Life is short. Own a CBX.

[HondaJon_imp]

Almost pulled the trigger myself with these folks just before the CB came to the USA.

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Needless to say, the fuel injected CB was chosen over the six carbs....

 

[Rolls_imp]

Two of a kind. Honda engineering prowess.

 

[Cormanus]

More pictures. Ple-e-e-e-a-se

 

[Rolls_imp]

More pictures to come, I promise. So far, it's been less than a mile of riding and many hours of parts ordering, wrenching, cleaning, sanding, painting and wrenching some more. Sounds horrible, but really isn't too bad, and in some ways kinda fun and therapeutic.



Front brakes are the order of the day (month?), as the system's 38 years warrant a full and proper refresh, from the reservoir cup down to the caliper pistons, and every thing in between, like the aged brake lines. Safety first, you know.

So the master cylinder, whose plugged return hole was likely the root of the brakes not releasing, for instance, goes from pretty good:

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To thoroughly refreshed, and hopefully not leaking or weeping one bit.

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We'll see how good my work is when I put pressure to the system sometime in the next 24 hours.

So far I've managed to not drop the bike moving it around, not tip it over in my overcrowded garage, and not eject brake fluid all over the candy glory red paint, all of which I'm grateful for, and in my accounting go in the win column.

Good news. While writing this, the US Postal Service has texted me that my shiny new caliper pistons have arrived from Austin Texas to my local post office here in Belmont, California and are "out for delivery." So by lunch, Ray the postman should have them here and I can reassemble everything and take her over to the DMV to be blessed for use on California highways and byways.

Will keep you posted!

 

[Cormanus]

Nice. Good luck with the brakes.

 

[Randy B]

Nice. Good luck with the brakes.

You never want "luck" when it comes to brakes, you want certainty.

 

[Dave Swanson]

I had 3 CBX's in my life, a red 79, black 80 (my fav), and an 81.

The 1981 dressed up as a sport tourer was an excellent road bike. Very comfortable and a great way to cover the miles, but the 1980 was special to me.