Topic: Who knew in 82?

[Don R]

 I was looking through marketplace and noticed bikes for sale, 1982 CBX $14,500 and a similar condition 1982 Goldwing $750.
  Tell the truth, did anyone around back then see that coming in 1982? 

[Kelly E]

I almost bought a CBX in 82' and always knew it was a special bike. The production numbers were nowhere near the Goldwing numbers which probably explains the price difference. I'm glad I didn't get the CBX because I didn't have the skills to not total it. I do now but can't afford a CBX these days.

[newday777]

They weren't a hot ticket sale and Honda had to discount the price a lot to sell them off back in 82-84 just to move leftover inventory.
At that point I was starting my family so I had no spendable $$$$. In 80/81 I was wanting a Wes Cooley GS1000 and couldn't afford it either.....

[Don R]

 The one I remember wanting but couldn't get was an oddity, a John Player Norton road racer looking bike. We were on a mission to get a flat tire fixed so I just got a short look at it.

[BenelliSEI]

I had a 1981 CBX and it’s one of the few bikes I regret selling…. Seriously comfortable rocket ship!

[Don R]

 My neighbor has two CBX's, one he keeps unused since he bought it new. A CBX was on my shopping list, but I got the 81 GS1100E since it currently sells reasonable. $2K
 U.S. and it needed another $1.5K in the usual stuff and a few previously screwed up items and it's a sweet ride right now.

[scottly]

Who knew in 1982 that we would still have our CBs in 2025??

[BenelliSEI]

My neighbor has two CBX's, one he keeps unused since he bought it new. A CBX was on my shopping list, but I got the 81 GS1100E since it currently sells reasonable. $2K
 U.S. and it needed another $1.5K in the usual stuff and a few previously screwed up items and it's a sweet ride right now.

Don… you’re right. My Varadero is just as sweet as the old CBX and 1/3 the price!

[Trevor from Warragul]

I knew (but not in 82)! I bought my '79 CBX in 1986. From memory, it was $4,500 AUD (about $12,500 in today's money), which was still a lot back then! No-one particularly wanted CBX's, and my friends said "Why are you buying an old man's bike?". I'd lost a kneecap in a motorcycle accident 6 months previously, and knew I'd be able to pay it off with some of my future compensation money, which was why I was happy to take out the loan. It's probably worth $25,000 AUD now, and I couldn't afford to buy it at that price. I took it for a ride the other day, and it was like catching up with an old friend.



P.S. I also have a 1971 Kawasaki H1A, 1972 Honda CB350 Four and a 1976 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport, so I guess I'm pretty good at buying bikes that appreciate substantially in value over the years!

[Kelly E]

My neighbor has two CBX's, one he keeps unused since he bought it new. A CBX was on my shopping list, but I got the 81 GS1100E since it currently sells reasonable. $2K
 U.S. and it needed another $1.5K in the usual stuff and a few previously screwed up items and it's a sweet ride right now.

I still enjoy riding our 80' GS 1100E. We got ours for $600 and we spent about $1800 sorting out the usual stuff. For the early 80's it's an awesome bike.

[dave500]

mate of mine has a cbx,i had a quick ride on it years ago,im only 5 foot four and its way too big for me,anyway i go 1st,2nd 3rd real easy taking care and im already near 60 mph with no noise or danger feel,one hell of a bike,i wouldnt want to own one though.

[simon#42]

Who knew in 1982 that we would still have our CBs in 2025??

yes that is pretty unbelievable

[Don R]

  If I had known the future, I'd at least have mothballed my K3 750, made it as narrow as possible, removed the windjammer and crash bars, and parked it in a corner of the 2 car garage. I had three kids, a 20 minute drive to the babysitter and a company truck that I was required to drive. The bike just wasn't getting ridden.

[seanbarney41]

In 1982 I was 11 years old, and even at that age I thought the ones with at least 4 exhaust looked the coolest!

[Medyo Bastos]

In 1982 I was 11 years old, and even at that age I thought the ones with at least 4 exhaust looked the coolest!

Yeah, me too!


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[Don R]

  That's awesome. I should do a poll who is younger than their bike.

  In 82 I had a touring type K3 750 and was assembling my 40 Chevy coupe, I got my wife to sit in the passenger seat and took off down the road, she almost fainted.  We got it in 73 and I had stopped work in 78 when I took a pay cut for a plumbing apprenticeship, she never thought that I'd actually make it run and drive.
 It's got a 350 chevy with a Muncie 4 speed, it's still fast. I built the motor in 81-82. It's a 4-bolt main truck 350 with 71 double hump heads, edelbrock intake, Holley 650, L79 cam and a corvette oil pan. 9" ford rear end out of a 57 Edsel, mustang II front end and 4 link suspension on coil-over shocks.
  That's probably why I didn't get more serious about a GL or a CBX. Last year, I did get the 81 GS1100E. Dollar for Dollar, the most arm stretching bike you can get right now.

[Kelly E]

I'm older than all of our bikes. The oldest is the 74' CB 550 K0 and I'm 15 years older. When I was 15 a guy on my paper route had a CB 550 K. He gave me a ride and let me sit on it. 3 years later my uncle bought the 77' KZ 1000LTD that I now own and I was hooked. My first new bike was a 1980 CB650 Custom with 4 exhaust pipes.

I agree about the 81'/82' Suzuki GS 1100E, they are great bikes. We ended up selling our 81' to a guy in Illinois but kept the 80' with the RS 36's and a Delkevik exhaust.
Our fastest and surprisingly comfortable bike is the 84' Honda VF 1000F Interceptor but they are rare and generally cost more. We were so lucky to get it, we were 20th on the list and the other 19 people couldn't make it that day. We got it for $1100 and it had been sitting in the back of the guys machine shop since 88'. It's as easy to ride as Honda standard K model but 100mph plus is just a slight twist of the wrist away.

[Tracksnblades1]

Thought I did once in 81 or so..
But not after helping a best buddy of mine get his back together…
4 internal chains and a lot of bucket and shims 🤪🤪
But it sure sounded pretty with open exhaust. On a still night
you could hear him make every up and down shift going home
even when he was trying to keep it quiet..😇

[dave500]

I had a vf750 v4 in the early 90s,only had it bout 18 months,my first road bike Ide always been a dirt bike guy,I rode it from Townsville to the gold coast when I moved down here,two long day ride,sold it once i got here,most modern bike I ever owned,I never really liked it.,stupid mini front wheel.