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So I have an addiction to motorcycles.....
Just picked this up this morning at 9am, a 1979 CX500 custom.
I've always wanted of these bikes and absolutely LOVE how funky crazy cool they are, and when I saw the cheap as hell price on craigslist with the seller also looking for trades, I hit him up for a trade and scored BIG TIME!
History quick and first.
The guy I got it from LEGIT got it out of a barn, and it had 6,000 miles on it!
He put a new battery in it, gas, and tires and rode it for 5,000 miles total last year.
He was from what I can tell, the 2nd owner of it.
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So first things first- gotta get the bike running right again (was able to be started with jumper cables, which it idled with just fine with choke and that was all I needed to know) he said the battery won't hold a charge. And since these things are pretty well known for it, I'm guessing its a dead stator. But anyways gotta give it a good going through and figure out all the problems a 1979 bike has.
I'll get a dated picture for proof this weekend sometime, but for those of you who are my FB friends you obviously know I picked it up the morning hahaha.
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There is something so wrong, yet so right about this picture!

Pretty cool fuse box, all is good.

Old urinal looking thing- looks good!

Inside of the gastank- UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!

Rubber boots etc, all very good! And not a stripped screw head or bolt to be foun..... honestly doesn't look like this bike has EVER had a wrench turned on it!

Meh, not so good, airbox was full of gas....and I also had gas come pouring out of the overflow hoses as soon as I turned the petcock to reserve

Wow..... this bike is amazing, it is in SUCH GOOD, yet SHITTY condition it is ridiculous!

Pretty sure the seat hasn't been off in 25years...bolts were fairly rough to get out, and uhmmm yeah.....Barn dust. And just by looking at this you can tell nothing has ever been touched on this bike, it is all SO unmolested.:shocker:.....
But don't worry, I'm so ready to:CK187: it to pieces.

The headers might actually stay....

Well this has already been ignored hahaha

AAAMAZING! Tool kit with all the tools all wrapped up, AND the owners manual with what looks like the original owners bike's registration papers in it!

1/4" thick 5.5lb front rotor anyone?

YUT UGHH!!!! And fyi THAT IS NOT A SISSY BAR! That is actually a wheelie bar that has been bent from so many drag race launches!:LolLolLolLol:

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End goal is to have this be my daily driver bike that looks INSANELY unique, is great for a daily driver, and is a bike that I don't mind racking up tons of miles on.
My build plan is-
-Get it running and roaring with the press of a button.
-Go through everything and replace what would possibly cause problems in the near future and reduce its dependability as a commuter daily driver bike.
-LIGHTEN THE HELL OUT OF IT.
-Suspension, USDs no doubt, and monoshocked.
-Crazy cool tail/seat
-Some HP mods
---------OVERALL GOAL: Make it look like a 2014 modern motorcycle
============BUILD COST---- I traded a 12ga shotgun for it!:LolLolLolLol:
Just picked this up this morning at 9am, a 1979 CX500 custom.
I've always wanted of these bikes and absolutely LOVE how funky crazy cool they are, and when I saw the cheap as hell price on craigslist with the seller also looking for trades, I hit him up for a trade and scored BIG TIME!
History quick and first.
The guy I got it from LEGIT got it out of a barn, and it had 6,000 miles on it!
He put a new battery in it, gas, and tires and rode it for 5,000 miles total last year.
He was from what I can tell, the 2nd owner of it.
-----------------------------------------------------------
So first things first- gotta get the bike running right again (was able to be started with jumper cables, which it idled with just fine with choke and that was all I needed to know) he said the battery won't hold a charge. And since these things are pretty well known for it, I'm guessing its a dead stator. But anyways gotta give it a good going through and figure out all the problems a 1979 bike has.
I'll get a dated picture for proof this weekend sometime, but for those of you who are my FB friends you obviously know I picked it up the morning hahaha.
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There is something so wrong, yet so right about this picture!

Pretty cool fuse box, all is good.

Old urinal looking thing- looks good!

Inside of the gastank- UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!

Rubber boots etc, all very good! And not a stripped screw head or bolt to be foun..... honestly doesn't look like this bike has EVER had a wrench turned on it!

Meh, not so good, airbox was full of gas....and I also had gas come pouring out of the overflow hoses as soon as I turned the petcock to reserve

Wow..... this bike is amazing, it is in SUCH GOOD, yet SHITTY condition it is ridiculous!

Pretty sure the seat hasn't been off in 25years...bolts were fairly rough to get out, and uhmmm yeah.....Barn dust. And just by looking at this you can tell nothing has ever been touched on this bike, it is all SO unmolested.:shocker:.....
But don't worry, I'm so ready to:CK187: it to pieces.

The headers might actually stay....

Well this has already been ignored hahaha

AAAMAZING! Tool kit with all the tools all wrapped up, AND the owners manual with what looks like the original owners bike's registration papers in it!

1/4" thick 5.5lb front rotor anyone?

YUT UGHH!!!! And fyi THAT IS NOT A SISSY BAR! That is actually a wheelie bar that has been bent from so many drag race launches!:LolLolLolLol:

--------------------------------------------
End goal is to have this be my daily driver bike that looks INSANELY unique, is great for a daily driver, and is a bike that I don't mind racking up tons of miles on.
My build plan is-
-Get it running and roaring with the press of a button.
-Go through everything and replace what would possibly cause problems in the near future and reduce its dependability as a commuter daily driver bike.
-LIGHTEN THE HELL OUT OF IT.
-Suspension, USDs no doubt, and monoshocked.
-Crazy cool tail/seat
-Some HP mods
---------OVERALL GOAL: Make it look like a 2014 modern motorcycle
============BUILD COST---- I traded a 12ga shotgun for it!:LolLolLolLol: