79 CX500?
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79 CX500?
Does anyone have experience with a CX500? I'm gonna pick one up real cheap. It just needs the carbs rebuilt and cleaned up. It looks like a fun bike. Anything I should be worried about?
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Re: 79 CX500?
I really liked the cx500c I had. Wish at times I had not sold it when I moved from Oregon back to OK.
Quirks: the mechinical seal for the water pump can start to leak (you will get coolant out of the back top of the engine). It is a PITA to change if it is even still available.
the pulsar has both a high and low speed part. They also tended to go bad. Will still run if the high speed goes out, but will feel like it is missing. You will keep thinking it is the carbs, but it is not. I doubt the part is available anymore.... and to change, you have to take the back of the whole engine
Quirks: the mechinical seal for the water pump can start to leak (you will get coolant out of the back top of the engine). It is a PITA to change if it is even still available.
the pulsar has both a high and low speed part. They also tended to go bad. Will still run if the high speed goes out, but will feel like it is missing. You will keep thinking it is the carbs, but it is not. I doubt the part is available anymore.... and to change, you have to take the back of the whole engine
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The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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Re: 79 CX500?
And that Bakelite thingy is hell to find....mechanical drive fan...guess you could go electric if you really wanted too.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Yea it looks like a few of them just go with a electric fan. Well he's sellin it to me for $200 so I really can't loose. If it turns out it has to many problems I can sell the bile for parts and make my money back. I've looked at a couple YouTube vids and they sound pretty sweet.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Great little bike with the above considerations.
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Re: 79 CX500?
I would love to make it a cafe racer but it's for the wife and that wouldn't happen. But she said I can cut it up a bit. Maybe a bobber.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Yep, thats me with the ole CX. Fine bike I tell ya.
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Re: 79 CX500?
I did really like that low slung seat on my 500c
and, while not a wing, it had more than a couple of cross country trips and had 55+k on it when I sold it
and, while not a wing, it had more than a couple of cross country trips and had 55+k on it when I sold it
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all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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Re: 79 CX500?
Might also want to look up info on the timing chains. If they are not properly adjusted they will eat up areas in the front of the engine putting aluminum shavings in the oil.
Bill
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Re: 79 CX500?
Well I picked her up this mornin. $200 ain't bad. Just needs the carbs cleaned up and new tires.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Nice find!Looks very nice.
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80 GL1100 dresser, 81 Gl1100 w/fairing and rack, 82 KZ750ltd, 78 KZ750 twin,
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84 Vulcan 700, 75 CB200T, A couple extra motors.
What's MBS?
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Re: 79 CX500?
sweet. makes me wish I had kept out 500c
-Rodger-
all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke
The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you have Gandalf
"One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers
"it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
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Re: 79 CX500?
Nice, I'm jealous. I've been looking, but haven't found a deal yet.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Well I put some gas in it and a couple cranks and she started right up. But she's pissin gas out of the bowl tubes and the exhaust. So the floats are deffinetly stuck. Where can I find a blown up view of the carbs? I don't have a Haynes manual yet.
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Re: 79 CX500?
Hmmmmmmm.....isn't there a CX forum on the innernet???
http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=29
http://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=29
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