79 CBX tank emblems (honda)

426 Hemi · Post by **426 Hemi** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:02 pm

As some of you know i had a 79 sliver CBX new and it seems to me that the tank had HONDA emblem on the sides of the gas tank and if my memory is still in place the HONDA emblems were either put on with two sided tape or two little screws? One screw in the O and one in the D .. The 79 CBX i just got has nothing on the tank and i want to do this one to look just like my 79 i got new ..I don't see on any of the honda parts web sites with that emblem for sale , don't they repo them or are they for sale by honda dealers? One last thing on the stripes my 79 seemed to be under the clear coat ...Can the repo stripes be clear coated or just put over the clear? I also see that the CBX 24 valve sticker is made repo but if i remember mine had some small letters or words just below the CBX 24 valves? Can that sticker be got repo also?? thanks for any info ..Lee..

Jeff Bennetts · Post by **Jeff Bennetts** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:04 pm

Lee, Heres a pic of a nice stock 79, maybe it can help you get an idea of the tank emblem. I got the pic from the CBX Photos forum, its a good source for stock and mod bikes.

I see the emblems on Ebay from time to time, some of the ICOA members seem to get some and sell them and you could always check the CBX Vendors.

jb

426 Hemi · Post by **426 Hemi** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 12:08 am

Hi guys i just found some NOS CBX honda tank emblems on ebay .. I used buy it now for 95.00 .. I hope i didn't over pay .. Tims said that they had some used ones that where being restored , but the cost of replating and detailing i'm sure would be higher and still not NOS ...what you think? Lee..

Rick Pope · Post by **Rick Pope** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:33 pm

Gee Lee, $95 seems like a lot, but then I'm tight. Tell you what, when you get your emblems, e-mail me directly and I'll send you some stainless allen head screws to afix them to the tank, rather than those nasty philips heads. Only catch is that you have to join ICOA, which is a bargain anyway.

I'm at: rickeieio@aol.com

426 Hemi · Post by **426 Hemi** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:51 pm

Rick Pope #3002 wrote:Gee Lee, $95 seems like a lot, but then I'm tight. Tell you what, when you get your emblems, e-mail me directly and I'll send you some stainless allen head screws to afix them to the tank, rather than those nasty philips heads. Only catch is that you have to join ICOA, which is a bargain anyway.

I'm at: rickeieio@aol.com

Thanks Rick will do..Lee

426 Hemi · Post by **426 Hemi** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 6:04 pm

95.00 bucks did seem high but they are NOS and still in the honda box..If i had to by a NOS set of hemi carbs i'd be looking at 5 or 6 grand if you could find a set ... Used they are 1500 to 2500 .. So i'm on a learning curb here on CBX parts .. I would have made a post here before i got the emblems to see if they were worth the asking price ..But i felt i had no time....If it had been a hemi part on ebay with buy it now i would have lost the part to someone else .. Good part is that is the only part that was missing on the CBX ..I hope

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Lee..

Rick Pope · Post by **Rick Pope** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:19 am

<<..If i had to by a NOS set of hemi carbs i'd be looking at 5 or 6 grand if you could find a set ... Used they are 1500 to 2500 .>>

Lee,

How badly do you want a magnesium cross ram to place those carbs atop? I know where one's sitting in a basement, been there for 20+ years.

Problem wiht the hemi is that even a good one is still a rattly bucket of bolts compared to a CBX.

CRAZY DAVE · Post by **CRAZY DAVE** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:02 pm

Rick, What do you mean about a ratty bucket of bolts ?? When was the last time you saw on X motor putting out 14or 15 hp/cube ?? It is my all time favorite motor. Course it had it's flaws when new like it would suck oil into the motor faster than it would drain back, loose clearances in the pistons,etc. Ever been to Edgewater Dragstrip when the Top Fuel boys came in ?? Of course, if you lined up a 64 Super Stock Dodge and a CBX together on the street and went at it-who would the cops go after ??

CRAZY DAVE · Post by **CRAZY DAVE** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:03 pm

Rick, What do you mean about a ratty bucket of bolts ?? When was the last time you saw on X motor putting out 14or 15 hp/cube ?? It is my all time favorite motor. Course it had it's flaws when new like it would suck oil into the motor faster than it would drain back, loose clearances in the pistons,etc. Ever been to Edgewater Dragstrip when the Top Fuel boys came in ?? Of course, if you lined up a 64 Super Stock Dodge and a CBX together on the street and went at it-who would the cops go after ??

CRAZY DAVE · Post by **CRAZY DAVE** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:04 pm

Rick, What do you mean about a ratty bucket of bolts ?? When was the last time you saw on X motor putting out 14or 15 hp/cube ?? It is my all time favorite motor. Course it had it's flaws when new like it would suck oil into the motor faster than it would drain back, loose clearances in the pistons,etc. Ever been to Edgewater Dragstrip when the Top Fuel boys came in ?? Of course, if you lined up a 64 Super Stock Dodge and a CBX together on the street and went at it-who would the cops go after ??

426 Hemi · Post by **426 Hemi** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:49 pm

CBX Vs 68 hemi Barracuda SS/A Car .....Lets see a CBX runs 11.00 and a 68 hemi cudas are running 8.53 in NHRA ....hummmmmm .. Well lets try this a 68 hemi cuda is 250K, and a CBX 5k ....Not bad for a old rattle trap...

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CRAZY DAVE · Post by **CRAZY DAVE** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:44 am

426 Hemi-- Lets do it the right way- How about a 68 Hurst Hemi Dart in it's original configuration. Just the usual slicks and a super tune. Lloyd McVey's Invader is the one that I know the best. He ran it for 3 or 4 months and then put it away. I think his best time was 10.78 or something like that. I got a ride in it in 1984 and it yanked the front wheels on the street with no warming of those little slicks or anything else. Of course the windows were either up or down,no radio,wipers,back seat,etc. That was back before NHRA let them modify the cars like they do now. It was just like it was when he picked it up at the factoryand it still is. Just slicks, paint and a super tune. And no warranty.

clayton · Post by **clayton** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:04 am

I have NOS tank emblems for the 79-80 CBX's. $300 for the pair. Cheers.
Clayton

NobleHops · Post by **NobleHops** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:08 am

clayton wrote:I have NOS tank emblems for the 79-80 CBX's. $300 for the pair. Cheers.
Clayton

I just bought a pair from David Silver Spares for $150 a few months back. If I understand your situation correctly you bought out their remaining supply, correct? Profiteering on those parts may earn you a few dollars from the people here Clayton, but I doubt it will earn you many friends.

EMS · Post by **EMS** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:44 pm

"Restoration" doesn't really mean you have to replace worn out or missing parts with NOS parts. There are great ways to "renew" almost anything you have on the bike, except tires and batteries.
Serious restorers do exactly that. They weld, glue and de-rust, re-finish, re-paint and re-plate. Very satisfying, I think.

Louis charges $300.- for a set of emblems he offers on ebay also, which may have set the price level. I don't think that he is working with a tight margin on these.

Ever so often a NOS emblem comes up for sale for much less...

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