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Laverda Dave:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on February 14, 2026, 12:16:37 AM ---Didn't know you had a CBX as well Murf. Jealous now. Keep promising myself that if I get some money together someday and it's not earmarked for the house I'll treat myself to a red CBX. Not the prolink type though, never really liked those. Fancy a CBX550 as well.

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Exactly the same thoughts over here Ken. The red CBX was (and still is) so cool. The 550F2 CBX was the same but a lot cheaper although I still couldn't afford one when they were new!

Bryanj:
Bought a 550cbx before my heart attack then later recommisioned it and sold it for a profit for once, always hated the front brakes, you needed a degree in origami to put the front wheel in, i understand there is a good market in exporting back to Japan

Murf:
Hi Oddjob
Yes I am lucky enough to have a 1979 CBX Z Super sport the original twin shock type, mine is a silver one, I understand what you are saying about the candy red ones, it is a beautiful colour for a motorbike and looks great on the CBX,  I like to think of the silver ones as less common and more elegant than the red 😂. There were only the two colours although you have probably seen some black ones as well, the black was for the A model which came out slightly later and was detuned to sub 100 BHP for the German market.

I decided I wanted one and got mine as a stripped to the last nut and bolt inc the engine basket case in 2003. It’s a common tale, it had been stripped down 15 years earlier by the seller with the intention of rebuilding it which never happened.  Fortunately over the years he had been buying parts for the rebuild and these came with it. It took me about 18 months to rebuild it, I had the frame painted and did a nice job of the rebuild, it’s a beautiful thing and a nice bike to ride. Engine is smooth with plenty of torque, standard brakes are crap and suspension very 70s.

It’s lucky to have survived as another person had made an offer on it which was excepted but he then lowered his offer, this pissed the seller off, I found out it was for sale and offered the full amount.  I got to know the guy that had made the offer via the CBX community and that he just wanted it to sell as parts. He dropped a bollox by being greedy because there was some expensive new parts with it. 

If you decide to get one, join a CBX club first, The CBX Enthusiasts club is very active. good bikes  at realistic prices do come up within the two CBX clubs and that’s the best place to buy one from.

Laverda Dave:
A few photos of the beast would be nice please Murf😎👍

Oddjob:
If I ever get to the point I’m seriously looking for one Murf I’ll do that. Done loads of work on the cbx when I was in the trade. For some reason I always seemed to get them when they came in for work. Maybe they intimidated the other mechanics? I used to have hundreds of spare shims for them but gave them away a few years ago.

I presume yours has the vacuum petrol tap mod?

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