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Anyone ever owned a CBX1000?

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SteveW:
Just wondered what they are like to ride / own ?

Always fancied one.

Trigger:
Owned one, crashed two  :o They like to throw rods when over reved, heads are always a problem. To get a good one these days will set you back 15 to 20K Or a cheap one for 8k will cost another 6 to 8k to get it right  ;)

Orcade-Ian:
Hi Steve,
I had one for a while (with an oversized motor (yes, quite!). Went like a scalded cat and sounded fantastic.  Very none standard so I started collecting the right bits to restore it to factory spec.  Just before we moved to Orkney I sold it to a mate (I didn't want to drag 22 bikes up here!). who spent another fortune on it bringing it back to original.  If you thought that genuine exhausts for the Fours are expensive, try getting a set for a CBX! 

http://www.stallard-engineering.co.uk/stories/Bikes/Japanese/cbxstory.htm

Ian

SteveD CB500K0:
My room-mate at Uni had one and he let me ride it (once).

It was the version with the fairing and it was MASSIVE. I was scared stiff that I’d drop it and didn’t go very far (or very fast).

He traded it for a 900FZ and that was brilliant!  So good I had to buy one many years later to go with my 500/4.


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AndyD:
Had a brief ride on one back in the 80's in Rotterdam.
At the local bike shop got chatting with a local who was fascinated by my GS1000S so we swapped bikes for a while.
Felt really different to the Suzuki and a bit 'wobbly' at low speed but smooth and powerful and handled fine once moving a bit quicker.
Best thing was always the awesome front view of the bike.
Cheers,
Andy

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