Great video! I daily a CX500 turbo and it's definitely a hoot. I get looks wherever I ride and the boost is insane. You crawl up to 20mph, hit 5k rpm and then it teleports to 60mph. Fun, comfortable, "stylish", it often times feels like it's riding me than me it
H2 next! Let’s do it! You need to get into writing for papers, magazine, blogs, etc. You got a gift. It’s a raw real diction that just makes sense to the listener. Great video man. I love when these come out!
Back in the day I had a CX500A, so the CX650T was my dream bike. Oh, the after market shox on the Yam are Marzocchi Strada, which I also put on my red CX500. My mate had the Kwak 750T... he had replaced the cams twice within 10K miles (it did shift) and by then I had a FZ750- we didn't have a misspent youth, we had an awesome youth.
Eric, I graduated HS in 75, bought my CX650Turbo new in 83 and have had it ever since. It's pristine with just 2700 miles on it. It is quite top heavy though, but you're not too old to enjoy the incredible character and boost.
Glad I stumbled across your channel, loved the video you did on Buell, This is one of the best channels on youtube, thanks for keeping me entertained. Look forward to watching the rest !!
@@Theillestrator1050 I otherwise like your video, with the retro ads. I was a teenager when the turbos came out. They were cool, but the MotoGP repliracers were way cooler ( RZ 500, RG 500 Gamma, and NSR 400R)!!!
I had a XJ 650 T for a couple of years. Great bike, one of the best I’ve owned. Fantastic comfort and pretty fast for the day. Slightly more powerfull than the XS 1100 and way more powerfull than the Honda CB 900, when measured at the wheel. One of the bikes you regret selling.
Wow your really back! awesome video (maybe because I own a cx500 and dream of a turbo) but these videos are amazing and hope they get the views they deserve! Great job, keep creating and ill keep liking
That was great! You really got the feel for how these bikes were seen when they came out - Honda threw a huge amount of tech at the CX and came out with something interesting but weird, Suzuki and Yamaha were very much the also-rans, but the Kawasaki was the absolute nuts. There were rumours at the time that part of the reason Kawasaki stopped producing it was that they didn't want to take sales and attention away from the GPZ900 but I'm not sure how valid that is
When I bought my 600 Ninja in 1988 the dealership still had an unsold GPZ 750 turbo on the showroom floor. It finally sold about a year after I bought my ninja. The GPZ was cheaper than my 600. I was 19 at the time…
I rode the Yamaha 650 turbo. The price dropped a $1000 which made it a better buy back in 1982. The amazing part of riding the turbo was the way it went up long mountain roads. Effortless.
Your breathless energetic narrative always carries us along. It was indeed an interesting time. I think Honda started badly by choosing the CX as its platform. A favourite bike of despatch riders, it was looked down upon by others. It wasn't until the Kawasaki hit the streets that you really saw turbo bikes regularly. The CB750FB was my weapon of choice. Piled high and sold cheap by the motorcycle supermarkets that grew up in the UK at that time. Get your breath back soon. I look forward to the next video.
There's a period article I read that basically said that Honda picked the CX500 turbo planning to keep turbocharging bikes. They picked a weird challenge with the CX500 thinking that if they could conquer a hard bike, they could expand it later. The CX500 turbo had 200 some patents on it... if only they continued- image a turbo VFR
I guess if Honda wanted a water-cooled bike to turbo then all they had to choose from was the CX or... the Goldwing. A stripped-down turbo Goldwing sounds like a great idea from a pure lols point of view but as a commercial product it wouldn't make much sense. Admittedly a turbo CX500 makes only marginally more sense but throwing a turbo onto an air-cooled bike rarely works well, as seen by the way the Yamaha and Suzuki turbo bikes didn't produce that much more power than the normally aspirated bikes they were based on
My 85 750 turbo is an absolute friggin' blast! It is like riding a peaky 2 stroke motocross bike, only much larger. 140hp is quite easily achieved with very minor mods.
@@Theillestrator1050 It was for about 15 years. I need to get the turbo rebuilt and it will be again. Fast and comfortable. I actually like the brakes better than the ones on newer bikes. I have a straight pipe on it, sounds like nothing else out there! I have a short video of it on my channel.
@@upsidedowndog1256 I'd contact Charlie at Evergreen turbo in Ocala, Florida. He's the man to go to for the turbocharger on that bike. He upgraded the one for my 750 turbo.
There's a guy currently selling the Honda,Yamaha & Suzuki bikes all low milage in Melbourne Australia. You even used some of his footage on the CX500TCC in your Video. Congrats on an awesome video, I've ridden the ZH2 but would also love to see you do the History of the Aprilia Tuono for its 20th Anniversary (I own 3 Tuono's)
@@Theillestrator1050 Well I bought a 2021 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 in December, and this week bought an '04 V2 Tuono & an '07 V2 Tuono Track bikes, my Brother also owns an immaculate '09 V2 Tuono Factory.
I completely felt the opposite while editing this, so this is kind of a relief to hear. I tend to prefer these historical ones to be more manic than the build commentaries.
the xn85 is the only one I can stand to look at. I actually kind of like it.... and, in typical fashion, I like it so it's the rarest. There are only like 300 in the country.. apparently..
I think the only one I actively dislike the look of is the yams.... but I can agree the XN is the best looking. I think it might come down to it looking less like an adventure bike with those big bars and plastics.
Brother, I had a CX 500 Turbo. The thing was unreal. Loved it! The waist gate kept on locking up. So much heat. Could run with 1000cc bikes. M7STREETPILOT
Absolutely wonderful video. Without a doubt, you've got the best motorcycle channel on UA-cam. Thank you for all your research hours and work putting together a video this entertaining and educational.
After owning a turbo 750 and a ninja 900 the turbo was So much more bike.......exciting deceptive comfortable and well balanced....my 900 was a big disappointment
Great video, I love motorcycle history and how you serve it. All that being said, it looks like the H2 is the last boosted bike of the ICE age. Buy one and keep it. They will be worth mad money down the road.
My 1986 Suzuki Cavalcade has 112 hp and truly from a comfort and power standpoint destroyed the Goldwings but even if Suzuki made a better machine earned or not Honda had an image and marketing Suzuki never seemed to compete with Honda even if they made a better product. I own a 80s turbo Mustang and it's still on the road nearly 40 years later but I never rode any of the turbo bikes . I do find it funny that V4s are the latest and greatest engine configuration something Suzuki and Yamaha did in the 80s
I have ridden both the 500 & the 650. Accelerating out of a curve on the 500 is manageable, predictable, even. Do the same on the 650, and you could unexpectedly be on one wheel, before you even finish the curve, ask me how I know, lol! The turbo-lag on the 650 is less, but the punch is greater, as well, making it a bit more predictable, and a bit more exciting, if that's what your after.
I really don't understand why People look down on Rear Drum breaks. If You took 2 identical Bike's and gave 1 a Rear Drum and the other a Rear Disc I guarantee you couldn't pick out which was Drum and which was Disc..
Currently there's a Boosted XJ-750 Seca that makes just over 200hp, I personally have an 82 750 Maxim I built a little and it does 0-60 in 3.8 second's, and Runs 10.50's in the Quarter.
Very NICELY done my man! Excellent video!! We (our three personalities) ALWAYS hit the play button on your channel! You continue to keep us entertained! Peace out from Lowgap NC. 🤙
@@Theillestrator1050 80's circuitboarda are something to behold. I have a 1980 amp I use to power some speakers at home that I've referbed a modded a bit.
Love this video. I actually spotted a non running turbo bike a few years ago for a good price, didnt go for it, but I wonder how much it's selling for now lol
@@Theillestrator1050 Yeaaaaa thats why I bought my current bike new. Would barely save anything with how it is rn. I got lucky with.my financing situation so I own the bike outright but im paying my mom 112 a month. i want to pick up a 70's cb inline four project some time this year, but idk how that'll go with the prices rn.
Correction, the Goldwing with the flat four is the first liquid cooled bike from Honda. The Silverwing/CX came a little after.
Of course the Suzuki GT 750 was liquid cooled long before the Honda
Yeah, like 4 years later
Boy, you sure do let out a lot of words pr second.
It's always a good feeling when I see a new video from you - your love for bikes comes through so clear and I love that 😁
It's good fun, a labor of love but I enjoy seeing folks enjoy the end product lol
Great video! I daily a CX500 turbo and it's definitely a hoot. I get looks wherever I ride and the boost is insane. You crawl up to 20mph, hit 5k rpm and then it teleports to 60mph.
Fun, comfortable, "stylish", it often times feels like it's riding me than me it
Thank you for sharing that insight
That's so cool man!
@@Theillestrator1050 if you ever find yourself in Illinois, stop by ,and get addicted to BOOST 😏
In the '80s, I rode an '81 Yamaha 650 Maxim, and then a '85 BMW K100RS. These videos bring back a lot of good memories.
I always like to see comments from guys like you that were living the life the video is about
Hell yeah! I love the build videos but I missed the good ole commentary videos as well, keep up the good work!
These are a labor of love but seeing people enjoy the finished product makes it worth the effort.
H2 next! Let’s do it! You need to get into writing for papers, magazine, blogs, etc. You got a gift. It’s a raw real diction that just makes sense to the listener. Great video man. I love when these come out!
Back in the day I had a CX500A, so the CX650T was my dream bike. Oh, the after market shox on the Yam are Marzocchi Strada, which I also put on my red CX500. My mate had the Kwak 750T... he had replaced the cams twice within 10K miles (it did shift) and by then I had a FZ750- we didn't have a misspent youth, we had an awesome youth.
Being a high school kid in the 80's, I drooled over these bikes when they came out. Never ended up riding one, to old now! Great video!
Eric, I graduated HS in 75, bought my CX650Turbo new in 83 and have had it ever since. It's pristine with just 2700 miles on it. It is quite top heavy though, but you're not too old to enjoy the incredible character and boost.
Oh shit!!!! A 0.05 second clip of my Hawk GT video!!!! I’m honored.
Glad I stumbled across your channel, loved the video you did on Buell, This is one of the best channels on youtube, thanks for keeping me entertained. Look forward to watching the rest !!
"Honda had beep boop beep boop" LOL a friggin ripper. I think I bursted a vessel on that one xD
I really love these kinds of commentary videos man please try to upload more of em. I also am a fan of all the build series too!
Glad you like them, I admit its been a while for these
That was great, thanks for this piece, I actually learned something. Great work as always.
Awesome, thank you!
Oh boy I've been waiting for one of these history videos. LOVE these!
Glad you enjoyed it
What a way to end the day. Id love to see you do some history stories of. Like your FZ1 video. Keep it up!
Can do, thanks for watching!
You goofed! Honda's first liquid cooled bike was the GL 1000 Gold Wing.
Yep, already corrected in the video card and description.
@@Theillestrator1050 I otherwise like your video, with the retro ads. I was a teenager when the turbos came out. They were cool, but the MotoGP repliracers were way cooler ( RZ 500, RG 500 Gamma, and NSR 400R)!!!
I had a XJ 650 T for a couple of years. Great bike, one of the best I’ve owned. Fantastic comfort and pretty fast for the day. Slightly more powerfull than the XS 1100 and way more powerfull than the Honda CB 900, when measured at the wheel.
One of the bikes you regret selling.
Nice! I've got an '84 750 turbo myself. Modified a little and packs a punch.
18 psi in your first turbo BIKE engine? Got dem Honda! That's crazy, I was expecting 4-6 psi, that's nutso, no wonder it hit like a tonne of bricks!
Now I'll be waiting on a turbo bike build...
...ten months on, and still no video of Illestrator building a Tamiya model turobike kit...😆😜🤪😋👍
..joking! ..am loving the Virago build so far (at #3)
Wow your really back! awesome video (maybe because I own a cx500 and dream of a turbo) but these videos are amazing and hope they get the views they deserve! Great job, keep creating and ill keep liking
Much appreciated!
That was great! You really got the feel for how these bikes were seen when they came out - Honda threw a huge amount of tech at the CX and came out with something interesting but weird, Suzuki and Yamaha were very much the also-rans, but the Kawasaki was the absolute nuts. There were rumours at the time that part of the reason Kawasaki stopped producing it was that they didn't want to take sales and attention away from the GPZ900 but I'm not sure how valid that is
Thank you for making my shity day better bless up brother
Glad you enjoyed!
Love your videos man. I'm always excited when I get the upload notification
Glad you like them!
2:51 I used to own CB 900F, exact the same
The moto video-essayist returns!
It's been a while since one of these lol
Your back with a bloody bang lol! Q the H2, i wouldn't mind slapping a turbo on my 250r, long roads get boring till you get to a corner lol
You need one of them 250s from the 90s lol
@@Theillestrator1050 well.... It's a 2011, so the ecu will be the biggest issue
Speaking of the H2 the coolest bike on the market right now is the Bimota Tesi H2 now that Bimota is owned by Kawasaki its a match made in heaven
Awesome video man, well done!
When I bought my 600 Ninja in 1988 the dealership still had an unsold GPZ 750 turbo on the showroom floor. It finally sold about a year after I bought my ninja. The GPZ was cheaper than my 600. I was 19 at the time…
Yeah the YICS Platform is actually pretty damn good. I have an 82 XJ-750 Maxim that I have making around 100hp with a simple Intake and Exhaust swap.
I rode the Yamaha 650 turbo. The price dropped a $1000 which made it a better buy back in 1982. The amazing part of riding the turbo was the way it went up long mountain roads. Effortless.
Good one! Like these informative vids and your delivery is fun. Have a good day man
Thanks, you too!
Your breathless energetic narrative always carries us along. It was indeed an interesting time. I think Honda started badly by choosing the CX as its platform. A favourite bike of despatch riders, it was looked down upon by others. It wasn't until the Kawasaki hit the streets that you really saw turbo bikes regularly. The CB750FB was my weapon of choice. Piled high and sold cheap by the motorcycle supermarkets that grew up in the UK at that time. Get your breath back soon. I look forward to the next video.
There's a period article I read that basically said that Honda picked the CX500 turbo planning to keep turbocharging bikes. They picked a weird challenge with the CX500 thinking that if they could conquer a hard bike, they could expand it later. The CX500 turbo had 200 some patents on it... if only they continued- image a turbo VFR
I guess if Honda wanted a water-cooled bike to turbo then all they had to choose from was the CX or... the Goldwing. A stripped-down turbo Goldwing sounds like a great idea from a pure lols point of view but as a commercial product it wouldn't make much sense. Admittedly a turbo CX500 makes only marginally more sense but throwing a turbo onto an air-cooled bike rarely works well, as seen by the way the Yamaha and Suzuki turbo bikes didn't produce that much more power than the normally aspirated bikes they were based on
My 85 750 turbo is an absolute friggin' blast! It is like riding a peaky 2 stroke motocross bike, only much larger. 140hp is quite easily achieved with very minor mods.
Is that your daily?
@@Theillestrator1050
It was for about 15 years. I need to get the turbo rebuilt and it will be again. Fast and comfortable. I actually like the brakes better than the ones on newer bikes. I have a straight pipe on it, sounds like nothing else out there! I have a short video of it on my channel.
@@upsidedowndog1256 I'd contact Charlie at Evergreen turbo in Ocala, Florida. He's the man to go to for the turbocharger on that bike. He upgraded the one for my 750 turbo.
@@timwerth5106
Thanks! I will contact Charlie. What kind of upgrades did they do to yours?
Great history and info!! 💯💯
Thanks!
Great vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Thank you
Dood, I needed this. Thank you.
No problem lol thanks for checking it
Yes, another video 🙏
Hope you enjoyed
Excellent video!
There's a guy currently selling the Honda,Yamaha & Suzuki bikes all low milage in Melbourne Australia. You even used some of his footage on the CX500TCC in your Video. Congrats on an awesome video, I've ridden the ZH2 but would also love to see you do the History of the Aprilia Tuono for its 20th Anniversary (I own 3 Tuono's)
Three!? damn, must be a solid bike then lol
@@Theillestrator1050 Well I bought a 2021 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 in December, and this week bought an '04 V2 Tuono & an '07 V2 Tuono Track bikes, my Brother also owns an immaculate '09 V2 Tuono Factory.
I had a CX500 Turbo for a while (in 1997). Turbo failed and that forced me to trade in for a VFR750F :D
Love your vids, can't wait to ride again when I get back to the states from being in Europe
The weather has gone back to shite after a 60 degree stretch here in New York but I've squeezed a few rides in here and there. Safe return.
Killer episode two thumbs way up
Thanks thats very reassuring
Another masterpiece!
Gr8 vid. Ride safe, god bless u.
Thanks, you too!
There’s a local guy selling a CX 500 turbo and if it wasn’t so much money I’d buy it _because_ of the dork factor!
What's he asking for it?
Exactly. TURBO. TURBOOOOO. TURBO.
@@mfbfreak I just wanna go turbo.
@@elliotlusk6546 $12,500
@@Wileylikethehawk he's smoking something!
Well made video🙂
20 years evolution of Aprilia Tuono next please.
I have a few topics on the ledger but Ill throw that one down the line
@@Theillestrator1050 Thanks M8 love what you do, always entertaining.
Bravo 👏🏻 Ill, Bravo. You’re an absolute UA-cam Slayer.
Perhaps not with numbers, but I do try to put a best step forward with what I do put out. Thank you!
You need to buy one now lol
Lol, only oddball classic bike I want is a cbx!
9:30 😂😂😂😂😂
C O M P U T E R ✨️
9:29 beep boop beep boop 😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Nice, im a kawasaki fan
Gotta respect those wild bois over there
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
:D
we want moore, we need more illestrator
Cool now this is the content I like
Hope you enjoyed!
The commentary feels, rushed in this one man. I dunno, doesn't feel as... relaxed
I completely felt the opposite while editing this, so this is kind of a relief to hear. I tend to prefer these historical ones to be more manic than the build commentaries.
@@Theillestrator1050 I hear you. And I meant no disrespect, just hoping everything is going well on your end. Been a long time fan.
Turbo 'busa? - Yammie Noob (probably)
Oh yeah he does have one right? Lmao
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🐙🐙🐙🐙
the xn85 is the only one I can stand to look at. I actually kind of like it.... and, in typical fashion, I like it so it's the rarest. There are only like 300 in the country.. apparently..
I think the only one I actively dislike the look of is the yams.... but I can agree the XN is the best looking. I think it might come down to it looking less like an adventure bike with those big bars and plastics.
Ok....i loved my Kawasaki.....
Bless you bro love your vids, I'd watch now but I'm boarding 😩 I'm downloading this video to watch on my flight beats their entertainment 🔥🔥 lol
Safe travels!
Brother, I had a CX 500 Turbo. The thing was unreal. Loved it! The waist gate kept on locking up. So much heat. Could run with 1000cc bikes.
M7STREETPILOT
Just a correction. Honda was producing the GL1000 which was the first water cooled Honda.
Oh thanks for that. I'll place this in the description.
I also made a video "info card" when that comes up.
Absolutely wonderful video. Without a doubt, you've got the best motorcycle channel on UA-cam. Thank you for all your research hours and work putting together a video this entertaining and educational.
Glad you like them!
After owning a turbo 750 and a ninja 900 the turbo was So much more bike.......exciting deceptive comfortable and well balanced....my 900 was a big disappointment
Great video, I love motorcycle history and how you serve it. All that being said, it looks like the H2 is the last boosted bike of the ICE age. Buy one and keep it. They will be worth mad money down the road.
Great point
My 1986 Suzuki Cavalcade has 112 hp and truly from a comfort and power standpoint destroyed the Goldwings but even if Suzuki made a better machine earned or not Honda had an image and marketing Suzuki never seemed to compete with Honda even if they made a better product.
I own a 80s turbo Mustang and it's still on the road nearly 40 years later but I never rode any of the turbo bikes .
I do find it funny that V4s are the latest and greatest engine configuration something Suzuki and Yamaha did in the 80s
I have ridden both the 500 & the 650. Accelerating out of a curve on the 500 is manageable, predictable, even. Do the same on the 650, and you could unexpectedly be on one wheel, before you even finish the curve, ask me how I know, lol! The turbo-lag on the 650 is less, but the punch is greater, as well, making it a bit more predictable, and a bit more exciting, if that's what your after.
I really don't understand why People look down on Rear Drum breaks. If You took 2 identical Bike's and gave 1 a Rear Drum and the other a Rear Disc I guarantee you couldn't pick out which was Drum and which was Disc..
Currently there's a Boosted XJ-750 Seca that makes just over 200hp, I personally have an 82 750 Maxim I built a little and it does 0-60 in 3.8 second's, and Runs 10.50's in the Quarter.
Tom cruises’ crazy squidAss🤣🤣🤣 that’s the funniest line I’ve ever heard!!🤣🤣
Oh yeah! I've been waiting for a video like this one from you for a while now. Worth the wait!
Glad to hear that
🤜🏾⚡🤛🏾💥 Thank you so much for making my Sunday much better!!!!!
There was a boost kit for the Yamaha, I had it installed on mine and it took the boost to over 12psi.
Hell yeah! Another great video man.
CX had pushrods AND a cam chain!
Good job buddy
Thanks for the video my man! Been missing you so clearly you need a new project to give us fiends our upload fix! 🤣👊🏼
Maybe later this year if i can spare the money lol
Brilliant vid. Love the way you do these. V professional content, thank you. 👌
Much appreciated!
hell yea!
Outstanding as always 💯👊🏽
Much appreciated
nice
Thanks
When I start I want to get a VF750F
Just make sure to watch out for them camshafts!
As always, excellent content.
Much appreciated!
The GOAT always delivering informative masterpieces, as always 💯
Appreciate that
Great video, good to see you come out with another one. Hope to see a lot more!
Got a few more planned out
Very NICELY done my man! Excellent video!! We (our three personalities) ALWAYS hit the play button on your channel! You continue to keep us entertained! Peace out from Lowgap NC. 🤙
Glad the video lived up to expectations!
TI, ALL your videos live up to our high expectations. You're simply the best. 👍
9:27 hehehehehehehe beep boops
Lmao, i love early computer stuff
@@Theillestrator1050 80's circuitboarda are something to behold. I have a 1980 amp I use to power some speakers at home that I've referbed a modded a bit.
Love this video. I actually spotted a non running turbo bike a few years ago for a good price, didnt go for it, but I wonder how much it's selling for now lol
@@EllaBananas if it's following the trend for vehicles period... surely double 😕
@@Theillestrator1050 Yeaaaaa thats why I bought my current bike new. Would barely save anything with how it is rn. I got lucky with.my financing situation so I own the bike outright but im paying my mom 112 a month. i want to pick up a 70's cb inline four project some time this year, but idk how that'll go with the prices rn.
Had to stop listening to music during the gym to listen to this while I hit chest😂
I HOPE YOU PAID ATTENTION lmao