CX500 owners?

[Steam]

GL650 Silverwing Interstates(aka GL700) had all the kit and kaboodle - http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_GL650I

Whereas the standard Silverwing was, well, standard- http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_GL650

Hey they are interesting links. Are there any more CX / GL sites you have? I know about the CX owners clubs in Oz and the UK already, joined up too.

[Bonez]

Hey they are interesting links. Are there any more CX / GL sites you have? I know about the CX owners clubs in Oz and the UK already, joined up too.

http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/fow/ is one. And - http://cx500.gobinet.se/smb/ I generally google what I'm looking for. Have become quite good at it to drag up info on a variaty of topics.

[Matt_TG]

Here are some CX links, I have probably read most of the pages on these sites sorting out stator, cdi, carby and fork problems ...


http://choppercharles.com/cs/forums/ (well supported forum)

http://choppercharles.com/cs/ (main Chopper Charles page - he converted a CX into a chopper... )

http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/ (awesome resource page)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cxism/ (tinkering, odds and sods)

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cxism/teknix.html (electrical and mechanical info)

http://groups.msn.com/AustralianHondaCX500CX650Register (Aussie msn site, Don Seedsman has helped me immensely via email)

http://cx500.gobinet.se/ (Swedish forum and general info pages)

Hope these help

[dangerous]

GL650 Silverwing Interstates(aka GL700) had all the kit and kaboodle - http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_GL650I

Whereas the standard Silverwing was, well, standard- http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_GL650

I have not seen the fairingless GL before, it looks like a VF750 Sabre... the only GL Silverwing I knew of was the kaboodle bike.

[Bonez]

Some interesting condensed info here- http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Honda-CX50...00000001208904

I note content from here- http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/history/ has been added.

[Steam]

Anybody got an ok stator I can buy?
I guess I could rewind one myself... ahem... maybe that would take a while.
I know there are those places overseas who do rewound exchanges, you send them your old one and $200, and they send you a rewound one.
Is there any source closer to home.
oh, I should try buckets n bits, they are dismantling one at the moment.

[Kickaha]

I know there are those places overseas who do rewound exchanges, you send them your old one and $200, and they send you a rewound one.
Is there any source closer to home.

J Halsey Rewinds Ltd
28b Beach road Howick
Auckland
0-9-534 4161

good turn around time and pricing was less than 1/2 the price of a new one

[Matt_TG]

A rewinder took a look at my stator and politely said thanks .. but no thanks.

I got a secondhand one in good nick from EconoHonda in Te Aroha.

http://www.econohonda.co.nz/

If you're stuck Malcolm may be able to help.

[Steam]

Thanks, I have solved the problem by not buying the bike that needed the new stator.
Sometimes it's good to not have a trailer or car, it stops me from buying project bikes.

[Steam]

Oh my, a CX500-powered Morgan copy! Well it's not a bike, but at least it has less wheels than four eh!
It's a thing of beauty, and you can buy a kit to build it yourself here for only 4995 Pounds.

[dangerous]

Oh my, a CX500-powered Morgan copy!

that is so freaking cool.. I like it, but Id stick 4 engines in there aye

[Steam]

What's the deal with CX's and Canterbury? It seems 90% of them on Trademe for the past few months have been in the South Island, most in Canterbury. Eh? Is this a statistical abberation or real? Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me.

[Matt_TG]

I've noticed that too, there are only a few of them on the road in Tauranga that I've seen.

I get plenty of older blokes coming up to me at service stations etc who used to have a CX or knew someone who did, maybe they're Mainlanders lol.

[Bonez]

I've noticed that too, there are only a few of them on the road in Tauranga that I've seen.

I get plenty of older blokes coming up to me at service stations etc who used to have a CX or knew someone who did, maybe they're Mainlanders lol.

Could be. Mine has a Tommy's Yamaha ChCh sticker on it. Now I remember test riding an XS650 Special from them 25 something years ago when I was posted to Wigram.

[Steam]

What do you guys use for your rear tyre? I need a new one going into winter, and for the next Wof.
Also, do you stick to Honda's 20-year-old advice on what tyre pressures to use, (probably intended for cross-ply or whatever) or do you inflate to the pressure listed on the tyre?