02-13-2016, 11:02 PM
The few people I knew that bought a CBX new in 79 and 80 experienced a form of "frame jacking" (bending) under hard acceleration. It was found that the main frame backbone was a bit too thin, weak, and their first mod was to have a rather long, flat and narrow steel plate welded to the underside of the main backbone frame to add rigidity.
Otherwise, the "reports" I got from the few owners I knew were that the bike was flawless...
Otherwise, the "reports" I got from the few owners I knew were that the bike was flawless...