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Offline fmctm1sw

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1981 CX500 Deluxe fell into my lap
« on: August 23, 2012, 07:12:26 PM »
Found this on CL.  Turns out the guy was about 5 minutes away.  $200 for a mostly complete bike (missing side cover, bent handlebars and creased tank) with title and manual.  Had an issue with the spark and ran out of patience with it.  Came with a parts motor and rolling frame.

Edit:  I'm sure the battery is dead and there were no keys.  Master cylinder/caliper does work but M/C is cracked up and repaired with JB weld.
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Offline Xnavylfr

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Re: 1981 CX500 Deluxe fell into my lap
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2012, 05:19:33 PM »
Next to the CB750 engine that CX500 was thought to be just as good and bullet proof!!
My son had a CX and he loved it ,he's a big old boy/5' 10"/325 and he used to zip around at 90mph all the time.


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Offline 78whiteorbs

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Re: 1981 CX500 Deluxe fell into my lap
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2012, 05:55:23 PM »
solid "flying V" engines and keeps the handle great with the weight down low.

Also very easy to pull engine as I see you have found out already. Big things to  watch for are the stators go and you have to drop the engine to replace them . Also the water pump seal gaskets if I recall. Other than that they are rock solid.  Dubbed plastic maggots for the bikini'ish fairing on early models. A crack at how ugly they were thought to be . Number one commuter bike from british messenges-
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