SOB Dilemma. Update

Cheers for all the advice folks, and with that being the final straw that
persuaded me I`m now the owner of a rather nice condition 1979 CX500.

Picking it up was half the fun. On cold, pissing down nights as this,
remember your waterproofs. You`ll be well fucked off after riding home on an
unfamiliar bike nigh on 40 miles without them. Drowned rat? Ohhh yes...

Anyway, 32,500 genuine miles, been owned by the same bloke for the last 17
years who managed to put a prize-winning 10,000 miles on it in all that
time, going by the heap of old MOT documents I got with it. Full 12 months
MOT and Tax. A rather fetching original shade of blue, and an engine that
sounds quite sweet. No rattles, knocks, odd noises and it pulls quite
strongly. 85Mph on the east lancs road coming home without even trying, and
the only thing that stopped me going further was that visibility was down to
a couple of yards at this point due to the heavy rain. Newish tyres,
calipers rebuilt not so long ago, camchain/tensioner/mechanical seal
replaced a couple of thousand miles ago. Carbs rebuilt not so long ago also.

Slight corrosion on the front mudguard, slight shallow dent in the tank, and
thats about it. "I`m not one for riding in the rain", he told me. And you
can tell it`s lived an easy decade and a half in the warmth of his garage.
All for the princely sum of £550.


All in all, I`m quite chuffed. )

 

Bring it to the SP on Sunday, I'm working the early shift. I'll give
you an extra biccy with your tea )

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Loz H

Fucking well batted! CIHAGM?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

In

Rather nice?? It's probably the tidiest CX500 I've seen for years!

Was a bit wet out, nice and warm in the Merc though.

Still, you looked like you were having fun, and the CX sounded great on its
80 mph "fly by".

So you should be.


--
Pete M

Mercedes 260E, Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
Ford Capri (ressurection started)
"Never moon a werewolf"

COSOC #5
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain

 

Where did you get it from?

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Cheers!
Fr Jack
96 Tiger.
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skype: fr.jack (without the dot)

 

I like the CX, but I've only ever seen shitty ones. Wouldn't mind a 650
Tubo.

 

I looked at a couple of CX's before I ended up with the Bandit.

They did have a certain apeal, but the ones I came across either looked
likes piles of shit, or none of the numbers matched the documents.

It sounds like you got a bargain.

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

Loz H wrote

So you fucking should be.

Result.

 

Oldest brother has one and yes - the handling can best be described as
'interesting'.

Mind you, his isn't in prime condition and the brakes have seen better
days. And the tyres fitted by the previous owner are the cheapest of
the cheap..

Phil