Anyone ever owned a CBX1000?

[SteveW]

Just wondered what they are like to ride / own ?

Always fancied one.

[Trigger]

Owned one, crashed two  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

[cooleronthecoast]

I had one in the late 70's early 80's when they first came out.   The early twin shock unfaired one.  The 6 pot motor sounded wonderful, but the front forks were the same ones fitted to the CB900.  The FVQ (fade very quickly) OE rear shocks weren't much good either, so you had a quick (for the time) but heavy engine in a basic chassis with inadequate suspension.  It was however great fun to ride and I'd love to own another, but as Graham mentioned, they are commanding high prices now and I for one don't want to spend that kind of money on one.   The VFR I have now is faster, lighter, more powerful, handles better .  Yes, its almost 20 years younger, but I could buy 6 or 7 of them for the price of one CBX

[SteveW]

Thanks for all the info.

I fell in love with them in the mid 90’s. I gave a lift to my mate to collect a CBR400 he had just bought from a bike shop near Heathrow.

This shop was in a small parade, while we were in there doing the paperwork all this loud music started from upstairs.
The shop owner started moaning about the people in the flat above, he went out the back and wheeled in this CBX1000.
Started it up and spent a few minutes revving the nuts off it. Music quickly stopped.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Was that Frank in Perivale? (Motorcycles Unlimited)


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[SteveW]

Was that Frank in Perivale? (Motorcycles Unlimited)


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I cant remember now, my mate lived in Whitton just near Hounslow and it wasn't far from his house.

[Andrew-S]

My mate recently sold his - he loved it. I rode it several times and it went like stink, howled like a banshee, it didn't like stopping too quickly and the front felt a bit light.  He was gutted when it went.

Just to whet your appetite:

[Bryanj]

Never owned one but ridden a couple and even had the dubious pleasure of doing the shims on one plus rebuilding another, £30 for a rocker gasket back then plus a tube of evostick was a lot.
Even got to ride the 1300 Kawasaki which was even heavier.

Out of the big bikes then the Yamaha 1100 was the nicest, if you can call licence losers nice

[Rozabikes Tim]

Ridden one.  CB900 I had was a better bike. But wow what an engine...

[JonnyB]

I always hanckerd (is that a word??) for one, but I think if i had bought I would probably killed myself. They are beautiful, I've have always loved the big bikes of the 80's all hot shiny metal, power and no brakes.

[SteveD CB500K0]

hankered




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[JonnyB]

hankered




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Sorry, my Inglish teacher was polish and I wasn't learned to spell proper like what you was