Honda CX500 Part 1 Classic Motorcycle Restoration 1981 been laid up since 1995

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Жыл бұрын

I bought this CX500 in July 2022. It’s sat in a garage since 1995! 32’000 mikes. Actually in quite good condition. I’m thinking it needs a good overhaul which I’m going to be doing through August and filing it all. The work will be published through August 2022 in short parts of approximately 20 min, and then I’m hoping to eventually film me riding it. Hope you watch and enjoy. Big thanks to all who watch. 😃

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@simongoodman4145 Ай бұрын

Good solid bike in their day. Very popular with motorcycle couriers

@kalaharimine Жыл бұрын

Easy with the hammer onto aluminium, try a wooden block if you don't have a mallet, and you you need a bigger table.

@richardstump4582 4 ай бұрын

Wow!!😊 Nice Bike, For Sure!!😊

@simonbeales2758 Жыл бұрын

love the cx

@IndustrialFaith Жыл бұрын

I had a 1978 in that exact color! In fact, it was my first motorcycle. Probably the best motorcycle I've ever owned. o7

@billbright1755 Ай бұрын

Push rod rocker valve V twin. Bit like a Moto Guzzi set up. Shaft driven with a grease fitting for shaft support bearing.

@tkbikes1 Ай бұрын

Yes very similar to a Guzzi

@robertbayliss337 Жыл бұрын

My Dad bought a second hand one in 1980 and I bought it off him in 1982. First proper motorcycle I ever had. I loved that bike. Traded it in after a couple of years for a VT500. Wish I had kept the CX. I can still remember the feel and the sound of it. Watching you has given me the urge to get another one. Sadly it would cost me more than the £300 I paid back in 1982.

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

I paid £300 for this one but was a stroke of luck

@TheMongo1357 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for showing how to take apart and cleaning the Carb. I was just given a 1983 XL 185S and it needs a lot of TLC before I can try to start it! I have a clean title and it's MINE to refurbish! Great video!

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Good luck with it

@chrisjones1041 Жыл бұрын

I love these types of videos. I saw your post on the FB group. Good luck.

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching glad you like 👌

@SirSpinalColumn Жыл бұрын

Looks like the algorithm is appreciating your efforts

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

874 views in a week 👌

@totalmetalrejection6435 Жыл бұрын

Subscribed Cheers 🍻

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 👌

@mrjob-oz4ex Жыл бұрын

Hi had a go no of this of a m8 in 92 and had to bub it to good time

@gntdriver2840 Жыл бұрын

I had 4 cx500's in the 80s and 90s and did a lot of work on them,but ffs dont hammer on those aluminium lugs that those long screws on the starter motor pass through,you were lucky not to break them off.

@ghickledperkin3559 Жыл бұрын

One of the best, if not the best resto's on youtube

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you 😊

@ghickledperkin3559 Жыл бұрын

@@tkbikes1 anything else lined up?

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

@@ghickledperkin3559 just the one I’ve just put on yesterday. Honda XL185. Got a Honda C70 needing work but could be a while yet that one 👌

@ghickledperkin3559 Жыл бұрын

@@tkbikes1 nice, will have a watch now

@williamsnelling3544 Жыл бұрын

Reverse comstar wheels. Looking forward to part two.

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks. Should be published this week and hopefully will be a runner 👌

@patscanlan2678 Жыл бұрын

They are going for serious money today, I had a 79 model back in the day. The Irish police also used them for a few years.

@gntdriver2840 Жыл бұрын

I was shocked when i saw one advertise3d for £3000 about 10 years ago,now many are nearer £10000 for a really good one 😲 i wonder what planet these people are on

@Roger.Coleman1949 5 ай бұрын

Bit late on this one Tim but I had 3 CXs in the past and loved them all .One was featured in 1992 as a very early ' Z ' model on a ' 78 ' S ' plate .Always regretted lettting it go but it is still out there .A month ago I was offered a one-owner identical red ' Z ' '78 model on an ' S' plate , unused sine 1987 with just 3, 202 miles .Despite its dirty but incredibly good order , the engine is seized through standing .Cannot wait to get it back on the road hopefully !.

@tkbikes1 4 ай бұрын

Check it’s not the starter motor. Thought mine was seized but it was just the starter motor 😃 good luck with it

@Roger.Coleman1949 4 ай бұрын

@@tkbikes1 Thanks so much for the information - I will !.

@brucebuchanan5554 3 ай бұрын

Great series of videos, just come across them. Soda blaster is a great idea. Wonder if my spray gun attachment for my compressor would work as a small soda blaster😊

@tkbikes1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed. I’m not sure but easy enough to try if you have bicarbonate of soda. The one I’ve got was only about £25 from eBay if it doesn’t.

@jawedmalik2382 9 ай бұрын

For sal

@tkbikes1 8 ай бұрын

Gone now

@rudolfcarp9139 Жыл бұрын

Mein cx 500 ist von 83 und läuft und läuft jeden Tag zur Arbeit

@jasonboot3957 Ай бұрын

my guess, if you want to feed it trough the air intake, maybe better not choke?

@richardstump4582 4 ай бұрын

It Tried !!

@andrewlamb7396 Жыл бұрын

Doesnt the starter motor need to be earthed before it will work?

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Yes it does it bolts to the engine which earths it. Then it only needs one positive wire to crank it

@margarita8442 Жыл бұрын

The CDI;s and stators used to clag out

@paulp1008 Жыл бұрын

other than that they were bomb proof.

@margarita8442 Жыл бұрын

@@paulp1008 crankshaft failures

@paulp1008 Жыл бұрын

@@margarita8442 after big miles mate though !

@classicandclassymotorcycle Жыл бұрын

More easy start lol

@totokingkong1 Жыл бұрын

Whats the story with the scrapes on your arms?

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

I was in a motorcycle accident

@vflynn581 Жыл бұрын

Is that right you said a little bit of diesel in the cylinder head ?

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

Yes that what I tried because I thought it was seized but it wasn’t.

@vflynn581 Жыл бұрын

@@tkbikes1 why not a little petrol in there instead of diesel ?

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

@@vflynn581 meant to be more penetrating and does have added lubricant. It sometimes free off seized cylinders but does need at least a few days to soak really

@vflynn581 Жыл бұрын

@@tkbikes1 ohh righto thanks for the explanation your mechanical knowledge is unreal Tim thanks for sharing I’m learning a lot I’m not very good when it comes to working on the bike but I’m willing to learn and give it a go and i’m acquiring a few tools on the way lol

@tkbikes1 Жыл бұрын

@@vflynn581 yeah more tools tge better really, even 3 of one thing as most of the time they disappear 😂 thanks for watching and glad to be of help