79 CX500?

[rcmatt007]

you might try some sea foam and just see if that unsticks the floats.

I do think there is a cx forum.... but can they really be as nice as the guys and gals on NGW?

[salukispeed]

Looks like a good find. I'v been starting to look for one for my Wife also. If ya get tired of it and think of parting with it Keep me in mind before parting it out.
Enjoy and good luck.

[robin1731]

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.

Go to bikebandit.com. Find your make and model and they have very good pics of parts.

[acasper708]

Yea I checked bikebandit. I need to look at it on my computer it doesn't show up well on my phone. So should I try pluggin the overflow tubes and fill the bowls with seafoam first or just pull them apart?

[rcmatt007]

I would just try filling them with seafoam and let them sit.... then drain and toss into gas tank. It is always worth a shot

[acasper708]

It looks like the bowls attach to the bottom of the carbs with just a couple crews. I'll just pull the carbs and get my hands a little dirty.

[Rat]

Another resource for these bikes.

http://cx500forum.com/

Gord

[acasper708]

Yea I'm on there.

[swisher39r]

Get ahold of Larry Cargill in Sacramento. He wrote a book on these carbs. I doubt anyone knows more than him on the matter.
Check out this link http://choppercharles.com/cs/forums/73676/ShowPost.aspx
Its a good example of what he does.

[aircraft_electrician]

That's a great looking CX for $200! It makes me miss my '80 Deluxe. I'm thinking I need to find one of the CX Customs for the wife. Its lower seat height should make her comfortable enough to learn to ride on, but it's not something she'll outgrow in a season or two.

And on the plus side, when she's not riding it I'll get to ride a CX again!

Anyway, congrats on the new bike!

[macmusick]

You sure got your money's worth!

[ramprat]

Get ahold of Larry Cargill in Sacramento. He wrote a book on these carbs. I doubt anyone knows more than him on the matter.
Check out this link http://choppercharles.com/cs/forums/73676/ShowPost.aspx
Its a good example of what he does.

Agreed, not only does he know his stuff about the carbs, he does one heck of a restoration, as in my G-Loria 82 Silverwing Interstate. He has done three more rebuilt bikes since I got mine in May. His book is a bargain at about $25. Coupled with Randakk, there should be every answer you could want.

I recently sold my 82 Custom, somewhat melancholy about that still.

Joel in the Couve

p.s. The cx500forum.com (formerly choppercharles) has been having some server issues of late, so the links may not work.

[Toehead]

I love the CX series!


The mechanical seal is a bit of a pain, but a forum member developed a method to change it in-bike. About an hour tops, and i've done it to both of mine.

[decker]

Wasd thinking of buying when from one of the smaller Islands around here. Sitting in his barn, says he ran it last year. Find the manual or a good site for the 500. Apparently there's a critical alignment when replacing the carbs after cleaning. There are carb kits available. Will post the site in next post.

[decker]

Should have known better. Found the carb kits on Randaks site. Check it out well worth the effort if you keep the bike.

http://randakks.com/CX500%20and%20Variants%20Page.htm