My mates interesting bike.

[Mr Speirs]

My mate has been trying to show me his new bike for a while now and he finally showed up with this:

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http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg488/MrSpeirs/0EDB6855-96F7-47A1-9156-FD75324A0819-247-0000000F15200A1C.jpg
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A 1978 Honda CBX. Inline 6. The thing is so wide it's unbelievable! Awesome and interesting and certainly not what I was expecting to see when I went to go see it.

[Specialone]

That's awesome, I'd love a go on that :)

[maviczap]

Always loved CBX's the turbine like smoothness of the engine for one

[The Idle Biker]

I remember when it came out (I was young then....not riding...no honestly) and it was jaw droppingly fantastic looking. That and the Kwak Z1300 were real stunners. Don't see too may of either around now. Envy, envy...

[maviczap]

(I was young then....not riding...no honestly) and it was jaw droppingly fantastic looking. ..

I was riding then!

We used to meet up at a bike park near our bus station, where one bloke turned up on a brand new one, which his Daddy had bought for him, nobody liked this guy, as Daddy regularly bought him new bikes.

Twas a nice bike though

[squirrel_hunter]

Did he let you have a go on it?

[suzukigt380paul]

you see more cbx's around now then you did when they sold them new,but you dont see many unrestored dirty/rusty ones about like the one pictured,every one i see looks factory fresh having either hardly used from new and imported from the states,or having had at least 10k spent on them to restore it,as the spares are very hard to come by and very expensive

[Runako]

ooooooooooooooh

[maviczap]

Did he let you have a go on it?

No, he was a right **** :mad:

[widepants]

my cousin used to have one , but the git would never let me have ago .They sound fantastic

[-Ralph-]

Icon! Very nice!

[2000curvy]

I had a silver T reg one in the mid eighties. It had a Marshall 6 into 1 exhaust which sounded unbelievable. Unfortunately for me it also played its part in the biggest mistake I have ever made in my biking life. I had got it into my mind I wanted something a bit sportier, and sold it for a Dream Machine painted Rothmans HRC VF500(yes I know, and actually knew immediately). This act of madness still rankles with me 25 years later, although I am gradually coming to terms with it, what a muppet I was!

[timwilky]

Way back when (About 82). I had a Moto Martin CBX for a few weeks. The sort of bike Honda should have made. Putting that engine into a decent frame was all you needed of a bike back then.

[Sid Squid]

I remember when they were new! About '87-'88 I rode one that came in as a part-ex.

Fantastic engine, everything else not great.