CBX 1000 the Mighty Super Sport

Of the most recognisable and iconic motorbikes ever created, the CBX 1000 Super Sport must be near the apex. Tuned for ripping the teeth out of sport bikes of the era with gobs of low end torque, it’s wonderfully capable of touring all day in the saddle or checking your heart’s condition if you let her sing!! Smooth and amazingly agile for such a behemoth, Honda cleared the bases with this one!! Only in production 1979-1982, these bikes are now highly sought after. And this is one of five in a collection that I have been commissioned to maintain and repair!! “You meet the nicest people on a Honda”.

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Simply beautiful engineering and design to my eyes.

Simply beautiful engineering and design to my eyes.

Not many bikes can boast 24 valves!!

Not many bikes can boast 24 valves!!

CB350 Melt Down

I had to search high and low to find replacement parts for this sweet 1969 CB350. Old age, high mileage and an obvious lack of oil wiped out the cam and rocker followers. New parts are no longer available from Honda (of course) and the aftermarket hasn’t begun producing hard parts for these bikes even though Honda flooded the market with them for nearly a decade. But someone in the Far East still has NOS items for sale that really weren’t that pricey unless you consider what the parts cost forty seven years ago… I was just thrilled to find them to keep another vintage CB toolin down the road!!

Not sure how old this packaging is, but I'm pretty sure it predates PC's.

Not sure how old this packaging is, but I’m pretty sure it predates PC’s.

The part bag was still sealed from the factory!

The part bag was still sealed from the factory!

1969 CL350

Pretty Maids in a Row

Three beautiful examples of Honda’s “C” series bikes from three different decades! 1969 CL350 has been bobbed a bit, 1975 CB400 is clean and stock and the 1981 CM200T is a wonderful little town bike, best adapted to city stop and go traffic. Each one is incredible in it’s own right, from the classic lines of the CL to the gorgeous four into one exhaust of the CB to the nicest people practicality of the CM. Enduring Honda designs!

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Three Honda emblems, each unique while maintaining the familiar.

Three Honda emblems, each unique while maintaining the familiar.

The fine art of exhaust displayed for all to enjoy!

The fine art of exhaust displayed for all to enjoy!