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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: Desolation Angel on April 28, 2006, 01:19:44 PM

Title: '71 Honda CB500
Post by: Desolation Angel on April 28, 2006, 01:19:44 PM

What do you all think of this little bike?  It's close to me.  I kind of dig it.  Not sure what I think of powder coating the tank and side covers, although by no means do I think it looks bad...just different.

I've been on the lookout for a cool second bike.  Got a couple of days to decide.  Any thoughts on it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4633829605&indexURL=0#ebayphotohosting

(http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/eb/e1/74_3.JPG)

Title: bike
Post by: tacoman on April 28, 2006, 01:38:51 PM

Nice little bike!  Great shape for its age and it looks complete.  Those old Honda CBs are becoming collectors items.  They have quite a following and you'll find a web site like this for them.  You can still get parts at the Honda dealer, they're not in stock but they have a company make them.  I'm getting a '79 CB 750 as an early inheritance soon so I'll be wrenching on these soon myself.

Title: '71 Honda CB500
Post by: PaulVS on April 28, 2006, 02:05:17 PM

That's funny... I almost bought this on Ebay last week for my wife to learn on...

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/PaulVS/Honda500-4.jpg)

It's the exact bike I rode on the back of in the early 70's. (My dad's)

Strange coincidence:  It was located in the town I grew up in.  Could even be my dad's old bike for all I know.

Title: '71 Honda CB500
Post by: oremike on April 28, 2006, 03:54:06 PM

I had a bunch of the 500/550's back in the late 70's,coolest was the 550 Super Sport, weiredest was a 500 with a 10" over front end and straght pipes. They all ran good with minamal maintance. Right now my toy bike is a 1976 Honda CJ 360 T.
edited to adda pic of what a CJ looks like
http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cj_360_t_1976.php