Honda '79 CX 500 - What can you tell me?

[Slide Panda]

Thinking this ones a scrapper.

My 5 min walk around:
- Won't fire. Carbs need a rebuild at least... perhaps more.
- Front brakes do not work for some mystery reason. No feel of anything at the lever...
- Both foot pegs are damaged and need to be replaced. Been downed on both sides so more damage may be lurking
- I'm not sure there's a drop of oil in the forks.
- Dry rotted tries
- shredded seat
- rear light assy is wonked. Didn't inspect closely
- Doesn't roll backward easily - Anyone know if this is common to that bike? Or is it a sign the drive line is buggered up?
And those are the biggies...

[Popeye the Sailor]

That's a weekend 

[Duck-Stew]

I'd pass on it...

[Preisker]

Last weekend, I went to a garage/yard sale here in Santa Maria and there was a CX650 Turbo leaning on a fence.  I asked if it was for sale, Grandma said to take it.    Little sister said, no, that's Joe's bike.   So I come back later, and Joe wants some money for it.  Not much, really, for a 1983 CX650 Turbo, with 17,000 original miles on it, some scrapes, but basically all there.     So I bought it.  Then I posted it on a CX site, and a guy made me an offer I couldn't refuse.    Actually, several people made several offers.    Apparently, there is a CX cult out there, and especially a CX 650 Turbo cult.   So after owning it for 5 days, I sold it.    And I also bought a KZ1000, the price was right, and it has a set of Keihin FCR flatslide carbs on it, but has never been sorted.   It runs, it's been rebuilt (came with receipts), but it needs jetting and some detailing.   This one I'm keeping.    It's been a real good week.

As for those CX 500s, there seems to be a bunch of interest in those also.   One of my co-workers told me he put 100,000 miles on one when he was a broke guy.   100,000 trouble free miles.    So I think there is a demand for parts.   The guy that bought my 650 Turbo had 8 of them (650 Turbos), next week, he will probably be on A&E Hoarders,

[krista]

Buy an in-lb torque wrench and use it religiously. Them old Honda love to strip screws. I did a fair amount of work on 2 or 3 of those in the mid 90s. The intake manifolds rot, too. Cheap replacement parts galore at sudco and K&L supply.