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any of you own this bike?? are they good bikes? do they run well and last?

If you're talking about the venerable CX 500 or 650, you'd be hard pressed to find a more indestructable motorcycle anywhere. Some have traveled the world on them. I had one as my first bike. Never had a single problem with it.

I had one for my first street bike as well. It was a Honda CX650E and it was a great bike. There was a big difference between the power of the 500 my dad had and the 650 that I had as well as much improved handling. The older (70s) 500s were prone to charging system troubles but otherwise were pretty indestructable. You can buy them for next to nothing and there should be tons of parts still available at the wreckers for them.

This is not a picture of the one I had, but one just like it:

im currently riding a 78 hondacx500(im not kidding i have a computer on the bike) any way shes a beast, and i can still get EVERY part on the bike from my local honda dealyer. 5 thumbs up

wow thats really interesting. i didnt realize honda had made a transverve v-twin...Nippo-Guzzi...i like it!

actually that would be a logitudinal (crankshaft plane paralell to the bike) V-twin. most bike engines are mounted transverse (crankshaft plane perpendicular to the bike).

Ive never seen a cx like that one. most ive seen are UJM styled.

there was also a turbocharged version of the cx too

cxs do seem to sell for next to nothing.

oh and the cxs are also shaft drive to boot

jmillheiser wrote:actually that would be a logitudinal (crankshaft plane paralell to the bike) V-twin. most bike engines are mounted transverse (crankshaft plane perpendicular to the bike).

Ive never seen a cx like that one. most ive seen are UJM styled.

They never sold them in the U.S. like the one above. I had one in Canada and when I rode it in the states it was a great conversation starter. It was actually a really decent touring bike.