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Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on February 19, 2026, 07:08:50 AM ---One for the Floyd fans out there ...that I read in, I think, Bike Magazine once 'Careful with that CBX Eugene'. Only old ex-hippes will get that :D. Laverda Dave is going to remind us of a magazine restoration of a CBX1000 where they ended up with loads of glass bead media in the finished engine.
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Sorry to bring bad news Ash but it was Bob Berry's CBX. He was the then editor of a bike magazine I can no longer remember suffice to say it's no longer published. The engine was vapour blasted and beads remained in hidden places only to be flushed out by hot engine oil. A very expensive rebuild first time round and even more expensive second time around.
Anyway.....Pink Floyd, whilst they are no longer going if you get the chance go and see Australian Pink Floyd.
They are touring the UK this year and are absolutely fantastic, you will not be disappointed.
I want to see some photos of Murf's CBX😎.
Laverda Dave:
Meanwhile whilst we await Murf's photos here's the sound of a CBX with 6 into 6 pipes. Turn the volume to 11 and enjoy......
https://youtu.be/UH4ZIsWy4SE?si=ZTZrzMlZof_WnpbN
It does sound a bit like a Laverda Jota👍
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Australian Pink Floyd, saw them at Nottingham, either just before or after the COVID outbreak.
I went with my brother, the audience was a sea of ladies with blue rinse hair do's, there was virtually no one under the age of 65. The isles were awash with Zimmer frames. Fantastic music with film backdrops from the era plus the proper animation when they did "Another brick in the wall".
One of the best live acts I have been to, narrowly beaten by Meat Loaf at NEC Birmingham.
AshimotoK0:
Maybe it should be ' Careful with that leaky CBX CDI Eugene' ;)
SteveD CB500K0:
Ted - my wife and I went to see the Aussie Floyd at Nottingham last November.
There were quite a few “kids” (those in their 30s - like my kids).
To continue the thread hijack, my kids bought me the Wish You Were Here vinyl for my birthday in January. I had to break the 80s hifi out of the attic to play it.
The record deck (affectionately known as “The Rega”) is now connected to my wireless Sonos system and gets used regularly.
Sadly the old A&R Cambridge suffered 20+ years in the loft and sounded ok but cosmetically was destroyed (presumably by the heat cycles)
I must also (sadly) report that neither the Tannoys nor the Dynaudio speakers can match the sound of the Sonos
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