Beto Rocco_imp
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Some photos of the Honda CBX 6 cylinders for those who like to remember.
CBX 1050 PHOTOS
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GoldOxide_imp
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Ya baby!
Just love looking back at old manufacturer's glossy brochures.
Just love looking back at old manufacturer's glossy brochures.
peterbaron
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TY
A few real photos with the exact address and a key in the ignition switch would be greatly appreciated ... especially if it's close to the Ontario/Canadian border
A few real photos with the exact address and a key in the ignition switch would be greatly appreciated ... especially if it's close to the Ontario/Canadian border
Gone in 60
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Such an awesome machine.
Beto Rocco_imp
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Yes, amazing.Gone in 60_imp said:
It was replaced by Honda in 1983, which in practice was better in almost everything, but lacked the charisma of the 6 cylinders and their exhaust curves.
Gone in 60
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I think I want to track down a high resolution version of that black and white engine shot and frame it for my office.
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Gone in 60
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Sweet! Thanks, Cormanus. I'll have to see how well that will print out. I don't have enough motorcycle art in my office.Cormanus_imp said:
Tev62
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It is interesting to see how much the fined design extends down into the front of the engine castings compared to the CB1100, presumably to aid in engine cooling. Did the CBX not have an oil cooler, I can't see one or is it buried in the shadows? Good move if so, giving an unobstructed view of those six pipes.
Beto Rocco_imp
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It has a thin black oil cooler on top of the engine.Tev62_imp said:
Because it's black, it's really hard to see in the photos, but in the X-ray picture it's item G
GoldOxide_imp
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Honda oil coolers were so tiny in the early 1980s.
Tev62
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It has a thin black oil cooler on top of the engine.Beto Rocco_imp said:
Because it's black, it's really hard to see in the photos, but in the X-ray picture it's item G
Well spotted, I missed that
Yes, I think that is what fooled me into thinking it didn't have one.GoldOxide_imp said:
Indeed very nice, Beto, thank you for posting.
Where did you find the brochure, in your closet or online ?
Very nice indeed, Beto, thanks for posting.
Where did you find the brochure, in your closet or online ?
If I could find a well maintained CBX like this, I'd buy it just for the heck of it ... keep riding the CB1100, and admire that beast in my garage.
Where did you find the brochure, in your closet or online ?
Very nice indeed, Beto, thanks for posting.
Where did you find the brochure, in your closet or online ?
If I could find a well maintained CBX like this, I'd buy it just for the heck of it ... keep riding the CB1100, and admire that beast in my garage.
Beto Rocco_imp
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I had this original Honda advertisement, but on moving house, I must have missed it.j3gq_imp said:
These photos are on my computer in electronic files, with a little more quality, but this portal does not accept files with more than 250 MB, so I had to lower the quality to post
GoldOxide_imp
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peterbaron
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^^ aahhh^^
The ad said: "An unexpected joy to maneuver in tight city traffic, and nothing less than a phenomenon out on the open road. The Honda CBX is here ... to stay."
Well ... for 5 years anyway. The CB1100 (SC65) has had a reasonable run at 12 or 13 years.
Well ... for 5 years anyway. The CB1100 (SC65) has had a reasonable run at 12 or 13 years.
GoldOxide_imp
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I wonder how demo rides panned out back in the day of the CBX?
That is, would-be owners trying to find the "unexpected joy" at low speed.
That is, would-be owners trying to find the "unexpected joy" at low speed.
GoldOxide_imp
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A wee bit better for you Gin60? I grabbed this one today from an actual CBX ...Gone in 60_imp said:
Crikey that’s clean!
