I'm looking at CB500s. In fact, this evening I'm going to kick a couple of tyres on one and peruse the V5. Anything that I should be particularly watching out for? It's a 1998 model CB500S, 11,000 miles, DataTag, Meta alarm and immobiliser, stated to be in very good condition (the owner says that it has one barely visible scratch). Private sale. Would the Font Of All Knowledge venture a valuation, perchance? -- serf GHPOTHUF#28, two#53 CG125 (engine blown up 1 mile short of J5 M25. But no cameras spotted it being wheeled off. Gotta count your blessings :-(( Anyone breaking a model W?)
I paid £2200.00 for mine last June, a bit newer, unfaired with similar mileage, also in pretty good nick. Look out for overly rusty downpipes, end can and rusty chromework (my back springs are very badly pitted). Bike magazine has a feature on CB-5's this month (I wrote a mini-review about my bike for it) -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
No, it was only a few comments about CB-5 ownership. Showed it to my dad, who was quite chuffed, so that was a bonus I guess, and mum wants me to scan a copy for her scrapbook. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
3 guesses -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
Heh, well that's my 15 minutes of fame over. Ho hum -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
There's always that headline in the local paper: "Local man runs amok with angle grinder after third moped theft" [1] [1] Though perhaps "Moped man murder mayhem" would be more punchy.
I had the non S model. Great fun for a first bike. Downpipes rust. That was about the only complaint I had with mine. Balancing the carbs can really improve its rideability too
flashgorman wrote: Akkshirley there's been a spate of moped thefts over the last couple of weeks, 1 x Honda Sky (stolen by known scrote and seen being brazenly ridden around town), 1 x RS50 (torched) and 1 x TS50 (thankfully not ours, but not found yet either). All of my lad's mates who ripped the piss over the alarm / immobiliser and ships anchor chain fitted to ours are now asking where they can get hold of such security measures. Incidentally, we are now fairly sure who nicked my lads TS50, and a deviously cunning plan is being hatched, which should **** the scrote over quite nicely. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
I thought you bought yours new, if so how come the carbs were out of balance. Mind you, I may be wrong in which case I'll STFU. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
One of my lad's mates was bought a brand new Motohispania Furio 50, a lovely little liquid cooled trailee. Unfortunately he lives right in the middle of the area where our TS 50 was stolen from, and he has no garage, so the bike is kept on the patio. We are currently running a book on how long until it goes missing. -- Dan L (Oldbloke) My Bike 2000 Honda CB500 M'boy's Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Heavily fortified) BOTAFOT #140, DIAABTCOD #26
Now *that* would make a good article. [/QUOTE] I can see the headline now "Baby breaks down after twenty yards".
I can see the spam now: "Ever wanted your penis to be compared to a baby's arm holding an orange? Well, now you can ... " "PS. Oranges charged extra"
