1979 Honda Cx500 Cafe Racer Build

I realized a few months ago that i have an almost irrational, bigoted hatred for the bike that many dispatch riders refer to (affectionately?) as “the plastic maggot”.

1979 honda cx500 cafe racer build. Browse all the custom cafe racer bike parts we can supply to help you get design your bespoke conversion. Come join the discussion about restoration, performance, racing, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more! Worked for honda 40 years with all their accreditation. My 1979 cx500 cafe build starting with absolutely zero mechanical knowledge, and utilizing all the time, information, and ability of my friends and the internet that i can, i am going to try and build a cafe racer from this 1979 honda cx500.

Nd i think somone in england copied his build. Order online, we ship worldwide. So, finally time to start my second build thread. Frame powdered kobalt blue with matching wheels.

Woody uncategorized 1978 honda cx500, hipster, honda, plastic maggot. Bike was just offered to me by someone just to get rid of, it hadn’t run in years, and i saw what other people had done with similar ones on the internet. 1979 cx500 garage find/cafe build. The humble honda cx500 is one of the surprise hits of the modern day custom scene.

And turn it into something like this: If you're looking for info on how to do a fork swap on a honda cx500, gl500, cx650, gl650 etc. A forum community dedicated to cafe racer style race bikes owners and enthusiasts. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

What motivated you to start your project? Follow us on instagram and facebook. Discover the best cafe racers, scramblers and trackers built on the cx500 platform. Alright guys, this weekend i will be picking up two 1979 cx500's for my rm250.

1979 honda cx 500 custom, custom cx500, cafe racer style with leds, electric start, dual front brakes, brand new forks and more. It was meant for the wife, but i have decided to sell it after the. I have a 1982 cx500 turbo sitting in my barn behind the house in central missouri. I just need some more garage space and cash.

September 2, 2014 why the honda cx500 is the worst bike in the world for a cafe racer. Honda cb750 police k0 to k6 p0 to p6 complete motorcycle seat #3069. Up for sale is this cafe racer custom i have been working on for 5 years. Pics of actual bikes to come :) thoughts suggestions welcome.

This thread will be pic heavy. Ou either love them our hate them. This one will be a single seater cafe with hump seat. Now i have new projects i want to invest in, and still another build to finish.

Ut with a conversion like this they make a very unic bike. The engine has been rebuilt with about 50 miles on it. 1979 honda cx500 cafe build :) jump to latest follow. Very comfortable and cruiser like.

1979 honda cx500 custom cafe racer low and mean alpine edition honda cx500 cafe racer by lv custom bikebound. He cx500 does make a superb cafe racer. The japanese manufacturers only venture into the world of horizontally opposed twins. “honda cx 500 cafe racer.”.

The honda cx series motorcycles, including the gl500 and gl650 silver wing variants, were developed and released by honda in the late 1970s, with production ending in most markets by the mid 1980s. Runs great, very well kept and is a very comfortable ride. What was your intended objective when you started the build? 56 points · 1 year ago.

Ot quite as good as the show bike. Like we have found out from the american classic cafe racer build show. Honda cx500, gl500, cx650 and gl650 front end conversion database. Ut with a bit more detailed work it could be.

See more ideas about honda cx500, cx500 cafe racer, cafe racer. 1979 cx500 cafe racer south africa second build Custom fresh built 1979 honda cx500 deluxe café racer most custom cx500 builds of this caliber are offered up for sale in the $11k to $15k range, i am a realist and know i will never get my investment out of this build, but i had a heck of a lot of fun doing it. You can build the complete kit or select individual modules to create your unique cafe racer bike.

Ne like this was built on the show. This is a fork swap database where we have gathered as much information as possible as to which front ends work, and how hard they are to achieve. Although i am no stranger to the bike world, i have spent the last 2 years without one. 1979 honda cx500 cafe racer gbp 2,495 (auction) one off custom built honda cx500 cafe racer runs and rides great mot and tax exempt viewing more than welcome (acle car centre) payment to be made within 24 hours of auction end.

Cafe's typically say they aren't meant for long rides but i could ride all day long on mine. I use to have a cb360 and always. I own trackside cycles and do this for a living. Only about 2500 original miles but hasn't been started since 2002.

1979 cx500 cafe build clean and mean honda cx 500 forum honda cx500 tracker by matt woodgates bikebound top 10 honda cafe racer builds return of the racers. Dont hate please, i dont wanna waste my time hearing oh how a cx isnt cafe. Runs well with all update mods. In many ways, the cx was a groundbreaking development in the world of motorcycling with its water cooled engine, electric start, and reliable shaft drive.

1979 honda cx500 cafe racer. It's on my list of projects somewhere after my 1974 yamaha rd350 i'm currently working on and my 1979 ford f150 with 351m engine and cleveland heads. While on paper it sounds like a milestone in motorcycle production history the cx is often … continued Good choice for a cafe build, this is a unique engine design for honda and it make an exotic looking cafe.