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Post by buster on Oct 4, 2018 9:46:53 GMT
once borrowed a ‘normal’ cx500 for a couple of days, bit of a wierd thing to ride. when you were sat on it at a standstill it felt very top heavy as if you could drop it for fun but on the road it actually felt fine, it had that lovely twin cylinder ‘lope’ and was a really nice bike to plod around on, enough umph for safe overtaking too, I would have bought it at the time but I already had 4 bikes at that time and the one thing I didnt like about the cx was the feel of the shaft drive under hard acceleration, having said that I’m sure you’d get used to it pretty quickly and I should probably ride like less of an idiot.
is this one your thinking of buying? much nicer than that gopping yam (sorry carl)
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Post by JonnyHonda on Oct 4, 2018 14:14:11 GMT
you can see why they get triked
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 14:53:33 GMT
once borrowed a ‘normal’ cx500 for a couple of days, bit of a wierd thing to ride. when you were sat on it at a standstill it felt very top heavy as if you could drop it for fun but on the road it actually felt fine, it had that lovely twin cylinder ‘lope’ and was a really nice bike to plod around on, enough umph for safe overtaking too, I would have bought it at the time but I already had 4 bikes at that time and the one thing I didnt like about the cx was the feel of the shaft drive under hard acceleration, having said that I’m sure you’d get used to it pretty quickly and I should probably ride like less of an idiot. is this one your thinking of buying? much nicer than that gopping yam (sorry carl)  It’s one that is for sale and I’ve never given them a second look before Buster.....but I think for me and the lad (who’s now 16) it may not be suitable. I need to get a bike which is more af an all rounder out here as I occasionally want to pick said son from school. I just admire the great condition that this is in. Very low miles too and built in the classic Honda era. Maybe a later (93 to 03) 750 Nighthawk or even Bonnie remake may be more suitable. |
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Post by bodie on Oct 4, 2018 15:25:33 GMT
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Post by carlthebandit on Oct 4, 2018 16:55:33 GMT
once borrowed a ‘normal’ cx500 for a couple of days, bit of a wierd thing to ride. when you were sat on it at a standstill it felt very top heavy as if you could drop it for fun but on the road it actually felt fine, it had that lovely twin cylinder ‘lope’ and was a really nice bike to plod around on, enough umph for safe overtaking too, I would have bought it at the time but I already had 4 bikes at that time and the one thing I didnt like about the cx was the feel of the shaft drive under hard acceleration, having said that I’m sure you’d get used to it pretty quickly and I should probably ride like less of an idiot. is this one your thinking of buying? much nicer than that gopping yam (sorry carl) It’s one that is for sale and I’ve never given them a second look before Buster.....but I think for me and the lad (who’s now 16) it may not be suitable. I need to get a bike which is more af an all rounder out here as I occasionally want to pick said son from school. I just admire the great condition that this is in. Very low miles too and built in the classic Honda era. Maybe a later (93 to 03) 750 Nighthawk or even Bonnie remake may be more suitable. Get a 80’s 750 nighthawk Nick 👍 There’s got to be plenty over there  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 17:41:11 GMT
These are lovely bikes Carl but what puts me off them is the lack of good silencers available these days. That lower silencer on each side seems to be a weak spot near to where it joins the manifold / t piece. I think all the good spare and NOS pipes have found their way to Cannock.  |
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Post by marktrower on Oct 4, 2018 19:04:14 GMT
is not the local produce cheep over there , i know H D is a swear word to a lot of people but the sportster is a very good bike .the 850 is gutless but go forever the 1200 is the better of the two.bulletproof engine there must be loads for sale
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Post by BritPete on Oct 4, 2018 19:17:12 GMT
I think I prefer the UK style tank
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Post by kickstart on Oct 4, 2018 19:48:12 GMT
I,m very fond of the CX bikes though I prefer the Std over the custom version
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Post by ian on Oct 4, 2018 20:11:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 20:24:45 GMT
is not the local produce cheep over there , i know H D is a swear word to a lot of people but the sportster is a very good bike .the 850 is gutless but go forever the 1200 is the better of the two.bulletproof engine there must be loads for sale I just don't think I can do it Mark.....even as you say I am on their 'home turf' and they should be cheap and plentiful. Show me a model that is attractive if you would. Bojer owned one in the past which I thought was a nice looker though, I believe it was an early 2000's Sportster in orange........but that model seems rare here...they like the big ugly stuff. Maybe they send the other stuff to Europe. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 20:26:35 GMT
While you've still got the beer goggles on, how about going back to a Yam? Gill had this when she lived in Atlanta 30 years ago - must be a classic now    First thing she did was ditch the armchair of course  What model was it Ian? I do actually like the early Virago and XS650 /750 Specials but it's finding a good one now and there is also the exhaust / silencer supply to consider much like the Honda Nighthawk above. |
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Post by ian on Oct 4, 2018 20:39:03 GMT
It was a Special 2 400, basically a custom XS400 I think. She's had a couple of Virago 535s recently and they were ok. The '88 was over 30K miles & we had a few problems with the long HT lead to the rear cylinder & carbs, but the 10K '97 was trouble free & nice to ride. She also had that 250 Rebel you might remember from Wales. She was on a US based forum with that and the 450 version seemed very popular over there. She had the 250 for about 6 years & I never did anything but oil & filters - might be worth considering the 450?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2018 21:25:40 GMT
I’m looking for something 650cc plus really. I have a great little Nighthawk 450 which has enough in it for me but for two up I’d like a bit more go.
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