I had one back in 1989 Kev. Those crash bars are great, saved my leg when I came off it in heavy rain on an unfamiliar wet road. The back brake was very sensitive past a certain point and I overdid it ( it looked like someone had built a wall across the road ) it was a country road and after midnight, in shock, I hit the breaks a little too hard. The radiator needed repairing and apart from some scratches on the crash bars, we were both fine, well, I did brake a rib and that caused a pinhole in my lung but hey! I knew not to carry a screwdriver but did, inside my jacket pocket ( the handle did the damage ) I used the screwdriver for tightening chrome cove plates on a part of the exhausts as they kept loosening. Cheers for bringing back some old memories Kev, the CX500 was the best motorcycle that I ever owned. Lovely to see yours start so easily and hear it run. Do you drain the petrol after running for storage? I've heard that some folk put a little oil in the cylinders too when storing.
eyup pmmvm great story, hope the memories weren't too painful!!! Didn't drain petrol, put an additive in, and a couple of squirts of oil in plug holes!!! thanks for the story take care Kev
Thanks Kev. Made my heart happy to hear it run. I sold mine many years ago. The little guy was really well designed and never gave me any reason to complain. Some underestimated that it really does run strong for 500cc and can do very nice touring. Many here had well over 100,000 miles. You have to respect Honda squeezed 9,750 rpm redline with pushrods - LOL. I only raced one other bike and the Yamaha 750 Virago went away grumbling as the little 500 cleaned his clock. Now all you need is the turbo and Silverwing to complete the set. All the best Kev!
Thank you, you have a great collection of bikes wish I'd kept my pre unit 650 Triton that I bought during my apprenticeship used it and abused it but boy was it fun ( complete with a short length of fuel pipe under the seat for dipping into car petrol tanks !! As it only had a one gallon racing tank). Take care and see you soon.
eyup Steve cheers A friend of mine has a triton 650, it also has a small tanks on made of fibreglass which now seeps petrol through, he is in the process of looking in to if it can be lined or a steel import, They are worth some money now, you ought to have kept yours, but hindsight is a wonderful thing, owt up to 15K depending on condition i believe. I will tell him he's missing a short piece of pipe for under the seat!!🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍 Take Care Kev
I think they used to be fondly dubbed the maggot! No idea why, however they were much coveted by dispatch riders back in the day. Thanks for the video.
Indeed they were,i can't remember how many hundred punctures i fixed on them on the roadside. Clutch cables were another thing i did by the dozen. Happy days.
Hi Kev, Honda produced some exceptional bikes in that era. Your CX 500 is certainly in mint condition. Very very nice and great to hear it running cheers Paul
Hi Kev. I haven't seen one of these on the road for a very long time. Yours is immaculate. I see you are obviously an m/c enthusiast. Same here, only mine have always been early Ducati (Taglioni designs). I intended to get back on the road again after a similar layup to you, but a few health issues temporarily stopped that. An old guy who was a neighbour rode his AJS 500 until he was in his late 80's. So I hope we both make it back on the road some time. Cheers Rob
Nice to hear your a motorcycle fanatic Rob, yes my knee problem keeps me off mine, especially the bsa ss 500cc as it's my kicking knee at fault, but never say never, hope you get back on the ducati 👍👍👍👍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍 atb Kev
Lovely bike Kev. Honda really got it right back then, I really like their bikes from this era. You found a very good one, looks like new. Best wishes, Dean.
What ho Mr F. That started too quickly, must be your magic hands. I dont know if it is a function of your camera but that did sound a bit rough. That bike reminded me of an AA relay we were asked to do on a none runner in west london thatvwanted to go to Oxford. When i got there the AA man was still there, so i asked what was up. Anyway it had handle bar muffs (your heated grips caused me to remember this tale) being a bit chilly and quite often people knock the kill switch and can't see it. So i just said shall see if i can diagnose the problem before we go, anyway i quietly put my hand in the muff to see if i could feel the switch and sure enough it was off. Time for some fun at AA mans expense methought. Got the key i ask, turn it on, press start and broom broom. We go on a special course i told him.😉 On thinking about it i did myself out of a paid joy ride to Oxford but we were to busy for such things unecessarily. I miss the good old days, i retired too early 1995 i was reminded the other day when a journalist wanted to do another article on us. Doesn't time fly.😢
great story Chris Ruffffff, what do you mean!!!. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think it was the camera zoom mic function and the exhaust note bouncing off the closed garage door!! wel that's my excuse and i'm sticking by it!!😉🤣👍 Yes time does certainly fly when you have numeroud hobbies, to never be bored, it probably stands still for those with nothing to do, that's the perception of the weird phenomenom of time!!! cheers Kev
First bike I rode on the road. I was on the back though as I was 12 at the time 😊
eyup neil
glad it brought back memories👍👍👍👍
cheers
Kev
I had one back in 1989 Kev. Those crash bars are great, saved my leg when I came off it in heavy rain on an unfamiliar wet road. The back brake was very sensitive past a certain point and I overdid it ( it looked like someone had built a wall across the road ) it was a country road and after midnight, in shock, I hit the breaks a little too hard.
The radiator needed repairing and apart from some scratches on the crash bars, we were both fine, well, I did brake a rib and that caused a pinhole in my lung but hey! I knew not to carry a screwdriver but did, inside my jacket pocket ( the handle did the damage ) I used the screwdriver for tightening chrome cove plates on a part of the exhausts as they kept loosening.
Cheers for bringing back some old memories Kev, the CX500 was the best motorcycle that I ever owned. Lovely to see yours start so easily and hear it run.
Do you drain the petrol after running for storage? I've heard that some folk put a little oil in the cylinders too when storing.
eyup pmmvm
great story, hope the memories weren't too painful!!!
Didn't drain petrol, put an additive in, and a couple of squirts of oil in plug holes!!!
thanks for the story
take care
Kev
@@MrFactotum The memories are that old that I cannot remember the pain Kev.
That's a new one for me, additive, handy to know; cheers!
I had a CX650TC Turbo, built like a brick outhouse. Best bike I ever had
eyup lesstoneuk
yes they are well built, bet you wish you still had it.
thanks for feedback
cheers
Kev
Yes, I'm 6ft 4 tall, it was the only bike I fitted. I look on ebay now and then.... May get one now that I'm retired
A long time ago...one of my riding buddies had one when they were new.. It was a solid machine !
yes Dean, solid as a rock👍👍
cheers
kev
Thanks Kev. Made my heart happy to hear it run. I sold mine many years ago. The little guy was really well designed and never gave me any reason to complain. Some underestimated that it really does run strong for 500cc and can do very nice touring. Many here had well over 100,000 miles. You have to respect Honda squeezed 9,750 rpm redline with pushrods - LOL. I only raced one other bike and the Yamaha 750 Virago went away grumbling as the little 500 cleaned his clock. Now all you need is the turbo and Silverwing to complete the set.
All the best Kev!
Thanks
yes the red line does seem a bit high for my liking, but thats what they were designed for, mine will never see it though
take care
Kev
Nothing can stop a CX500.
cheers Stuart
Bullet proof👍👍🏍🏍
atb
Kev
Thank you for sharing great video
Thank you for watching and commenting👍👍
Nice motorcycle sounds great.
hi harold
nice to hear from you, hope alls well at your end, thanks for the feedback
take care
kev
Gday Kev, I’m really liking this series, your bikes are all in perfect condition, credit to you mate, Cheers
thanks Matty
appreciate the feedback
take care
Kev
Thank you, you have a great collection of bikes wish I'd kept my pre unit 650 Triton that I bought during my apprenticeship used it and abused it but boy was it fun ( complete with a short length of fuel pipe under the seat for dipping into car petrol tanks !! As it only had a one gallon racing tank). Take care and see you soon.
eyup Steve
cheers
A friend of mine has a triton 650, it also has a small tanks on made of fibreglass which now seeps petrol through, he is in the process of looking in to if it can be lined or a steel import,
They are worth some money now, you ought to have kept yours, but hindsight is a wonderful thing, owt up to 15K depending on condition i believe.
I will tell him he's missing a short piece of pipe for under the seat!!🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍
Take Care
Kev
I think they used to be fondly dubbed the maggot! No idea why, however they were much coveted by dispatch riders back in the day. Thanks for the video.
hi MH
thanks for feedback, yes, plastic maggot!!!
appreciate you watching
take care
Kev
Indeed they were,i can't remember how many hundred punctures i fixed on them on the roadside. Clutch cables were another thing i did by the dozen. Happy days.
@@chrisstephens6673 hi chris,
good memories then!!!
cheers
Kev
Started easily, sounded great!
cheers Ben, yes always been a good starter as have my other bikes, marvellous what a bit of regular maintenance does!!!
thanks
Kev
@@MrFactotum Very true.
Very much enjoying this little series Kev, all your bikes are in superb condition, thanks for sharing. Cheers, Alan.
Thanks Alan,
just got to find time to ride them now!!
cheers
Kev
I do like a V-twin Kev, great bike!
cheers ttg
i do too👍👍
take care
Kev
Good morning Kev, lovely bike and it sounds great. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Stephen. 👍
Thanks for feedback Stephen👍👍
cheers
Kev
First time. Never in doubt 🤞🙏
The Honda looks to be in cracking good condition.
Well done on a cracking mini series.
👏👏👍😀
Andrew
Thanks Andrew, hope your still thinking about the steam loco😉😉👍👍
take care
Kev
@@MrFactotum Hi Kev. Most definitely, though I wish my existing project list was not so long 🥴
Hi Kev,
The Honda is in very nice condition... and ticked over nicely....
Cheers.
Paul,,
Cheers Paul.
are we to see the daimler ticking over😉😉🤔🤔👍👍
take care
Kev
@@MrFactotum No, its not run for 24 years
@@TheKnacklersWorkshop thats a shame!!
Hi Kev, Honda produced some exceptional bikes in that era. Your CX 500 is certainly in mint condition. Very very nice and great to hear it running cheers Paul
Many thanks! Paul
I would like to move a couple on, but can't bring myself to do it!!🤔😉👍👍
cheers
Kev
Hi Kev. I haven't seen one of these on the road for a very long time. Yours is immaculate. I see you are obviously an m/c enthusiast. Same here, only mine have always been early Ducati (Taglioni designs). I intended to get back on the road again after a similar layup to you, but a few health issues temporarily stopped that. An old guy who was a neighbour rode his AJS 500 until he was in his late 80's. So I hope we both make it back on the road some time. Cheers Rob
Nice to hear your a motorcycle fanatic Rob, yes my knee problem keeps me off mine, especially the bsa ss 500cc as it's my kicking knee at fault, but never say never, hope you get back on the ducati 👍👍👍👍🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍
atb
Kev
Hi KEV
A friend of mine had one in the 82's
I love this bike.
Take care.
OL6162.
hi ol6162
thanks , me too,
take care
Kev
Lovely bike Kev. Honda really got it right back then, I really like their bikes from this era.
You found a very good one, looks like new.
Best wishes, Dean.
cheers Dean
thanks for feedback
see you next time
Kev
What ho Mr F.
That started too quickly, must be your magic hands.
I dont know if it is a function of your camera but that did sound a bit rough.
That bike reminded me of an AA relay we were asked to do on a none runner in west london thatvwanted to go to Oxford. When i got there the AA man was still there, so i asked what was up. Anyway it had handle bar muffs (your heated grips caused me to remember this tale) being a bit chilly and quite often people knock the kill switch and can't see it. So i just said shall see if i can diagnose the problem before we go, anyway i quietly put my hand in the muff to see if i could feel the switch and sure enough it was off. Time for some fun at AA mans expense methought. Got the key i ask, turn it on, press start and broom broom. We go on a special course i told him.😉 On thinking about it i did myself out of a paid joy ride to Oxford but we were to busy for such things unecessarily.
I miss the good old days, i retired too early 1995 i was reminded the other day when a journalist wanted to do another article on us. Doesn't time fly.😢
great story Chris
Ruffffff, what do you mean!!!. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think it was the camera zoom mic function and the exhaust note bouncing off the closed garage door!! wel that's my excuse and i'm sticking by it!!😉🤣👍
Yes time does certainly fly when you have numeroud hobbies, to never be bored, it probably stands still for those with nothing to do, that's the perception of the weird phenomenom of time!!!
cheers
Kev