Honda
CX500 Gallery
Unlike most other
vees, the CX500 has its cylinders mounted at
80° with the cylinders then twisted by 22°
so that the mixture goes straight from the hidden
carburettors into the combustion chamber and
out of the exhaust without any power-consuming
twists. Having that set-up also means that the
carburettors are conveniently out of the way
of the rider's legs. The main problem with the
twist of the cylinders is that it rules out
the possibility of employing overhead camshafts,
so the CX500 has instead a central cam operating
lengthy pushrods. These operate rockers on either
head which are connected to the four valves
per cylinder. Not only does the engine rev freely
with such efficient breathing, but it is also
powerful, producing 50bhp at 9000rpm.
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Honda CX500 |
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Engine - 499cc, 4-stroke ohv V-twin
Power - 50bhp
Top Speed - 105mph
MPG - 50
Weight - 200kg (440lb)
Launched - 1978-1983. More
Honda CX500 info. |
| 1977 Honda CX500 |
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Considering that Honda had a 500CC four-cylinder
machine at one time, the CX500 may seem
a backward step, but underneath is an advanced
technology which makes the middleweight
bike one of the most interesting. |
| 1978 Honda CX500 |
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Honda's offering in the increasingly popular
half-litre class is unlike any of its competitors,
and unlike any other Honda before, being
a water-cooled vee-twin, with a longitudinally
seated crankshaft. |
1978 Honda CX500 |
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| 1979 HOnda CX500 Custom |
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| 1979 Honda CX500 |
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1979 Honda CX500 Custom |
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| 1979 Honda CX500 |
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| 1980 Honda CX500 |
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| 1982 Honda CX500 Eurosport |
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| 1982 Honda CX500 Euro |
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- Liquid cooled, four stroke, longitudinal
800 V-twin cylinder, SOHC 4 valves per
cylinder operated by pushrods
- 225kg
- 5 speed
- 50bhp @ 9000rpm
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| 1982 Honda CX 500TC Turbo |
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The CX500 Turbo with which Honda stunned
the motorcycle world in 1982 was one of
the least likely bikes ever to be put into
production. The turbocharged V-twin was
large, heavy, complex and expensive. From
the moment it was unveiled, many observers
regarded the Turbo as more of a corporate
statement than a serious superbike. |
1982 Honda CX 500 Turbo
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Only 3,501 were ever made. |
| 1982 Honda CX500B |
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| 1983 Honda CX500 Eurosport |
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| 1983 Honda CX500 Eurosport |
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| 1983 Honda CX500 Eurosport |
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