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« on: December 18, 2017, 04:31:56 PM » |
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Bee offered one, needs work but runs.Is it rare? never heard of CX650 before, half flat tracked. Any info gratefully accepted.
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spanners
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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2017, 04:50:42 PM » |
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BIG sister of the CX500, they also made a ,,turbo,, version , it would make a good trike . is it very cheap,,???
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the coppersmith
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2017, 05:06:41 PM » |
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very cheap, runs but no downpipes, looks OK as a flat tracker.
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2017, 05:30:38 PM » |
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"SilverWing"? Good solid shaft drive motors, much beloved by couriers years ago. Affectionately known as "Plastic Maggots".
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2017, 10:38:14 PM » |
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Surely it was the CX500 that was a plastic maggot?
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the coppersmith
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« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2017, 10:41:41 AM » |
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gotcha
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« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2017, 11:55:49 AM » |
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Always thought of it as a generic nickname for both engine sizes Bobbi, but you may well be right. Still a good solid workhorse & personally, I think, not a bad looking engine either.
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« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2017, 01:40:44 PM » |
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Mmmmmmmm that's got promise , could be a good donar to upgrade a cx500 trike
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2017, 02:13:57 PM » |
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its going to be a flat tracker, not wasted on a trike
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2017, 10:36:16 AM » |
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Lots n lots of street tracker photos if inspiration needed http://www.vft.org/StreetTrackers/StreetTrackers.htmlExample of a CX tracker
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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2017, 11:20:30 AM » |
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That's rather nice.
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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2017, 03:38:19 PM » |
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just been informed by some snotty nosed kid that my CX650 is missing a turbo. Seems that is why there are no pipes from the head and a couple of disconnected oil feed pipes. UHM/ merry blinking chri**mas, time for a Gin I think
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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2017, 03:58:56 PM » |
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Bit of a marmite bike in some ways - super reliable, and well built, went through a patch they weren't worth anything. But the pics above show it can be made to look good, prices have jumped up, and once you finish it it will last, well longer than you need probably:) When you're blatting allong in the sunshine this summer with a smile on your face who is the winner?
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2017, 04:09:20 PM » |
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just been informed by some snotty nosed kid that my CX650 is missing a turbo. Seems that is why there are no pipes from the head and a couple of disconnected oil feed pipes. UHM/ merry blinking chri**mas, time for a Gin I think The Turbo cx650's had black exhausts and silencers with a big turbo motif on the silencer and the tank and side panels were stickered turbo as well. You probably have a std cx650. I am pretty sure the engine motif would say turbo instead of Honda too.
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