COnsidering a couple CX500's.......opinions?

[matalex60]

I am kicking around picking up a CX500 and found these two bike on craigslist. I don't know much about the CX500 so I will leave it to the pros. Let me know what you all think!

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/1868025443.html

[Rat]

I am kicking around picking up a CX500 and found these two bike on craigslist. I don't know much about the CX500 so I will leave it to the pros. Let me know what you all think!

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/1868025443.html

They are good little bikes, both of them look overloaded in the pic.

With a lot of work they could be worthwhile.

If they are runners the price seems fair.

Gord

[the chef]

I drive one everyday and they are great bikes , I like they way they look , to some they be's ugly but I like different and have always wanted a Guzzi. These bikes are much more dependable than a Moto Guzzi ever thought about . The engine will redline to 10,500 rpm's no problem . They have 50 horses and will give you everyone of them . They are light compared to the gl 1100 I am used too and handle very well . These are " cult " bikes and have a staunch following.
(Google Keith Kimber and Tanya Brown , read all about the trip they made around the world on one. )

I like having bags and a fairing so that's a matter of choice , mine does not , I at least wish I had a good windshield for mine. They have the same fairing as a GL 1100. The bags are very similar to what you could get on the CBX inline 6
. I'd like a pair of GL 1100 bags to fit but that would take a little welding work.
They are rated to top out at about 98 mph , all I know is mine will run 85+ mph all day long.
You can't buy a better bike for the money they get. About 50 mpg too!
Check out the web site club CHOPPERCHARLES.
I will get me another GL 1100 Goldwing one day ,but I'm keeping this little Silverwing !!!
If Honda ever made a bike they should do a slight update on and re-introduce its the SILVERWING.
Like Rat said if they are runners buy them , find out if the camchain and gears has been replaced yet , they HAVE to be at 50,000 miles . If they close to 50,thou and have not , try and get them cheaper!! They good fore another 50 after that is done tho!! I have heard of them getting over 320,000 miles out of these engines.
They are water cooled ,have a driveshaft and the 81 Gl model like mine was the first motorcycle with a single shock rear end, the Prolink .. Easy to maintain too!!
I paid 900 bucks for mine but it only had 9,330 miles !!

[greatrespectforbeer]

Mixed in throughout time, I have owned a few CX's. The CX500 Custom, and the CX500 TURBO. As well as a GL650 Silverwing. I loved these bikes, they were reliable, strong running bikes. A day doesn't go by that I don;t think about them. Expecially the turbo. Water cooled, shaft driven, V Twin. Half a Wing as a few folks call em. But there's a few good bikes out there that got some undeserving nic names. This was one of them. Then again, is it really a bad thing to get branded half a wing???

[greatrespectforbeer]

I drive one everyday and they are great bikes , I like they way they look , to some they be's ugly but I like different and have always wanted a Guzzi. These bikes are much more dependable than a Moto Guzzi ever thought about . The engine will redline to 10,500 rpm's no problem . They have 50 horses and will give you everyone of them . They are light compared to the gl 1100 I am used too and handle very well . These are " cult " bikes and have a staunch following.
(Google Keith Kimber and Tanya Brown , read all about the trip they made around the world on one. )

I like having bags and a fairing so that's a matter of choice , mine does not , I at least wish I had a good windshield for mine. They have the same fairing as a GL 1100. The bags are very similar to what you could get on the CBX inline 6
. I'd like a pair of GL 1100 bags to fit but that would take a little welding work.
They are rated to top out at about 98 mph , all I know is mine will run 85+ mph all day long.
You can't buy a better bike for the money they get. About 50 mpg too!
Check out the web site club CHOPPERCHARLES.
I will get me another GL 1100 Goldwing one day ,but I'm keeping this little Silverwing !!!
If Honda ever made a bike they should do a slight update on and re-introduce its the SILVERWING.
Like Rat said if they are runners buy them , find out if the camchain and gears has been replaced yet , they HAVE to be at 50,000 miles . If they close to 50,thou and have not , try and get them cheaper!! They good fore another 50 after that is done tho!! I have heard of them getting over 320,000 miles out of these engines.
They are water cooled ,have a driveshaft and the 81 Gl model like mine was the first motorcycle with a single shock rear end, the Prolink .. Easy to maintain too!!
I paid 900 bucks for mine but it only had 9,330 miles !!

Didn't you see, The brain trust at Honda did revisit and up date the SilverWing. It was a over the road giant scooter. Sad . Kinda like then Pontiac Lemoanz's back in the 80's.

[the chef]

Yes I am aware of the scooter they call a SILVERWING , but it's a scooter. They should have called it something else .

[greatrespectforbeer]

I agree with ya 100% there. Like I said, kinda like the 80's mutilation of the Lemans name.

[the chef]

What I meant by update was keep the same engine style and maybe put hydraulic valve lifters on it , a self adjusting cam chain made of a longer lasting material , a better front end , rear disc brakes ,
larger rear wheel,bigger tank, fuel gauge, 6th gear,wider footpegs,better seat,stronger clutch ,
better starter clutch,room for a Odyssey type battery, a chrome plated engine,better made petcock,
smaller lighter fairing and real top loading hardbags, whatelse?

[greatrespectforbeer]

What I meant by update was keep the same engine style and maybe put hydraulic valve lifters on it , a self adjusting cam chain made of a longer lasting material , a better front end , rear disc brakes ,
larger rear wheel,bigger tank, fuel gauge, 6th gear,wider footpegs,better seat,stronger clutch ,
better starter clutch,room for a Odyssey type battery, a chrome plated engine,better made petcock,
smaller lighter fairing and real top loading hardbags, whatelse?

Yeah. Be nice, Seems like I ruffled ya up. Sorry. Didn't mean to. Was just making a statement 'bout them genius's at Honda's marketing dept.

[the chef]

not at all man !!

[Sagebrush]

Chef, this is probably as close as you are going to get to an updated Silverwing http://powersports.honda.com/2010/nt700v.aspx. I've sat on one in the showroom, its a pretty neat bike. Little on the pricey side but what isn't these days.

[the chef]

Heck for 10,000 I can get a really nice Valkyrie. !! That thing just don't blow my skirt up!
Looks like it has all the soul of a half a loaf of white bread.

[mortiki]

Guess no one noticed but that is not 2 cx500's there. The one in front is a CX 500c like mine but the back one is a GL 500. He correctly calls it a Silverwing but then says it is a CX. I prefer the CX bare for cruising and the GL loaded for short tours. I have the GL 1100 for long runs but those Silverwings are great for shorter things like grocery runs or parts runs. Unlike the 1100 they have a power band from just above idle on up so get to 5th and keep it there but for stop lights. The single seater addition makes it a great addition and the fuel milage is lots better than my 1100's.