Honda help needed

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splifford · #1 Unread post by **splifford** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:08 am

Hello
I have a Honda bike and I need some help identifying it
http://lostbrooklyn.org/bike/index.html
can anyone help me, or tell me where I can find the model #?
thanks

MASHBY · #2 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:12 am

First Guess is a Honda CX.I bet it is probaly the CX500.Dont know the year im afraid.

splifford · #3 Unread post by **splifford** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:17 am

Thank you so much!
It was dark and I couldnt see but i'm gonna bring it up the freight elevator tonight and inspect it more

splifford · #4 Unread post by **splifford** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:20 am

http://motorcycles.about.com/gi/dynamic ... .bikez.com

I looked for CX500 and it doesn't really look too much like the ones listed here - how did you make this determination?

mswarrior · #5 Unread post by **mswarrior** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:23 am

Looks like an old 2 cyl. CB series. I'll browse some more pics and see what we can find.

mswarrior · #6 Unread post by **mswarrior** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:49 am

From what I can see it looks like a Night Hawk. I can't seem to find any other pics than this 1982 Night Hawk 450. The rims,seat,front of engine seem to match. Yours of course is older.

EDIT: Boy was I wrong on this one

. I found the right bike below.

#7 Unread post by **cb360** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:01 am

Did you look here?

http://www.100megsfree4.com/honda/

they have a couple hundred pics of hondas on there - check it out, you might be able to narrow it down anyway.

mswarrior · #8 Unread post by **mswarrior** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:07 am

I think we have a match

1980 Honda CX 500

#9 Unread post by **cb360** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:34 am

The site I listed says the cx500 was made in 78-79 and then they started with the cx500C in 1980, the 'c' being for custom... For whatever that is worth. They also list the year to year changes in various models so you might be able to nail it down definitively there.

#10 Unread post by **cb360** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:45 am

If that blue paint color is original I think it has to be a 1979 CX500C. If you can find a serial number on there somewhere you can nail it down for sure. I can't see any pinstripes on the tank though and I think it should have some so who knows? I assume you don't have either side cover?