Lets Make It Run! Honda CX500 Revival!
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- Lets Make It Run! Honda CX500 Revival starts now with this mostly original 1981 Custom model! I bought this as a pair with another customized CX500 about a year ago and it's finally time to dive in and make this a rider. In this video I take you through all the things I am looking for when reviving an older bike. There are many tips and tricks in here so I hope you find it helpful for your project!
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What a piece of history. How can any sane rider hate these ? They are pure Honda V-Twin Italian style. You'll NEVER see that again.
Never was a fan of these so-called "customs" during the 80's, but any survivor bike deserves respect and just grows on you. Good luck BJ and looking forward to your progress.
Same the entire Japanese cruiser segment didn't do it for me in this era. I always prefer the performance oriented models but yes any old bike that can be revived is worthy of doing so
i dont have any repect for any of them after a honda service rep. told me to keep my mouth shut after i found a major screw up that the factory did to all of them..and that is honda did not provide an engine oil supple to the cam lobes nor the lifters
Having had one of the originals, a 1978 CX500 myself. I loved that bike. Must admit when Honda brought the Custom model out, I wasn't a fan at all. It just didn't 'float my boat' as they say. Having said that, all these years later and Im only too happy to see you resurrect this bike and many others like it so that they live on in an ever changing world. Please keep saving them. 🙂
All '80's customs of base models were abominations!
That was the first new bike I bought, picked up a new 1981 in the spring of 1983 for $1800. Put over 50k on it the next 10 years. Great bikes, one of Honda's most underrated at the time.
Still underrated imo
I'm just doing cooling system cleaning and this is video is gold! Thank you so much and greetings from Poland!
Awesome! Glad its helpful!
Love the customs but I am glad you are leaving this one stock every year there are less and less of them. The 500 was always a favorite of mine and I can't wait to watch you bring it back.
A master at his craft, and I know you made your father proud! I'm looking forward to the next episode!
Much appreciated Rick!
the sound when bolts loosens with a tick is so good
For real 🤓
Was amped when you pushed a carbon copy of my bike into your garage. Unlike many of Euro riders out there, I always appreciated the Custom for giving some voice to the US cruiser styling that was often ignored by many companies this early in the game. More first on this bike than many realize, but let those unaccustomed to water cooling and tubeless tires just revel in their retro features of the past. Can't wait to see what will come next. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed!
@@BrickHouseBuilds I enjoy all your content with the channel. Makes me wanna buy the Farmer CB-750 SOHC every time I give him a call.
Very nice! Just spent 800$ getting new gaskets and electric fan for mine. I have the 1979 blue twin. Smooth bike!
If you zoom in on my pic you can see its really clean. Just wish i had the original exhaust.
Great job! This makes me feel young again, and enjoy riding these styles of bikes.
Happy the video had the effect! Thank you
Great job BJ. It's good that you show how you take it off and put it on. Instead of saying I'm gonna put this on off video and I'll be back. Enjoyed the video and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!
Glad you enjoyed Henry!
When I turned 16 (1986) and got my drivers license, the first vehicle I had was a CX500. I drove everywhere with that thing and loved it.
Great bike at that time!
I had a friend with a CX500 Turbo, and I rode the hell out of it. Was a fun bike.
Everytime I watch one of your videos I go “well dang, now I gotta get one of those!” Thanks for more awesome videos, I love the all the work you do
Haha glad they have that effect! Definitely check out the recent video on this bike getting it road worthy!
Love your channel and cool level headed approach and methodical method of fixing up these classics
Thank ya! I try to be as methodical as possible
Excellent timing! I just picked up a '81 CX (my 2nd twisted twin) for $300. missing tank and seat. Will dig into it soon using your techniques! Thanks again!
Sweet! I'll be making a few videos on this one in similar format too
Thanks for including all of the details especially with the carbs
Glad you found it helpful!
So glad I found your channel. I’m having fun watching you work.
Thank ya Mike! I have over 300 videos on here so thats plenty to keep you busy!
Back in my yoot, i was not a fan of honda & moto gooey v twins. Just thought they were odd looking. 70 yrs old now & i think they're effing cool.
Totally dig your your concept of breaking down into small tasks
A CX500 was the bike I did my first bike rally on.
As a member of a large motorbike club and having only just started riding, I was a pillion on a mates bike.
We rode 300 miles to a bike rally at the Lizard in Cornwall, there was about 6 of us on 5 bikes.
As a passenger, I thought the CX500 was very comfy with a smooth ride and a very nice wide seat. The bike felt very torquey with plenty of low down pull.
It was a new bike and although sometime afterwards I rode another mates CX500 and sidecar combination, I never rode a solo or owned one.
Id wonder what your impressions would be if you got to pilot one. That would be interesting
Love watching this guy on cx500s. I'm not a fan of the custom version. Much prefer the stock cx500. Had them in all the colour range. Love em.
Here in the US it seems the Deluxe version is most sought after for the tank shape.
If ever I should buy a bike, I'd want you to go through it. Good to see you use antiseize on the threads because not very many people know about galling. Don't think I'd want a liquid cooled bike though. Cheers from eastern TN
My first bike was an old cx 500 that I bought with a bad stator in it and yes, a cracked over flow tube. Learned much tearing into that old bike.
Thats a good way to learn though
I've had my fathers 1980 CX500 sitting at my friends house for about a year or two. Money and more important things needing to be paid for kind of had it sitting off to the side. When we first went to retrieve it from my fathers house my friend took the carbs off of it entirely and squirted some 2-stroke mix into the intakes. It fired right up once the booster pack was hooked to it and the starter button was pressed.
It's been sitting since 2004 which is when my step-sister was born. So it hasn't been on the road for a while. The stock carbs themselves are total junk and are seized up from corrosion but when we checked the gas tank it was super clean inside with no rust. When I get around to it I'm going to buy some decent cheap carbs, a universal Y-throttle cable for doing custom builds and a couple of clamp-on pod filters. It's also going to need some new tires as it's been sitting too long with the ones that are on it. They're in decent shape but they're just old.
I vote use the stock carbs for now. They can be saved with a bit of work and run well. Time saved in the long run
@@BrickHouseBuilds That was my first choice in all honesty because I already have them. I will give a second attempt at freeing the slides.
But if they're worse than they already look and require a full rebuild I'm not putting any money into them.
IMO these stock diaphragm actuated carbs are just awful.
@@Slane583 worst case they need a couple gaskets but if you don't want to do them yourself id say have a shop rebuild them. It will save money and time in the long run with trying to make other stuff work. These keihin cv carbs have never let me down
@@BrickHouseBuilds Funny enough. I was just talking to my friend about attempting to work on them again not long after my last comment, about an hour or two ago.
I forgot the last time we worked on them was just before winter and that we tried using a light acid solution to break them free. Which sadly didn't work.
They weren't in the solution long enough to break down the metals. But if it didn't touch the corrosion then they're pretty much toast. I'm not wasting money to pay a shop to work on them, they aren't worth it.
Sadly I should have remembered we tried working on them again. But when it's not import I tend to forget we even bothered with it.
The bike I had to ride to get my license. (1982?) Smooth ride, I remember, even with the guy from MOT on the back
Great video, I particularly liked the fact that you use hand tools rather than zip fasteners on and off with battery tools, makes for far better watching in my opinion. Cheers!!
Glad you enjoyed!
Nice video. I bought one of those used (red/maroon like this one), with like 1,200 miles on it back around 1987. Under rated bike for sure. Put fork seals on it, later the oil seal and mechanical seal on the water pump, and put a lot of miles on it.
Definitely fun bikes with a character all their own
@@BrickHouseBuilds Yeah. Electric motor smooth at high rpm, yet they had more torque just off idle than you’d think considering the small displacement and short stroke. You could tune and service one on your lunch break and still have time for a sandwich. Even then rockers were considered obsolete but they kept the heads compact and the cam chain short (remember the dohc V4’s). With a little care they’d roll the odometer.
Man, i had one that looked exactly like that in 1995, well it did after i was finished with it hahaha. Only thing I found with it, was vibration started after reaching 65mph.
Ah, that torquey tilt when you crack the throttle! I remember that from my old GL500. You just don't get that with a transversally mounted engine.
It's such a cool characteristic of the bike!
I love this engine configuration. Primarily because of moto guzzi's offerings. Although a bmw r1150gs is easliy my favorite, with cylinders facing out I guess. I didn't know this existed, nice looking bike. I would ride it lovingly. Also I love the suzuki single in the background. Another bike I have wanted for a long time.
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These could be comparable to a very light guzzi with a move rev happy nature. They have a cool character riding them
Similar configuration but actually quite different. Cylinders are part of the engine block, clutch in front, alternator at the back and wet type, very bad idea if you have alternator problems like I had.
Watching from Bangkok, Thailand
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Wow, sounded great with open pipes, heheh, good job gettin her running.
I Had a Honda full-dress touring bike with that same engine. GL-500 Silverwing Interstate. I eventually put ona MAC 2 into 1 pipe but I didn't like the sound of the MAC muffler. So I replaced the muffler with a stock Harley Bullet muffler and it sounded great.
A 2 into 1 is normally what I do. A cone engineering muffler was amazing. Check out my gl650 build to hear that
Great video. One note, it's deionized water that strips electrons. Distilled is just pure H2O.
Just repeating what I've read
This is great. Definitely bookmarking this video for reference.
Glad you found it helpful!
My first bike since 1981🤗
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Nice work on this bike! 👍 … In Germany we call the CX500 „the Manure pump“ ! … 😂
My first big motorcycle gets the license.... not the custom model, regular, but 🥰😄😁
The bike today
Has the most beautiful motor.
I never noticed them around
They are neat looking engins indeed
I love your temp tank setup, Looks like the old girl is in the hospital with an iv
Its a must have tool in my shop!
Super cool! Love Cobra's.
Thanks Paul!
Nothing wrong with using a Anaerobic gasket maker at all. It's great, but the word Anaerobic literally means it cures in the absence of oxygen. So yes it does harden just not while your doing your work.
I am a tech guy for a chemical company that sells those very same and other sealants and adhesives. That Anaerobic is actually very much similar to Thread locker and in a pinch is interchangeable.
So excited to see your new video post 👍🏻 hope you celebrated your Mothers day with some family. Looking forward to the next episode 😊
Thank ya! Had to spend it traveling unfortunately
@@BrickHouseBuilds I know you had a lot to do 👍🏻 Hope everything went alright.
@@BrickHouseBuilds I have To ask you. Where do you find these bikes needing saving?? I would love to find one of those classic Hondas like that needing work and bring it back to life. Any recommendations where to start? Maybe do a video on how you find them or ???
@@S2NAZ Well I just keep an eye on Facebook marketplace. Always deals around me. I do have an advantage in that once you start to become known as "the motorcycle guy" deals find you. People reach out all the time wanting to sell or gift me bikes.
@@BrickHouseBuilds that’s a great problem to have 👍🏻
Great content and a lovely interloper at 40:00! 😜
Thanks!
Great Video. Will be extremely helpful as I start my build because my bike is rough and will need a lot of attention
Here in the UK learner laws are incredibly tight, being able to ride a 500 (or maybe bigger?) at 16 sounds crazy given the weight and performance of some machines, should be fine though 😬.
Taking a CX500 off road is a great fun, at least it is until you fall sideways into a ditch and the bike lands on top of you, with a red hot exhaust burning your shin, and you have to wait what seems like hours for some walkers to come along to help you get from under the bike, ask me how I know this! 😂
Permit level is different here. At 15 1/2 you are limited to 200cc and must ride within a certain distance
@@BrickHouseBuilds I wasn’t clear in what I wrote, here in uk your only allowed 50cc at 16, I was referring to your area re 500cc, anyway look forward to your videos with your partner learning 👍
These 500’s make great outback customs. Also Cafe’ customs.
Yes they do. I have built a few you have likely seen
Rod Curry Classics also has a vid on getting a CX 500 running, and more on the way, easy Scottish viewing.
Not sure who that is but maybe ill have to look
Caro amigo, é muito bom ouvir o ronco do motor ao final do trabalho.....EXELENT. abraço do Brasil.....
Thank you!
I watched this entire thing just to see if the stator worked. I used to ride my GL500 to work on one battery, then swap in the one in the saddlebag for the ride home.
I know my friend who owned it before had either replaced it or said it was good so i was confident
With the aid of a bottle of Red I've just somehow sat through a CX500 video?! Still I love your mechanic'ing & appreciate your easy going nature. Two questions though. Where's the Benelli?! And where do you get your splendid tee-shirts?
Hey Graham I recently made a Benelli video actually you can check out. My shirts come from everywhere lol. This one was just Amazon
Those old style round fuses can have a loose end that can hit or mss on power like the bullet connections.... Check them by pulling on each metal end.... I spent years chasing a run/no run on an outboard motor due to one of these bad fuses......
They are such a pain sometimes. I try not to twist low amp ones in hopes of avoiding breaking them
@@BrickHouseBuilds The only reason I finally figured out the ONE fuse on the engine was the problem is the fuse actually fell apart when i tipped it out of the inline fuse holder... Lol... This was after many times of tracing the " no power" to it.. Everytime I looked at the fuse it " looked " fine..... LIve and learn. I should say this was WAY before the internet.... We had to figure it out for ourselves back then.......
I had a 1981 Honda CX 500 deluxe. I changed the seat to the Canadian Turtleback shape seat like the seeds that came on the late 1980s BMW R 100 RS.. I put on Honda, CB 400 F bars, KONI, shocks. Stock, mufflers, stock, airbox, and air cleaner.
I loved that bike. It was my favorite Honda engine ever. I have owned 108 motorcycles over the decades, the CX 500 is my favorite engine. A pushrod engine with a central, located, spark, plug, multi valve. They twisted the cylinders so that the exhaust ports would miss the radiator and down tubes of the frame. That also brought the intake manifolds close together, so the carburetors would be away from the riders knees under the gas tank.
The CX 500 was actually designed right from the drawing board to be the turbocharged motorcycle engine. That’s why it does not have removable cylinders. To offset the torque reaction of twisting the throttle, the crankshaft spins in the opposite direction of the clutch. This is a pushrod engine that turns very high rpms..
these motorcycles were one of the favorites for the more than 10,000 motorcycle couriers in London England back in the day. They ran for decades. They only had one weak spot, that was water pump seal housing gasket, and it was a beast to change because it is at the back of the engine practically up against the rear frame tubes..
The early versions had CDI ignition.. The problem with them was, as you were pushing the starter button, the starter dropped to the voltage significantly, and the CDI box did not get enough power. But if you let off the starter button, then the bike would start. In later versions when the engine went to 650 cc, they went to transistor ignition, and the problem disappeared.
This is the only bike ever and that I was sorry I sold. I actually did not have it up for sale. I was sold motorcycles, part time in a friends, Yamaha/suzuki shop. A guy came into the shop, asking what we had used. I took him to the space where we had all of the used bikes for sale, which there were not many. And he saw my bike sitting there. He asked about that one. I told him it’s mine and it’s not for sale. he asked if he could sit on. well, he was sitting on it, and he pull the trigger and offered me three times what I had in it.. When someone offers you more than you think the bike is worth, if you don’t sell it, it’s the same as you paying that high high price for it. So I had to let it go at that offer.
that guy would stop in once in a while to buy oil, or ask a question. He moved his daughter from here and western Pennsylvania to Oregon. He was a retired truck driver. He loaded that CX 500 into the moving van that they rented, and took it with him to Oregon when he moved his daughter there… once they arrived in Portland, and unloaded the truck, he rode that motorcycle down to Mexico, came across the lower United States to Florida, then he rode the bike up into New England on back roads like route 17 following the coast through the Carolinas.. he finally came back home, and he stopped in the shop and showed me all the pictures of his travels on that CX 500 I sold him..
motorcyclist magazine I guess about 20 years ago had the story of a guy and his girlfriend that traveled around the world for two years on a CX 500. Then, a couple years after that, they went out and did it again on that same machine..
Good job !!
Thank ya!
really enjoyed that, thank you - learnt a few tips too 👍
Thanks Tim! Glad you enjoyed and found some helpful info
Great video
Glad you enjoyed!
Looks like you had the air scoop backwards under the seat too. Don't know if you noticed
Its correctly placed I assure you
JB your videos have inspired me to get back to working on my 1981 cx 500 deluxe, I have just lost interest for a while.
The main reason I stopped was because I lost spark on one of the cylinders ,I found a wire crushed with the insulation not cut through. Now that I have both cylinders fireing the next thing on the list is making it like look like new taking off the silver paint off the engine that my stepfather painted on the bike ( he was a painter by trade).
What would you do to to return the moter to onginal look,I have tried to pressure wash to no avail.
Thank you for your time.
Glad they have inspired! For the paint I would say a mix of stripper, scotch pads, picks, and lots of elbow grease are going to be required if doing it manually. Another option you may like would be dry ice blasting. I don't know if that takes paint off the best but it may be an option. I'd personally stay away from vapor honing the engine while assembled.
Bj
The 500's wasn't as reliable as the 650's. I owned one of these bikes in the 80's. It started knocking, I didn't have the money to fix it back then. But I always wanted the 650 turbo and I still want one.
Was that knocking dude to early cam chain tensioner issues? Maybe excessive metal in the oil
Great info.
Sire would live to ypu sink those carbs😇😁😇
They will be synchronized when I get the exhaust on.the bik ex
Schöne Güllepumpe....😊
I have the exact same torque wrench, sometimes the calibration is slightly out but seems to work most of the time 👌🏼
Love me some long vids like this
We will see how it goes. This one is super long but a big turnoff for the younger crowd
@@BrickHouseBuilds your co0mment just reminded me that at 30, im no longer part of the younger crowd I guess haha
@@MP-br4pj actually per my analytics you are. Generally the 45+ crowd likes longer videos.
@@BrickHouseBuilds always knew I was ahead of my time
Great video. What is the best way to repair a cracked overflow tube.
Would you try and solder it.
I guess some form of solder/braze could work but im not very experienced there
100 bucks says your coolant leak comes from the P-box on the water pump shaft.
This is the reason 99% of the times on the water buffalo (CX500), it's a known issue. I have long since lost cont on how many time we did this at the Honda dealer I used to work for. It's basically the ONE thing that I know of that makes me not interested in buying one.
Unfortunately it's also a really annoyingly messy job, especially if you don't have the dedicated CX500 water pump p-box removal tool.
Yes, this model has a very particular arrangement, and the water pump is inaccessible AF.
Never heard a cx500 be called a water Buffalo before as thats reserved for the GT750 lol. Never heard the term p-box with these but yes the bikes typically just have a few known points such as the water pump mechanical seal, 79 timing chain tensioners, and stator replacement difficulty due to having to pull the engine.
Removing the engine takes about 45 minutes and from there replacing the water pump seal is not bad whether it be a later model direct fit or shep method swap.
Oil pressure sensor, wouldn't they make a different sealant so you don't block the grounding? Teflon doesn't seem factory..ish.
I honestly haven't thought about the potential lack of continuity there. I've never had an issue from it but can see the concern. I have tried many thread sealants and always seem to leak which is frustrating and why I tend to use the tape most often.
I'll keep tabs on this video, as a reference for when I do further work on my CX500. BTW, did you check the valves on this one?
I have not checked the valves yet due to it sitting for a while. I have a video showing how to do that if you are interested
@@BrickHouseBuilds Yes, I will dig for the video where you did the valve check. It's about time for me to check valves again.
That’s probably the nicest sounding motor Honda ever built.
Of course with the stock muffler installed.
It sounds like crap in this video.
Yeah it sounds rough open header but this was just a systems check
I would have put the O ring in the groove
You would have been correct too. Lots of various preferences with this
Maybe you have said this before but do you have a go-to source for genuine Honda parts like all the o rings and gaskets and all the various rebuild parts you use? Maybe you cant say because you no doubt deal with a lot of suppliers but I wanted to ask. I understand if you would rather not say and I will weave my way though whatever I can find myself. Picking up my bike tomorrow! Yay! Thank you.
The short list is partzilla, dime city cycles, cmsnl, ebay, David silver spares, 4into1, Murray's carbs, honda, etc
@@BrickHouseBuilds Thank you!
Please tell me how to get the seat off, I have a 400 custom and can't figure out how to remove the seat to fix the stuck choke.
I can't say for sure but it's likely just two bolts near the rear of the seat.
Hi, I'm Richard, I really like your videos, you're great for rebuilding motorcycles (it would be more awesome if you put a Spanish translation on your videos, please, in Latin America we see you a lot!!!) Thank you......
Hello Richard, I know I have a large south American audience but I do not have the ability to fully translate
@@BrickHouseBuilds Hello, greetings and thank you for taking the trouble to answer me. I am from Central America. specifically from Nicaragua 🇳🇮. I understand that you don't have to translate anything TH-cam gives you the option to put your channel in several languages. If I've seen several you tubers that I'm still the same as you, make a little effort since you have a very excellent channel please 🙏 .
Any suggestions or guides on how to adjust the ride hight? it stands about an inch or two, too high, i cant get both feet flat.
Slightly shorter rear shocks combined with sliding the forks up in the trees a small bit
What tool set up is that u using to take that carb bowl off
@McLo0ving that is a small ratcheting wrench with a bit driver. I use it alot. Grab some #2 and #3 JIS bits from kmcaeburetor.com so you don't strip the screws
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Your insurance company will tell you they are " Engine Savers" NOT Crash bars.... LOL... Was told that at a Harley dealership.....
Crashing is a touchy subject with them lol
Do you ever convert to Murry carbs?
I have made my own mikuni system on a previous build but all other bikes I've just spent time jetting and had great results with stock carbs
I inherited that same bike, same color '79. Needs some work then looking to sell
Well hopefully you can get it going and have a bit of fun in the meantime
@Brick House Builds yeah I rebuilt my '80 custom and it's my everyday. I love it. The '79 just stopped all electrical. Dead. I've gone through the normal checklist, but I hope it's not the stator
Brother, can you tell me what type of oil is in the rear axle my 1979 Honda 500cx de deluxe?
It's a Honda hypoid 90w I believe. Your service manual will state this
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Not stock bars?
Nope, unsure what they are from. I have different ones to go on it already
what is the email of supply of the parts for honda CB500
There are so many sources out there. It just takes a small bit of searching. Start with partzilla, cmsnl, ebay, david silver spares, dime cith cycles, 4 into 1, common motor collective, and more.
No big deal counter: 482
You just take your time and make sure you go through the very basics. Then do the fun stuff
Are they worth much
Nope. These bikes aren't expensive at all in the US. The nicest CX500 custom ever is like 4k
hy, nice bike but handlebar is not original and the airbox top cover is on the wrong side
Small things in the grand scheme.
~ The Classic Motorcycle Chanel ~ (Classic Bike Collector Julie and Ricks big British Bike Collection) ~. I guess kind of the UK motorcycle scene. ~. Maybe you know about this You Tube British motorcycle stuff. Collectors are paying lots of money for these old British bikes. Just saying. I consider myself back in school. ~ You are the professor. 〰✨〰
god i'm getting sick of motorcycle maintenece.
lawn mower maintenance.
all kinds of maintenance and repair
i just want things to last forever now with zero maintenance. i don't think that's too much to ask.
if you have one lawnmower and one motorcycle, it's doable. once you start having a whole bunch of both, it's an endless headache.
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Learning on a 500cc?
Is that legal where you live?😮
If you are over 16 yes. When you are getting your learners permit at 15 1/2 you are CC limited.
The turbo version would have been more interesting.
Well yeah
quanto ti è costata ?
Well I bought this bike, another CX500, and many CX500 parts all at once for a very good price. I'll say less than $1000 dollars.
I gave up on my bike it's just sitting rusting now and I hate it
Thats unfortunate
@@BrickHouseBuilds can't find parts or an owners manual anywhere to actually make the repairs so I'll probably end up selling it for parts for like 150
@@Kensgaming-guns oh that stuff is everywhere! A Clymers service manual is a good purchase for $35. Parts you can use partzilla, cmsnl, old bike barn, Murray's carbs, dime city cycles, ebay, etc
@@BrickHouseBuilds I'm writing everything down now
Another great and educational video by BJ! Nice work!
Thanks Shane!
I so wanted a CX500 back in the ‘70’s but UK provisional licence only allowed bikes up to 250cc . The other option was the Honda Dream but it had just come out and I was suspicious of new models coming from a country that used to test the reliability of their new car models on the customer . Ended up with a Suzuki GT250 , rather small for my 6’4” frame . Have stayed with Suzuki ever since having owned a DL650 for the last 19 years , a great bike too.
as long as you keep replacing the stator these things run forever lol
as I build my second cx500 your content is invaluable! Always awesome, thank you.
Glad you find it helpful!
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Great video. The Japanese build quality bikes. Paint, wiring, chrome, electrical, mechanicals 40+ years old and still looking good and functioning.
sadly thats what you all believe .you would think different if you where a honda yamaha suzuki tech , but i cant say much bad if hardly any about the kaws . there very easy to take apart and put back together to upgrade the displacement , change out for bigger cams and huge sets of carbs and they seemed to respond the best on a 4 into i tuned Kerker header
I like to haw on of those. Sadly they are relly hard to find in sweden
Its amazing how different the availability is in different parts of the world
Man, my brother had one of them back in the 80's. I bought a used 1978 BMW R100/7, still have, and later added 750 "Toaster", so glad I didn't buy his CX 500. Such a very interesting bike at the time, though. I admire your patience . Good luck
Very familiar with these bikes at this point. Just solid motor scooters