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11-20-2007, 11:00 PM Cobram Joined on 06-23-2007 Boston, MA Posts 631 The Horror, the horror....     From the Dutch CX site.... I speak no Dutch, and read just as much, but I think this pic is a bike in a junkyard near the ocean somewhere. 1978 CX500 - I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got here, or how I'm going to get out.    Report

11-21-2007, 2:28 AM HotFoot Joined on 09-17-2007 SW Lower Michigan, USA Posts 168 Re: The Horror, the horror.... That's Jonah's CX... regurgitated upon the shore by a very large fish a long time ago. Madonna started a cult after its discovery off the coast of Israel a few years ago. She and her followers go down to the beach in the dead of night to dance (naked), sing songs and pray for world peace. Al Gore was there to pay his respects a few weeks ago and now has the CDI unit and is claiming to have designed/invented it. '80 CX500 Deluxe (Roadworthy) '79 CX500 Custom (Parts)    Report

11-21-2007, 7:26 AM Randall-in-Mpls Joined on 07-06-2007 Minneapolis, MN Posts 1,110 Re: The Horror, the horror.... LOL '78 CX500 - The Black Maggot My mid-life crisis has two wheels. CX500 Factory Service Manual (Downloadable by chapter)    Report

11-21-2007, 8:35 AM dozer1 Joined on 05-26-2007 Frederick, Maryland Posts 489 Re: The Horror, the horror.... I bet with some seafoam in the tank she'll start right up. 1980 CX500 "Stella" Dozer1 AKA Snowplow    Report

11-21-2007, 8:42 AM Vikeyboy Joined on 11-24-2006 Fort Worth, TX Posts 40 Re: The Horror, the horror.... The carbs act like they're flooded.   Vikeyboy 1982 GL500i No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan, and raised an adolescent. - Marcelene Cox ( Writer, 1899 - 1998 )    Report

11-21-2007, 9:35 AM RichNCT Joined on 03-02-2006 Posts 2,148 Re: The Horror, the horror.... The real shame is that it appears to be a CX500E.  The knobby on the front wheel is a hint that torture was involved in it's final days . . .  That would be a tough place to work on it, especially at high tide! Born to be relatively wild    Report

11-21-2007, 1:02 PM MIOB Joined on 11-06-2007 Europe Posts 60 Re: The Horror, the horror.... The title says: een tweede leven. That means: a second life. I wonder what they think they can revive here....    Report

11-21-2007, 1:34 PM TwoW4B2C4V Joined on 11-15-2007 Posts 381 Re: The Horror, the horror.... LMAO OK, sorry, but I'm going to have to report you guys to the screen writers guild, you're not supposed to work while on strike! As soon as AL "the sky is falling" Gore saw the picture, he promptly fueled his private jet, burned 55,000lbs of fuel flying to the site, then took his convoy of 6MPG SUV's there to make sure it could never run again, after which he proudly patted himself on the back and gave himself some carbon credits. Please reply if you don't get this message.    Report

11-21-2007, 2:01 PM Harold Joined on 12-27-2006 Beside Washademoak Lake, N.B. Canada Posts 350 Re: The Horror, the horror.... It's a Sea Ex-650 Wasn't it in the U.K. somewhere a little while back, a bunch of containers washed off of a floundering ship and spilled their contents all along the coast. I remember seeing news stories showing people pulling new motor-cycles, among other things, out of the surf. I wonder if it they were ever able to get titles for them. "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than biker gangs." 1978 CX500 1980 CX500 Custom 1981 CX500 Custom 1982 GL500 Silverwing 1975 XL-100 http://www.myspace.com/downwiththebutterfly    Report

11-21-2007, 2:12 PM Anonymous Re: The Horror, the horror.... Sea-ex 650? You die now. . . .

11-21-2007, 3:37 PM TwoW4B2C4V Joined on 11-15-2007 Posts 381 Re: The Horror, the horror.... Sea-X650 with SeaFoam Flooded Carbs. I swear if you look at the air box just right you can see the Madonna too (the other one.) The "Napoli" was the ship that grounded off the coast of Devon in England. The bikes were BMW's in the crates, worth about 15000 Pounds each...the fine for not giving them back (if caught) was 2500 pounds. Our English listers probably remember that many of the "salvaged" items were showing up on eBay, some of them even listed their provenance as "The Napoli." When the fines and threats didn't work to keep people away from the beach, suddenly the looters were destroying the environment by leaving stuff on the beach. The UK has entire towns and villages which used to alter navigation beacons to ground ships and liberate their cargo. Please reply if you don't get this message.    Report

11-21-2007, 5:17 PM b100koczur Joined on 06-12-2006 duluth minnesota Posts 169 Re: The Horror, the horror.... I'll grab the pitchforks, and you grab the torches, we're going to loot something!!  Yup, the laws of salvage stretch wide and far, why just today, while working on an unamed state highway, I found an old fuel tank for a "Lawn Boy" mower.  I hope there is no fine for keeping my booty. That poor old CX.....I'm sure many had the same reaction as me.  It was like looking at any dead, beached sea creature, it's suffering is over, but it's still a bit sad to realize it had to go. Brian Duluth MN    Report

11-25-2007, 3:48 PM squigbobble Joined on 04-10-2007 Yorkshire Posts 111 Re: The Horror, the horror.... Looking at the pic, I'd say the back wheel and plastic parts are usable :D '83 CX500 Eurosport - distributed around my cellar. '98 Bandit 600 - still a bit rough. Dodgy squealing from engine... Fan & flywheel puller kits, £3 + postage    Report

11-25-2007, 4:37 PM dozer1 Joined on 05-26-2007 Frederick, Maryland Posts 489 Re: The Horror, the horror.... Sea-ex, that gave me a stroke of genius. i now am going to purchase a vanity plate that says SEEEX. get it? SEE-EX.ha, ha, ha.My excuse for that is i am only 18. 1980 CX500 "Stella" Dozer1 AKA Snowplow    Report

11-25-2007, 5:20 PM rodent Joined on 10-24-2007 Derry NH Posts 214 Re: The Horror, the horror.... that's pretty bad dozer1 78 cx500 (rodent)(my twisted twin) 82 cx500c (parts) 86 cmx450 (wifey's) and in the future who knows http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/rodentcx/CX500/    Report

03-27-2008, 9:43 AM Anonymous Re: The Horror, the horror.... I'd say it had enough sea foam already!  dozer1 wrote: I bet with some seafoam in the tank she'll start right up.

03-27-2008, 11:46 AM Synapse Joined on 02-05-2008 Ipswich, United Kingdom Posts 18 Re: The Horror, the horror.... Hi Cobram, Please post the weblink for the dutch site you found that pic off of so i can go and have a nose around, looks interesting! Thank you kindly Synapse Don't just dream your life, live your dreams ;-)    Report

03-27-2008, 1:02 PM fll1441 Joined on 11-06-2006 Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts 675 Re: The Horror, the horror.... The Dutch site, and a few others, are linked from the page below: http://www.cxclub.dk/links.html    Report

03-27-2008, 3:23 PM Timothy_D Joined on 04-22-2006 Santa Rosa, CA Posts 733 Re: The Horror, the horror.... If you think this is bad, an e-bay seller, Pinwall Cycles just disasembled a working, driving 10,000 mile CX650C to sell the parts on E-bay.  In fact ,they have videos of it being driven, gauge tests, and even a stator output test.  THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. (except for a small dent in the fuel tank) Stupid bastards. I could see disassembling a wreck, or even a high mileage bike. . . but 10,000 miles, that shop owner should have a rim job.  And by a rim job, I mean a rim shoved up his arse sideways.  (Front rim.  WITH a tire on it.) Two CX500 Turbos, GL650I, CX650C, CX650E. Why do I own five bikes? Because I'm not married. DUH! (and I haven't taken a vacation in two years. . . . )    Report

03-27-2008, 5:47 PM TwoW4B2C4V Joined on 11-15-2007 Posts 381 Re: The Horror, the horror....  Timothy_D wrote: THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. (except for a small dent in the fuel tank) Stupid bastards. I could see disassembling a wreck, or even a high mileage bike. . . but 10,000 miles, Well, mechanically there might not have been anything wrong, but whenever you see a car/bike/truck whatever in running condition being disassembled for parts...there's usually a BIG problem with the paperwork.  Call me cynical, but I bet the whole bike is as Hot as the exhaust pipe. Please reply if you don't get this message.    Report

03-28-2008, 12:46 AM Cobram Joined on 06-23-2007 Boston, MA Posts 631 Re: The Horror, the horror....  Synapse wrote: Hi Cobram, Please post the weblink for the dutch site you found that pic off of so i can go and have a nose around, looks interesting! Thank you kindly Synapse http://www.hondacx500.nl/ There's a way to get at the root site, it'll work with most browsers.  Right click over the image, then in the window that pops up choose "properties", you will usually get the site where the image is hosted, copy and past into the address bar. 1978 CX500 - I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got here, or how I'm going to get out.    Report

03-28-2008, 2:12 PM George in Indiana Joined on 03-03-2006 Posts 341 Re: The Horror, the horror....  TwoW4B2C4V wrote:  Timothy_D wrote: THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE. (except for a small dent in the fuel tank) Stupid bastards. I could see disassembling a wreck, or even a high mileage bike. . . but 10,000 miles, Well, mechanically there might not have been anything wrong, but whenever you see a car/bike/truck whatever in running condition being disassembled for parts...there's usually a BIG problem with the paperwork.  Call me cynical, but I bet the whole bike is as Hot as the exhaust pipe. For those wanting top dollar for a car or motorcycle, parting out will usually make you much more $$$ so it's not always something crooked going on.  About 2 years ago someone parted out a somewhat beat up 650 Turbo on ebay.  Yes it was a school bike so the legal and paperwork issues would cause problems. After the auctions were over I started adding.  I stopped counting at $10,000.00.   I've seen exactly one 650T sell for $10,000.00.  It only had a few hundred miles on it, was NOT a school bike and was quite possibly the best one in existence.  The illegal beat up school bike made much more money. There's also a few dealers who order new bikes, take them out of the crate and gut them.  They put the parts up on ebay with a "buy it now" and can triple their profit on that bike over selling it.  I've been buying wear and tear parts for my Busa that way.  Cush rubbers would have cost me $60 bucks from my local dealer.  I bought a brand new drum assembly with bearings, sprocket and cush rubbers installed for $50.  Saved $10 bucks and I have valuable spare parts.  Dealer made a huge profit. Of course with the above you have to factor in labor to disassemble everything.  And for complete classic vehicles it's blasphemy imo. C