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1983 CX650 Eurosport restoration thread.
- Thread starter Tim-That CX Guy
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Tim-That CX Guy
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Testing colors for accuracy. Kind of hard to do with Sun fading.
Tim-That CX Guy
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Before.
After.
After.
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2002
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- Menlo Park, Ca.
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- Keep me rocking life
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- Budman
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Tank swipe red looks good. I like the name.
Tim-That CX Guy
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Just found out last night that the kick stand bracket is bent.
It has always leaned over farther than it should since I bought it, I'd thought that the bracket was augered from years of use. Not an unknown phenomenon in high mileage CX's.
Nope. Bent.
It has always leaned over farther than it should since I bought it, I'd thought that the bracket was augered from years of use. Not an unknown phenomenon in high mileage CX's.
Nope. Bent.
Tim-That CX Guy
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Kickstand bracket fixed.
Now for the kickstand. Which somehow, ”It's bent in 2 directions."
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Now for the kickstand. Which somehow, ”It's bent in 2 directions."
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Been a while since the last update.
Sacramento, where Larry lives, has been, well, let's just say, HOT.
So hot (109 today), that his air compressor overheats and can't push past 60 psi. The frame stripping has taken some time. (He also had a quick carburetor job, and a life with his kids over the holiday)
But, some work got done.
Sacramento, where Larry lives, has been, well, let's just say, HOT.
So hot (109 today), that his air compressor overheats and can't push past 60 psi. The frame stripping has taken some time. (He also had a quick carburetor job, and a life with his kids over the holiday)
But, some work got done.
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With the Sacramento heat wave, a lawn sprinkler issue and a new puppy, Larry has had his hands full, but he managed to make some progress.
Carbs out for a thorough cleaning:
And stripped the swing arm and triple tree:
Today, a muffler is scheduled for delivery at my house, due to an error on my part (I usually have parts shipped directly to him)
I'll also be sending an unmolested handlebar cover, and a full set of fork bushings this week.
On Wednesday, he should be getting a pair of Tarozzi fork tubes from Fast from the Past.
Carbs out for a thorough cleaning:
And stripped the swing arm and triple tree:
Today, a muffler is scheduled for delivery at my house, due to an error on my part (I usually have parts shipped directly to him)
I'll also be sending an unmolested handlebar cover, and a full set of fork bushings this week.
On Wednesday, he should be getting a pair of Tarozzi fork tubes from Fast from the Past.
Tim-That CX Guy
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Hit a moral dilemma.
I can get the mufflers rechromed for $720 + shipping, but they have some dings that may not come out.
I can get a pair of new Marving mufflers for about $500. The Marvings look similar, the main body shape is the same, but the exhaust ports look completely different.
The Marvings would match the look of a concours restoration, but they won't be original.
The restored mufflers would be original, but not look concours.
I can get the mufflers rechromed for $720 + shipping, but they have some dings that may not come out.
I can get a pair of new Marving mufflers for about $500. The Marvings look similar, the main body shape is the same, but the exhaust ports look completely different.
The Marvings would match the look of a concours restoration, but they won't be original.
The restored mufflers would be original, but not look concours.
Tim-That CX Guy
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augustiron
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Well, if you didn't go poking at them....!!?!?!
Tim-That CX Guy
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Been a while since the last update.
Ready for powder coat.
Ready for Teflon coat.
Ready for powder coat.
Ready for Teflon coat.
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And a bent front axle was discovered today. While disassembling the forks.
Thankfully, it's the same axle as a multitude of other Hondas.
Thankfully, it's the same axle as a multitude of other Hondas.
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Making progress includes finding other unplanned items.
Go Larry!
Go Larry!
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Out with the nasty, New on the way.
When I said, bolt by bolt, I wasn't kidding.
Larry said that the studs could be reversed with the funky side going into the fork legs. Would it work fine? Probably.
But, I said to myself, "self, whatever impact caused the neck damage and bent the axle could have stressed the studs too." So, they get replaced.
Legs are also getting a polish.
When I said, bolt by bolt, I wasn't kidding.
Larry said that the studs could be reversed with the funky side going into the fork legs. Would it work fine? Probably.
But, I said to myself, "self, whatever impact caused the neck damage and bent the axle could have stressed the studs too." So, they get replaced.
Legs are also getting a polish.
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Fork bling.
Tim-That CX Guy
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Restored brakes.
Still well within tolerance.
Still well within tolerance.