"It looked like it was going 140mph while it was parked..."
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:05 AM, jgalban <[email protected]> wrote: > Che Guevara?? I don't think so. Che died in '67. Long before the > CX-500 was a twinkle in Honda's eye. > > I remember the GL500 Silver Wing version was a toured up version of > the CX-500 twin. It was a mini-me version of the Gold Wing. > > It came out in the early 80s and was a niche market bike for those > who wanted a ready made touring bike, but didn't want something as big > as a Gold Wing. I rode one back around 1982 and it was impressive. > It was not a powerhouse, but it could hold it's own on the interstates > just fine. As I recall, the last year or two they were the upgraded > GL-650. Those were the best ones. > > My favorite of the CX variants was the CX-650 Turbo. It looked like > it was going 140mph while it was parked. > > John > > On Jul 16, 9:39 pm, Wayne <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a friend who just bought one for $800. They were only made for > > a couple of years and were really good bikes. They are a bit > > underpowered for the weight, but go really well down the highway. > > This is the bike the Che Guevera (sp) rode across central America. It > > uses a lot of standard Honda parts, but major parts may be hard to > > find. My friend immediately had to put another $800 in his because of > > the steering bushing. > > > > Wayne > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- Best Wishes,TonyQ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
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