The International CBX Owners Association

Managed to get time to take the bike out for its first run today, still have a couple of issues to sort out but generally all good. Front fork seals leaking, noisy rear shocks, idling a bit high & think i'm going to need a new battery, its been plugged into the trickle charger at home but after stopping to take a few pics I thought i'd have to call a mate to give me a jump start !

Looking good, Paul
One thing that always bugged me, when I still lived in Europe, were these huge license plates the authorities made us put on the bikes...

EMS wrote:Looking good, Paul
One thing that always bugged me, when I still lived in Europe, were these huge license plates the authorities made us put on the bikes...

I know. They really ruin the look of these bikes & the one on mine is a couple of inches smaller than the legal size !

If you need a new battery, get an AGM. The pipes look great - hope they went on well.

Dave

Congrats Paul - I've been out on mine about 6 times in the last 2 weeks and I'm loving it!

Regards

Simon

Beautiful, have fun!

Regards

Steve

Bike looks great!

daves79x wrote:If you need a new battery, get an AGM. The pipes look great - hope they went on well.

Dave

The pipes were a perfect fit which makes a pleasant change, a few lbs heavier than the old pipes though. Was thinking of getting one of these ??
http://www.motorcycleproducts.co.uk/bat ... 30419.html Its the one they recommend for the "79 but they do have others with higher CCA ?

swarrans wrote:Congrats Paul - I've been out on mine about 6 times in the last 2 weeks and I'm loving it!

Regards

Simon

Can't see my other bikes getting a "look in" this year though. We'll have to arrange a ride & meet up sometime soon. Cheers, Paul.

paullavery wrote: Its the one they recommend for the "79 but they do have others with higher CCA ?

Motobatts are good. I have a few in some other bikes.
One thing you may want to consider: Most bikes that are specified for the CBX leave quite a bit of empty space in the battery case. Honda originally used a spacer to make up for this.
If you use an early 80s Goldwing battery, it will fit the battery compartment better and has a few more CCAs. Take some measurements and check the battery dimensions.

http://www.motorcycleproducts.co.uk/bat ... 30730.html

Great advice, thanks for that

If you use a bigger battery and get rid of the spacer, make sure your positive terminal is well insulated, the battery is mounted solidly, or both. Otherwise, the terminal may hit the frame. That would make a big mess.

PS: I'm assuming my 81 battery and a 79 battery are similarly mounted.

Z

I bet the ride felt great even with the little issues.
What sort of noise are getting from the shocks?

Fine looking CBX you have there Paul! Enjoy!-Mike