GSXR CBX Special in Canada!

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GSXR CBX Special in Canada!

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As some of you know I am the cbx specialist for the UK VJMC. I have been contacted by a member of the club who is contemplating buying this GSXR special. Just wondering if any of our Canadian members know of the machine. Looks a pretty good grafting of the cbx engine into the frame. Sorry about the quality of the image but he sent me a photo copy of the original image. Engine number is CB1E-2001916 which sounds fairly early. EMS date of manufacture please!

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That's funny - my original '79 I bought new and still have is frame # 1917 - they would go great together!

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Engine is early, first month of production, April 1978. The first 2,550 or so bikes were all built in April of 1978. I would assume, so are the first 3,000 or so engines. Definite engine built dates can only be determined by the ink stamp on the engine housing, which is gone in most cases.

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Thanks guys,

Here is another image. Again not very good I am afraid.

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cbxmel wrote:As some of you know I am the cbx specialist for the UK VJMC. I have been contacted by a member of the club who is contemplating buying this GSXR special. Just wondering if any of our Canadian members know of the machine. Looks a pretty good grafting of the cbx engine into the frame. Sorry about the quality of the image but he sent me a photo copy of the original image. Engine number is CB1E-2001916 which sounds fairly early. EMS date of manufacture please!

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sorry don't know anything of the machine you might want to enquire at the GS site.
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/fo ... -GS-Owners

Definitely early, my Z's engine number is 2001390,first month of manufacture purchased in '78,

Since I have a GS1150 in the garage as well I'd be curious as to how it handles.
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Post by steve murdoch icoa #5322 »

I thought i had seen that bike somewhere.
Not much of a video with unfortunately no build info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Yeu6rfA3U

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