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In my opinion the greatest view of these bikes is from directly above - reasonably skinny tank with that unbelievably broad crank case sticking out each side. You forget how wide those engines really were. Beautiful.

I agree. I’m away from home but will post an overhead view when I get back. ��
 
I’ve got a genuine factory workshop manual along with a Clymer manual for the 750 H2 you’re welcome to borrow and scan if you’d like to borrow them?

The Clymer one you can probably still buy but the factory one was like rocking horse shit last time I looked to see if I could buy a slightly less tatty copy.
 
That’s a great offer thanks. I’m on my hols at the mo but if I could get back to you when I get organised that would be great.
 
This years CBX rally was in Inverness.
A nice minimalist 2 up run from Galway via Belfast.
Race leathers, wet suits and whatever we could fit in the larger than they look panniers.
A few days re-polishing the shiny bits, check the oil and tyre pressure.
I made some ride height adjustment to the suspension:
The Wilbur non-adjustable shock is superb but the supplier did not allow for my 17" rear wheel.
I overcame this by making eccentric bushings.
To set up the front K-tek tuned Hornet forks to match I modified my already extended forks with billet fork caps.
That gives me another 10mm front lift. The suspension is spot on, controlled and never kicks me out of the saddle.
A bit of engraving on my custom yoke plate.
 

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This is not a fast bike on the other side of the ton but has lovely addictive turbine acceleration up to 90ish which gives it rapid road averages.
I like the sports - touring lean forward riding position, I can tuck right under the excellent fairing and flow through the NC500 sweepers.
Brisk progress is rewards with 25 mpg.
The Friday ride out over the top to Applecross was wet, foggy, windy and quite hairy on those hairpins.
A convoy of sixty plus CBX1000 all made it through.
Saturday's ride to Ullapool was dry and sublime.
All in 2400 km round trip, the CBX was smooth, comfy and totally faultless.
Next years rally is Denmark.
 

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That convoy must have been a great sight.

"Oh look, it's one of those rare CBXs. Ok look, there's another. Hang on..."
 
A couple of my grandkids on my M900 monster
 

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Honda CBX, remember when they were first on the road and thinking 'riding behind a block of flats'........................fab
 

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Few more years yet, but just look at it

Few years yet m but just class.
 

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Ooo lovely, I bought one from new back in the 70s, loved it so much that after a couple of years I replaced it with another.

That looks a corker :beerjug:
 
The ram air 550 is a great bike, fast and handles really well, a bit of a hooligan bike.
I had one briefly when i was living in California.
 
Thanks pat, this is one from california, it has 10,000 miles on the clock, I've just got it registered, its 1974,, hopefully when my health improves I'll get a wee spin on it

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Ring a ding ding !
Chrome work looks really nice and from what I remember a torqey motor on these

Steve
 


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