"I said I'd never ride street" 
and I still may not, this may be just a custom build for flip ?
I haven't got to do a rebuild on my blaster, in 2 seasons now, and see no need to as once it was purpose built for what I do, it has survived the punishment
so, I got the itch build something.
I've had my eye on these jap bobbers for a few months now, and been looking for the right one.
everybody and their brother/uncle does Harleys, and most are just buy and bolt this and that on,
thats not my style.
originally I had my heart set on a Yamaha XS650, as I'll always be a Yamaha man
done right they are damn nice, very simple machines, like this.......
but lately these Honda CX500's with it's transverse engine has been catching my eye.
wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CX_series
so I told myself which ever I find a good deal on first gets some lovin
Today, this sweet old '79 CX500 Custom came home with me
thats right, the engine sits in there sideways and the shaft drive comes right out of the engine/trans and to the back wheel, very unique design that also has a camshaft driven plastic fan behind the radiator to draw air at idle/low speeds.
it'll get an electric fan swap
The guy i bought it off of in pittsburgh said he bought it early last year for $1100, and it had a Washington State title ?
he rode it for the last 2 seasons and said it has sat for the last 2 months and now it wouldn't start ?
the battery died while we tried to get it going today, but i took his word for it that it was something simple and bought it anyway, he just looked honest.
a battery charger, some new fuel, little shot of starting fluid and I had it purring within minutes of hitting the shop, and the battery is now staying charged,
so the guys word was golden. (not all CL buys are scams)
all lights and everything else works as it should except the tach, it bounces all over the place,
but it may be getting a single speedo/tach gauge anyway, or maybe a trail tech ?
I have a vid of it running and doing a burnout I'll post up in a bit.
for now, here's what I'm aiming for.... a stripped down, bare bones, cut off subframe w/ single seat, mono shock conversion, tough looking dual sport tires, short offset bars (not clip-ons), minimal fenders, and reworked possibly 2 into 1 exhaust.
I'd also like to do a disc brake on the rear, but I don't see any others doing it ?
I'll be looking hard into it.
something like these.........
this one just bid into the $3000+ range on ebay and didn't hit the guys reserve price, it did not sale.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161479517813?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
so sexy
but these mono shock conversions give me wood
probably the route i'm going, this guys sales a kit, but thats back to the bolt it on harley attitude,
I see nothing I can't fab myself or I know a guy @ KOR who's a master machinist
tear down will start soon, lots of cleaning, painting, maybe some powder coating, rewiring and parts collecting before this thread takes off with the rebuild pics.
and I still may not, this may be just a custom build for flip ?
I haven't got to do a rebuild on my blaster, in 2 seasons now, and see no need to as once it was purpose built for what I do, it has survived the punishment
so, I got the itch build something.
I've had my eye on these jap bobbers for a few months now, and been looking for the right one.
everybody and their brother/uncle does Harleys, and most are just buy and bolt this and that on,
thats not my style.
originally I had my heart set on a Yamaha XS650, as I'll always be a Yamaha man
done right they are damn nice, very simple machines, like this.......
but lately these Honda CX500's with it's transverse engine has been catching my eye.
wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CX_series
so I told myself which ever I find a good deal on first gets some lovin
Today, this sweet old '79 CX500 Custom came home with me
thats right, the engine sits in there sideways and the shaft drive comes right out of the engine/trans and to the back wheel, very unique design that also has a camshaft driven plastic fan behind the radiator to draw air at idle/low speeds.
it'll get an electric fan swap
The guy i bought it off of in pittsburgh said he bought it early last year for $1100, and it had a Washington State title ?
he rode it for the last 2 seasons and said it has sat for the last 2 months and now it wouldn't start ?
the battery died while we tried to get it going today, but i took his word for it that it was something simple and bought it anyway, he just looked honest.
a battery charger, some new fuel, little shot of starting fluid and I had it purring within minutes of hitting the shop, and the battery is now staying charged,
so the guys word was golden. (not all CL buys are scams)
all lights and everything else works as it should except the tach, it bounces all over the place,
but it may be getting a single speedo/tach gauge anyway, or maybe a trail tech ?
I have a vid of it running and doing a burnout I'll post up in a bit.
for now, here's what I'm aiming for.... a stripped down, bare bones, cut off subframe w/ single seat, mono shock conversion, tough looking dual sport tires, short offset bars (not clip-ons), minimal fenders, and reworked possibly 2 into 1 exhaust.
I'd also like to do a disc brake on the rear, but I don't see any others doing it ?
I'll be looking hard into it.
something like these.........
this one just bid into the $3000+ range on ebay and didn't hit the guys reserve price, it did not sale.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161479517813?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
so sexy
but these mono shock conversions give me wood
probably the route i'm going, this guys sales a kit, but thats back to the bolt it on harley attitude,
I see nothing I can't fab myself or I know a guy @ KOR who's a master machinist
tear down will start soon, lots of cleaning, painting, maybe some powder coating, rewiring and parts collecting before this thread takes off with the rebuild pics.
