Honda CX500 TURBO

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Hi guys and gals

yesterday i got a honda cx 500 turbo as a present from a friend

never heard of them what speed do these things reach

are they reliable

are they fun to drive

Dartz

It's a 500 twin with a turbocharger.... and not much boost. Maybe 180-200kph, if you're lucky.

It's a Honda, of course it is.

I dunno. Ride it and find out.

Wossack

I'd read the cx500s were absolute nails... heavy bastards too

746watts

Used Bike Guide will give you some detailed info them, but they are getting very old now and spares from breakers will be hard got. Happy surfing!

Thinkingaboutit

An interesting and rare machine, and was the world's first production turbo bike. It's obviously shaft driven and watercooled like the rest of the range and variants. It also has a complicated fuel injection system. The turbo is supposed to be quite sudden in its effect. Used Bike Guide was, and is (I think the site exists still but no magazine) quite negative about bikes that are fairly reasonable like the Z750 (add a K if an American import, I own one of those) of the late seventies.

Dark-Mavis

Nice present......drive the yoke and find out!:p

galwaytt

Very interesting, and very collectible !! Very few have survived, so mind it well, or sell it to someone who will.

And no, not fast, really. But v.nice all the same.