic bike
had a hawk cb 250 in this series .nice comfortable bike .
My dad has one of these sitting in his garage for probably around 20 years now. It is still in great shape and has the big windjammer faring on it. It would need to be gone through to get running, a battery and whatever else might pop up during a revival. Any ideas what its worth as it sits or running if we decided to revive it?
Step right in it's around the back. Just a half mile from the rail road tracks. I had one of those then made a step down to a cb650 which could vibrate the fillings out of your head. Well actually it vibrated the stitches out of my mouth from wisdom tooth surgery(2 teeth) on a ride from just south of Worcester to Cape Cod. What a shitty weekend that was
I rode CX and GL 500's in the late 70' and early 80's. We called them Jap Guzzi's back then. The only thing I didn't like about them is all power and torque was in the higher RPM range. You really needed to run them full on to make full power. Otherwise they were a nice easy ride especially when fitted out with Craig Vetter touring gear consisting of a Windjammer fairing, bag's, and trunk.
Nice bike. Moto Guzzi layout but improved everything
Moto Guzzi minus the constant shop time and astronomical prices on parts, lol.
The most common dispatch bike in London in the EIGHTIES
Saved the department lots of money getting those bikes. Change the oil and you're good to go.
Picked one up after being hit by some kid texting and driving as soon as my foot healed enough for me to shift again, just grabbed the first bike I found on marketplace to get back on the road until I could find something I liked more but honestly it's kind of an endearing little guy, 50hp is a little rough sometimes, but I'm consistently surprised by how zippy it is for how bulky the engine looks. Low center of gravity is real nice!
Do you guys ever see any CX-550 turbos? Not sure if that’s the m# but Honda did make a turbo bike.
No
Honda made the CX500 turbo and CX650 turbo. Hard to come across those machines.
Very nice my friend.
i had one of these.it over heated on me all the time.never could get it to stop.
Never could get the thermostat to work? My dad had a CX650 that I would borrow all the time. Ran like a top. You could balance a nickel on the engine case while riding down the street, lol. The engineering of that engine was quite extraordinary. I can only imagine the geniuses that have worked for Honda over the years. That goes for all 4 of those Japanese companies for that matter.
is there one with chain drive ?
That things beautiful ken k
Had a cx trike
Excellent 👈🥳🥳 I LOVE HONDA 🥰
That s the only bike that i could not have ever 😢 very rare on latin america
I have to wonder how much it sold for, I purchased one back in the mid 80s I think I paid 1300.00
When I was a kid, someone was riding one and stopped by where I was visiting, and I remember thinking, why did he buy that one? 😆
Arlo Guthrie, Alice’s Restaurant. Cool song.
I was a despatch rider in central London in the 80s. You could earn silly amounts of money back then. The CX was the bike of choice. Good at everything until you dropped it and had to pick the bloody thing up !
How much the bike run for ?
I like it
I am looking at picking one of these up for my first bike though im a little concerned that I may be too tall for it im 6'7'' if any taller people that have rode one could give me some insight on how it was was your that would be great.
Bike has a high seat and high footpegs.
I'm 6 ft tall and sometimes my cx500 deluxe feels small.
Haha AND best horn award 😂 🤣
Good horns are so important on bikes. I generally upgrade the horn on all my bikes.
@@stephenloflin4772 had great pitch and a sweet meep meep, like ~ roadrunner ~
@@icanseeyouallfromuphere It's a Honda. Everything is going to be spot on.
@@stephenloflin4772 bwaha! ♥
How much would you ask for the bike
World's biggest taillight
I just bought one and i cant figure out the year of it
I think its a 79, looks like this just smaller tank ect
I had one,the same color.
I owned one I the 80s cost me 70 quid great bike to ride although me only being 5.2 a little bit scarey when I stopped at traffic lights sold it for more money traded in for Yamaha 500 virago also a shaft drive
I hate seeing these chopped up and made into cafe racers. Beautiful and classic motorcycles.
how come your not on the rear wheel
cr 500
I've mentioned several times in the near past,my GPZ750turbo, compaired to my late beloved, fuel injected 650 Bandit, the 750turbo, was more like a 400 SUPER DREAM, CX 500 at best. not that exciting. But if you had to ride round the world, you'd want CX500, super reliable. Prof. Bandit 650 B.T.E.out., Bandit Torque ENJOYMENT only, nothing technical.
The irish police used them for a while......when you heard that v twin coming , you ran!😄
My Dad had one ..
Kap is there anyway you could give me a job from Ontario? Anything.. phones, parts desk, hunting shipping?? I don't know $1500 a month to help something from here???? Please let me know thanks.
It looks like a tank.
That gas tank is MASSIVE. The CX650 I rode had a smaller tank.
That's not a technological Marvel Moto guzi's been doing that for ages.
That's a 78.. only year they made them like that
No it's not.I own a 78 and 2 80's.The 78 has a different headlight frame.
Love to Purchase a motorcycle 5oocx But also another as Trump
, hey hey, LoVe ducks 🦆 💦
It's not a v twin is a box engine 😑