Topic: 1983 Honda CX650 Eurosport

[BenelliSEI]

This immaculate Honda is for sale very locally at a ridiculously low price. This photo is the actual bike and it looks even cleaner in person. About 20,000 miles and US$3K.

Anyone have one? Talk me out of it? I don’t need it!

[Kelly E]

Looks like a 650 turbo without the frame mount fairing. Never seen one before.

[simon#42]

you may well need it , they are a very good bike .
i have never owned as 650 but i put 80 thousand miles on a 500 in fourteen months without a problem . the 650 is regarded as a better bike .

[newday777]

you may well need it , they are a very good bike .
i have never owned as 650 but i put 80 thousand miles on a 500 in fourteen months without a problem . the 650 is regarded as a better bike .

80 Thousand Miles in 14 Months? Really? Explain further.

[simon#42]

i was a london dispatch rider for two years , in total i did 187 thousand miles , had 3 bikes a cx500 a suzuki 650 katana and a suzuki 1100efe . used the big suzuki for out of town work with the honda for inner london stuff . the 650 was used as a spare .

[RAFster122s]

The euro sports are nice bikes and the 650 if introduced first would have kept the CX alive for a long time. As it was a short production run between the cx650 custom frame and gl650 and then the Eurosport.
Water pump impellers are problems as they erode away but you can buy a new anodized one that is better than stock for couple hundred from guy in Europe that had a production run of CNC and wire eroded splines before hard anodizing.

They are a fun bike with sufficient power to keep you smiling.

[Don R]

 The older American formula antifreeze probably would kill the impellers sooner, it has tiny silicate grains to polish the cast iron rusty car engines.

[BenelliSEI]

I’m hoping someone else will snap it up soon. I only go to see bikes that have been for sale +4 weeks……

[MauiK3]

That looks really great, I think it needs to be saved.

[Stev-o]

Talk me out of it? I don’t need it!

Was wondering what you would do with the money after selling 2-3 bikes!   Seems I always bought one [or two] after selling one.

[simon#42]

i buy one or two but never seem to sell any at all .seems i could learn a trick from my fellow forum members!

[BenelliSEI]

You guys are making this very difficult! The guy that wants the K6 is coming in a little over a week. If he takes it I will go have a look. A friend came by yesterday that has been to see it. He says it “vibrates” a lot, and rode it. I was hoping my wife would ride it, so maybe not……

[lash]

They seem to have a bit of history with bad stators and they suck to change. My bil did his twice. Nice bike though!

[RAFster122s]

Once you get the plastics cleared on the euro to drop a motor isn't too hard. Having dropped the motor on my CX it isn't a tough job. The stator can go bad, yes this is true. Replacement stairs that don't have the original problems are available and the water pump me handicap seal also is a weak area for the design of the 500 motor.
The cx650 Euro is a TI design as opposed to CDI ignition and is a much less troubling design.
If the price is right you will have a nice bike if it fits you well.
I like the Euro and the 650 ti is a much better motor than the 500.

[BenelliSEI]

The comment about “vibration” has helped me resist the temptation.

[Bankerdanny]

This immaculate Honda is for sale very locally at a ridiculously low price. This photo is the actual bike and it looks even cleaner in person. About 20,000 miles and US$3K.

Anyone have one? Talk me out of it? I don’t need it!

Damn, that's the best looking non-turbo CX I've ever seen. The boomerang wheels are my favorite Honda wheels.