starting off things right

[Zryder]

Dang it Brothers , this is making me miss my 81 CX 500 Custom big time .


{ Z }

[instructorpilot]

I have a 81D that is fully vettered out, Riding it around Cali right now. When I am one up it's the ride, when to ole lady comes along its the GL1100.
Al

[deedunster]

I am glad I found a forum on the CX 500. This was my second bike. I taught both my boys to ride on it. Parts (Turn signals) have been replaced more than once but it runs well. The mufflers are off a Hardly-Runnning which makes it sound mean.

[BerlinKowgirl]

Peewee, Tell everyone what they call the CX over in Deutschland...

Oops - didnt see your post until now. Sorry!

Alright, in Germany they call the CX-series from Honda "Güllepumpe", that translates to (liquid) "manure-pump"...

But that’s not meant sneeringly or taunting, but very fond and affectionate!

I’ll never say "I'm riding the CX today"...I will always use the word "Güllepumpe" or just "Gülle". I hardly ever say CX500 at all. When I tell someone what kind of motorcycle I am riding, I'll say "an old "Gülle"...and everybody knows what it is...

And now you guys surely want to know how the CX got that name, huh?

Alright, we have a cartoon over here called "Werner". And back in the early 80's (when watercooled bikes weren’t all that common) in one of his cartoon-magazines "Werner" used a CX500 to help out Farmer "Horst", whose liquid-manure-pump broke…

But see for yourself...you'll understand just by looking at the pictures...lol









The last sentence says: “See, Horst, I’ve told you: CX500, best manure-pump in the world!â€ÂÂ

[BerlinKowgirl]

I forgot to add...I just been to the 11th annual "Güllepumpen-Treffen" here in Vechta, Germany last weekend...

Here's pictures that my friend Michael took: http://picasaweb.google.de/Meikel.1604/Vechta200802

Cheers,
Peewee


This is me. #191 of 328 on Friday.