Lets Make It Run! Honda CX500 Revival!

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  • Опубликовано: 14 май 2023
  • Lets Make It Run! Honda CX500 Revival starts now with this mostly original 1981 Custom model! I bought this as a pair with another customized CX500 about a year ago and it's finally time to dive in and make this a rider. In this video I take you through all the things I am looking for when reviving an older bike. There are many tips and tricks in here so I hope you find it helpful for your project!
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  • @michaelb.42112
    @michaelb.42112 3 месяца назад +3

    What a piece of history. How can any sane rider hate these ? They are pure Honda V-Twin Italian style. You'll NEVER see that again.

  • @kalaharimine
    @kalaharimine Год назад +27

    Never was a fan of these so-called "customs" during the 80's, but any survivor bike deserves respect and just grows on you. Good luck BJ and looking forward to your progress.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +6

      Same the entire Japanese cruiser segment didn't do it for me in this era. I always prefer the performance oriented models but yes any old bike that can be revived is worthy of doing so

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 9 месяцев назад

      i dont have any repect for any of them after a honda service rep. told me to keep my mouth shut after i found a major screw up that the factory did to all of them..and that is honda did not provide an engine oil supple to the cam lobes nor the lifters

  • @Jodyrides
    @Jodyrides Год назад +2

    I had a 1981 Honda CX 500 deluxe. I changed the seat to the Canadian Turtleback shape seat like the seeds that came on the late 1980s BMW R 100 RS.. I put on Honda, CB 400 F bars, KONI, shocks. Stock, mufflers, stock, airbox, and air cleaner.
    I loved that bike. It was my favorite Honda engine ever. I have owned 108 motorcycles over the decades, the CX 500 is my favorite engine. A pushrod engine with a central, located, spark, plug, multi valve. They twisted the cylinders so that the exhaust ports would miss the radiator and down tubes of the frame. That also brought the intake manifolds close together, so the carburetors would be away from the riders knees under the gas tank.
    The CX 500 was actually designed right from the drawing board to be the turbocharged motorcycle engine. That’s why it does not have removable cylinders. To offset the torque reaction of twisting the throttle, the crankshaft spins in the opposite direction of the clutch. This is a pushrod engine that turns very high rpms..
    these motorcycles were one of the favorites for the more than 10,000 motorcycle couriers in London England back in the day. They ran for decades. They only had one weak spot, that was water pump seal housing gasket, and it was a beast to change because it is at the back of the engine practically up against the rear frame tubes..
    The early versions had CDI ignition.. The problem with them was, as you were pushing the starter button, the starter dropped to the voltage significantly, and the CDI box did not get enough power. But if you let off the starter button, then the bike would start. In later versions when the engine went to 650 cc, they went to transistor ignition, and the problem disappeared.
    This is the only bike ever and that I was sorry I sold. I actually did not have it up for sale. I was sold motorcycles, part time in a friends, Yamaha/suzuki shop. A guy came into the shop, asking what we had used. I took him to the space where we had all of the used bikes for sale, which there were not many. And he saw my bike sitting there. He asked about that one. I told him it’s mine and it’s not for sale. he asked if he could sit on. well, he was sitting on it, and he pull the trigger and offered me three times what I had in it.. When someone offers you more than you think the bike is worth, if you don’t sell it, it’s the same as you paying that high high price for it. So I had to let it go at that offer.
    that guy would stop in once in a while to buy oil, or ask a question. He moved his daughter from here and western Pennsylvania to Oregon. He was a retired truck driver. He loaded that CX 500 into the moving van that they rented, and took it with him to Oregon when he moved his daughter there… once they arrived in Portland, and unloaded the truck, he rode that motorcycle down to Mexico, came across the lower United States to Florida, then he rode the bike up into New England on back roads like route 17 following the coast through the Carolinas.. he finally came back home, and he stopped in the shop and showed me all the pictures of his travels on that CX 500 I sold him..
    motorcyclist magazine I guess about 20 years ago had the story of a guy and his girlfriend that traveled around the world for two years on a CX 500. Then, a couple years after that, they went out and did it again on that same machine..

  • @marnienrichaaron5813
    @marnienrichaaron5813 Год назад +9

    That was the first new bike I bought, picked up a new 1981 in the spring of 1983 for $1800. Put over 50k on it the next 10 years. Great bikes, one of Honda's most underrated at the time.

  • @ccampbell1117
    @ccampbell1117 11 месяцев назад +3

    I so wanted a CX500 back in the ‘70’s but UK provisional licence only allowed bikes up to 250cc . The other option was the Honda Dream but it had just come out and I was suspicious of new models coming from a country that used to test the reliability of their new car models on the customer . Ended up with a Suzuki GT250 , rather small for my 6’4” frame . Have stayed with Suzuki ever since having owned a DL650 for the last 19 years , a great bike too.

  • @Bevoin1970
    @Bevoin1970 Год назад +6

    Having had one of the originals, a 1978 CX500 myself. I loved that bike. Must admit when Honda brought the Custom model out, I wasn't a fan at all. It just didn't 'float my boat' as they say. Having said that, all these years later and Im only too happy to see you resurrect this bike and many others like it so that they live on in an ever changing world. Please keep saving them. 🙂

    • @grahamhill6616
      @grahamhill6616 Год назад +1

      All '80's customs of base models were abominations!

  • @michaelskinner896
    @michaelskinner896 Год назад +2

    I sure enjoyed watching you go through this. It looks to be a nice bike and something that is easy to ride. Looking forward to the next episode!

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed! It should make for a great rider

  • @jwhite3389
    @jwhite3389 Год назад +2

    I love videos like this. It's like being in the garage with a master mechanic. All you have to do is watch and learn.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Well immglad you have enjoyed and learned from them!

  • @maciejkowalczyk3206
    @maciejkowalczyk3206 Год назад +5

    I'm just doing cooling system cleaning and this is video is gold! Thank you so much and greetings from Poland!

  • @christophertaylor1944
    @christophertaylor1944 Год назад +2

    Love your channel and cool level headed approach and methodical method of fixing up these classics

  • @Nebulax123
    @Nebulax123 Год назад +3

    Love the customs but I am glad you are leaving this one stock every year there are less and less of them. The 500 was always a favorite of mine and I can't wait to watch you bring it back.

  • @joebichsel1948
    @joebichsel1948 Год назад +2

    Great job! This makes me feel young again, and enjoy riding these styles of bikes.

  • @ronaldgarnes8809
    @ronaldgarnes8809 Год назад +1

    Well Done, Motivated the heck out of me to get hot on my CX's. Excited to see the final review and road test of the scrambler. Definitely the COOLIST of the many Cool bikes you have done.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thanks Ronald! The scrambler is wicked fun for sure!

  • @tracythorleifson4108
    @tracythorleifson4108 Год назад

    I had that exact same bike. So nice to see one getting a new lease on life! 😃

  • @jonandrews4493
    @jonandrews4493 Год назад

    Worked in a Honda Dealership when the CX500 was launched, to this day I can remember how the crankshaft shells used to fail en masse.

  • @xscoops1
    @xscoops1 Год назад +6

    Another great and educational video by BJ! Nice work!

  • @mikedkc
    @mikedkc Год назад

    So glad I found your channel. I’m having fun watching you work.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thank ya Mike! I have over 300 videos on here so thats plenty to keep you busy!

  • @stefanmedlicott4948
    @stefanmedlicott4948 Год назад

    Great video. Love working on older bikes. They have there challenges but that’s the fun. Cheers!

  • @MotoMango
    @MotoMango Год назад

    Yewwww! Love me a will it run video 👏💪 Learned a lot about CX500s just from this one video. One of these days I'll find another one to build or just ride.

  • @budyn1412
    @budyn1412 Год назад

    This is great. Definitely bookmarking this video for reference.

  • @henryhawk978
    @henryhawk978 Год назад +1

    Great job BJ. It's good that you show how you take it off and put it on. Instead of saying I'm gonna put this on off video and I'll be back. Enjoyed the video and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

  • @donbuchanan8412
    @donbuchanan8412 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so very much, in keeping this great bike as standard. I bought this same bike in 1981, sold it three years later, and still miss it.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  11 месяцев назад

      I have enough custom builds underway currently I definitely don't need another project

  • @charliereitz8623
    @charliereitz8623 9 месяцев назад

    Everytime I watch one of your videos I go “well dang, now I gotta get one of those!” Thanks for more awesome videos, I love the all the work you do

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  9 месяцев назад

      Haha glad they have that effect! Definitely check out the recent video on this bike getting it road worthy!

  • @AndyH-13
    @AndyH-13 Год назад +3

    Great video. The Japanese build quality bikes. Paint, wiring, chrome, electrical, mechanicals 40+ years old and still looking good and functioning.

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 9 месяцев назад

      sadly thats what you all believe .you would think different if you where a honda yamaha suzuki tech , but i cant say much bad if hardly any about the kaws . there very easy to take apart and put back together to upgrade the displacement , change out for bigger cams and huge sets of carbs and they seemed to respond the best on a 4 into i tuned Kerker header

  • @dbuell
    @dbuell Год назад +6

    as I build my second cx500 your content is invaluable! Always awesome, thank you.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Glad you find it helpful!

    • @user-yj5mh1sj1e
      @user-yj5mh1sj1e 11 месяцев назад

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  • @andrewdavis6917
    @andrewdavis6917 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for including all of the details especially with the carbs

  • @MrBryanwithay
    @MrBryanwithay Год назад

    When I turned 16 (1986) and got my drivers license, the first vehicle I had was a CX500. I drove everywhere with that thing and loved it.

  • @Mikelp73
    @Mikelp73 Год назад

    Wow! what a delicious sound!

  • @johnnytruck2009
    @johnnytruck2009 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I greatly appreciate it.

  • @kencreten7308
    @kencreten7308 Год назад +1

    Some of my favorite videos are watching... others getting things running. :) Thanks for the great video. No apologies needed here.

  • @passinthru4328
    @passinthru4328 Год назад +1

    If I was 20 years younger, I'd be looking for a CX500 to work on because you inspire confidence to wrench on it.

  • @MrBeltaine
    @MrBeltaine Год назад

    Back in my yoot, i was not a fan of honda & moto gooey v twins. Just thought they were odd looking. 70 yrs old now & i think they're effing cool.
    Totally dig your your concept of breaking down into small tasks

  • @funkeytoad08
    @funkeytoad08 Год назад

    My first bike was an old cx 500 that I bought with a bad stator in it and yes, a cracked over flow tube. Learned much tearing into that old bike.

  • @Silent-Lucidity
    @Silent-Lucidity Год назад +10

    A master at his craft, and I know you made your father proud! I'm looking forward to the next episode!

  • @pauldgardner1
    @pauldgardner1 Год назад +2

    I had two CX500’s probably early eighties and were very reliable. They were the bike of choice for couriers around London because of low price an bullet proof reliability.

  • @ShahrzadRizvi
    @ShahrzadRizvi Год назад +2

    Excellent timing! I just picked up a '81 CX (my 2nd twisted twin) for $300. missing tank and seat. Will dig into it soon using your techniques! Thanks again!

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Sweet! I'll be making a few videos on this one in similar format too

  • @kennethgore
    @kennethgore Год назад +2

    Great video Sir, with concise explanation put in an easy to understand fashion, I had a CX500 in the UK back in the 80's, thought it was an excellent bike, and very underrated.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thank you!

    • @larrybone4565
      @larrybone4565 Год назад

      How fast are they ?
      I had a 81 KZ 440 , are the CX500 ' s
      about the same
      Performance?

  • @MasonMan001
    @MasonMan001 5 дней назад

    This has been so helpful in trying to learn about my new bike. 1981 cx500. Not sure I’m comfortable wrenching on it myself but your video helps boost my confidence.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  5 дней назад

      @MasonMan001 Well I'm glad. These videos are in a series so there is much more information about the cx platform I show in depth. I even have engine rebuild videos in other build playlists.

  • @timothyandersen1533
    @timothyandersen1533 Год назад

    I have a cx 500 and a gl 500 both sitting in my garage! I get excited watching your videos and then discouraged when nothing goes to plan trying to work on them!! Maybe one day

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Lots of thigs go wrong for me as well. Most of what I did in this video is because those things commonly go wrong so I just address them before they do. Do it right or do it twice!

  • @terryfraser7259
    @terryfraser7259 9 месяцев назад

    Sensational video. Very informative and entertaining thanks.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  9 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed! The follow up video on making it road worthy was even better so I hope you get a chance to check it out

  • @Jim-nm1en
    @Jim-nm1en Год назад +1

    A friend of mine had a CX500 soon after they came out in the UK. It was a lovely bike to ride, very smooth and allday comfortable

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Yeah they are just good bikes. Nothing spectacular just good all around

    • @Roger_Ramjet
      @Roger_Ramjet Год назад

      The 650 turbo is the one 😊

  • @raspybob9905
    @raspybob9905 Год назад +1

    Very nice! Just spent 800$ getting new gaskets and electric fan for mine. I have the 1979 blue twin. Smooth bike!

    • @raspybob9905
      @raspybob9905 Год назад

      If you zoom in on my pic you can see its really clean. Just wish i had the original exhaust.

  • @AceCafeBikes
    @AceCafeBikes Год назад

    5 seconds into this video - mind blown!! 🤙💪

  • @mikepeck9260
    @mikepeck9260 Год назад +1

    Great Video BJ, def gonna come in handy once I tackle my stator replacement, Will need to replace these coolant seals etc.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Definitely check out my starter clutch rebuild video as that goes over rear cover removal and some seals also.

  • @Z24BL2
    @Z24BL2 Год назад

    So good and so beautiful motorcycle!

  • @jw11432
    @jw11432 Год назад

    My first "real" motorcycle was an 81 CX500 Custom. Loved it.

  • @Einherjar_17
    @Einherjar_17 Год назад +3

    Beautiful video B.J., I thank you infinitely for sharing it with us, the editing of the video is also perfect, no music, only the sound of the tools, or your great explanations, thank you very much for that.
    The bike is beautiful, you can't imagine how many memories, and your work on it is spectacular, all your knowledge on these bikes seems incredible to me, I send you a big hug from the south of Argentina.

  • @geraldfrieberg7921
    @geraldfrieberg7921 Год назад +2

    Awesome, bro ! I owned a brand new 1978 CX 500 and loved the bike. These were always underrated motorcycles, IMHO, and had technology and engine design ahead of their time, as is often the case with Honda. Great video, and you are a very talented mechanic and technician. Bravo ! Gary in Ohio

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thank you Gary!

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 9 месяцев назад

      how long did you own your 1978 cx 500 and how many miles did put on it ? i hired on to hughes honda brazil indiana in 1975 .. we sold more gold wings than any honda dealer in the united states .. i went to all the service schools for every new model that came out in 1975 and after till 1983 when i took a job managing the lawn and garden division of our local john deere dealer ...every one of those cx500 failed after 15,000 to 35,000 miles ..with one hell of a noisy valve train that sounded like the rocker arms were way loose out of adjustment ..we would adjust the valve and the noise would not go away ..in 1983 we had one in for service to replace the stater and find out what the clattering sound inside the engine was all about ..after i split the cases there was the problem alright ..honda did not allow any supply of engine oil to lubricate the cam lobes and the cam lobe followers that operate the push rods ..and the one i opened up the cam lobes and followers were all eat up bad with powered metal burnt and melted into the surrounding cases .and dry as a bone of all oil .. so im looking for an oil supple of some kind thinking they all plug up or something after i got the cases all cleaned up i could not find an oil spray nozzle not even a drip tube ..so i looked in the book at the oil system diagram and it dont show any oil going to the cam lobes ..the honda service representative who was Harold Brown happened to be visiting that day and when i showed him the problem... he became very angry with me and said "we know all about it and keep your month shut and forget about it. that's why we already discontinued the model" i said back to him " but Brownie there are tons of these sold and people are spending 1000's of bucks on them and the engines can lockup like the first two we sold did remember? he got in my face this time and said "that's their tough luck and i dont want to hear another word out of you about it understand "? so i packed up my tool box right at that moment and walk out

  • @edwardmulder3777
    @edwardmulder3777 Год назад

    Wow, sounded great with open pipes, heheh, good job gettin her running.

  • @coastalrider1155
    @coastalrider1155 Год назад

    Love the 80s bikes my dad first bike back on the road after giving them up when I was born was a Yamaha xs850 he paid £600 for it lol and cleaned and fixed it to mint anyway he had to sell it after owning it 7 years to purchase his next bike something more modern to keep up with me as soon as we sold it we regretted it then it took us 10 years to track the bike back down and we got it back last summer the bike is sitting like brand new now sitting pride of place in my man cave

  • @Speedytrip
    @Speedytrip Год назад

    Nice work as always!

  • @maxtichh2959
    @maxtichh2959 Год назад

    The Honda CX500 is a beautiful bike in 80's.

  • @kawasakiglenn
    @kawasakiglenn Год назад +2

    I hope you bring out more longer in depth videos and they do well for you

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thank you. I'm very surprised how well this video is doing

  • @haneymoto
    @haneymoto Год назад

    Great Video. Will be extremely helpful as I start my build because my bike is rough and will need a lot of attention

  • @Scrambler695
    @Scrambler695 2 месяца назад

    Timeless beast

  • @phlacoe
    @phlacoe Год назад

    Nice find

  • @w.rustylane5650
    @w.rustylane5650 11 месяцев назад +1

    If ever I should buy a bike, I'd want you to go through it. Good to see you use antiseize on the threads because not very many people know about galling. Don't think I'd want a liquid cooled bike though. Cheers from eastern TN

  • @bailephib
    @bailephib Год назад +1

    I have a CX500 project coming my way this weekend. I shall be going through this video frame by frame. Thank you so much for the detailed information. I love your can-do attitude and the lack of annoying music! Nothing but the sound of the tools and your voice. Excellent stuff.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Is there a music that you wouldn't find annoying? I made it multiple years without a single complaint and then all the sudden many started complaining. Many channels have music so its very frustrating when I get complaints as often music is necessary and also added creatively

    • @greenbow7888
      @greenbow7888 Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds Can I chime in? Maybe the music is not so bad. However the volume of the music is not good. It means constant turning up the volume when you speak, and turning down the volume when the music is on.
      I honestly do not know what any music comment from someone else may mean. However that's my take.
      Have had no beefs with any music you played, whatever genre. Just the louder banging stuff is too much, when the mixing between voice and music is not balanced.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      @@greenbow7888 I appreciate the actual input there. I edit with consistent volume and per what I hear its very balanced so you don't have to adjust the volume. I then rewatch on my TV after uploading but there must be something changing somewhere. I do sometimes have the music a bit louder when I want to put emphasis to it with montages and fun cuts

    • @greenbow7888
      @greenbow7888 Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds Ah sorry. I realise I might have sounded harsh, but did not mean to.
      I have watched a few of your vids recently, and only noticed a music issue on maybe two.
      I meant no harm. I like your videos. Your skill level is so high high, it's relaxing watching, and borderline meditative. As well as being mind boggling how someone got so handy with bikes.
      Please don't ask me whcih vids I found music loud on. I would not remember. It may be partly my end since I have a pair of Dynaudio Special Forty hooked up. They have quite a deep bass response. However I did notice as I say maybe two vids where I was rocking volume up and down; music vs speech.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      @@greenbow7888 Didn't sound harsh at all I do appreciate it. Like I said it was actual input not a generic comment like "music sux" as I get that every so often but that gives me nothing to go off of.

  • @jamessouthworth1699
    @jamessouthworth1699 Год назад

    I Had a Honda full-dress touring bike with that same engine. GL-500 Silverwing Interstate. I eventually put ona MAC 2 into 1 pipe but I didn't like the sound of the MAC muffler. So I replaced the muffler with a stock Harley Bullet muffler and it sounded great.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      A 2 into 1 is normally what I do. A cone engineering muffler was amazing. Check out my gl650 build to hear that

  • @paulfellows2094
    @paulfellows2094 Год назад

    great work so far awesome job see you in next video

  • @paulgervasesmith152
    @paulgervasesmith152 Год назад

    Super cool! Love Cobra's.

  • @timparker9235
    @timparker9235 Год назад

    really enjoyed that, thank you - learnt a few tips too 👍

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Thanks Tim! Glad you enjoyed and found some helpful info

  • @ewansim8069
    @ewansim8069 Год назад +1

    Man, i had one that looked exactly like that in 1995, well it did after i was finished with it hahaha. Only thing I found with it, was vibration started after reaching 65mph.

  • @montyzumazoom1337
    @montyzumazoom1337 Год назад

    A CX500 was the bike I did my first bike rally on.
    As a member of a large motorbike club and having only just started riding, I was a pillion on a mates bike.
    We rode 300 miles to a bike rally at the Lizard in Cornwall, there was about 6 of us on 5 bikes.
    As a passenger, I thought the CX500 was very comfy with a smooth ride and a very nice wide seat. The bike felt very torquey with plenty of low down pull.
    It was a new bike and although sometime afterwards I rode another mates CX500 and sidecar combination, I never rode a solo or owned one.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Id wonder what your impressions would be if you got to pilot one. That would be interesting

  • @bernymozar2195
    @bernymozar2195 Год назад

    Good job !!

  • @chollythecrazycorgihesinsa6505
    @chollythecrazycorgihesinsa6505 7 месяцев назад

    The CX500 is a good looking bike. I’m glad you’re keeping it stock!

  • @fredtedstedman
    @fredtedstedman Год назад

    I have owned 2 CX-500s but always coveted a custom . ( Very rare in UK bought a modified Nighthawk 650 in the end ! ) I think this is a great looking custom , prefer your version with the flatter bars ! Best wishes from Wales .

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Its always funny how we covet what we can't have. Here we seem to chase the deluxe models. I wish we got the euro sport though as those looked perfect 👌

  • @andreasd.8511
    @andreasd.8511 Год назад

    My first bike since 1981🤗

  • @OleMartinLyng
    @OleMartinLyng Год назад

    The bike I had to ride to get my license. (1982?) Smooth ride, I remember, even with the guy from MOT on the back

  • @briansantefort
    @briansantefort Месяц назад +1

    Nothing wrong with using a Anaerobic gasket maker at all. It's great, but the word Anaerobic literally means it cures in the absence of oxygen. So yes it does harden just not while your doing your work.
    I am a tech guy for a chemical company that sells those very same and other sealants and adhesives. That Anaerobic is actually very much similar to Thread locker and in a pinch is interchangeable.

  • @Retirement_Life
    @Retirement_Life Год назад

    Great content and a lovely interloper at 40:00! 😜

  • @1085aaron
    @1085aaron Год назад

    i learned the hard way when i rebuilt a cx500, doesnt matter how decent the rubber coolant lines look, replace them. i had the lower one blow out on me and burned the crap out of my leg. other than that wrenching on it was easy.

  • @keithpaquet9181
    @keithpaquet9181 Год назад

    The CX500 was my daily driver for 4 years. sold it to a co-worker and he had it for 5. Great bike, I would get another if I could find a decent one.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      They are all over the place in the midwest. A guy on the cx500 Facebook pages just posted a black custom for sale thats clean.

  • @glovester
    @glovester Год назад +1

    So much value in this video.
    Next video 2 hours please. - Seriously though this is awesome.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Dang! I never expected this video to do well due to the length. Everything you hear is that short videos do better. Crazy

  • @flatboat67
    @flatboat67 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @murraykriner9425
    @murraykriner9425 Год назад +1

    Was amped when you pushed a carbon copy of my bike into your garage. Unlike many of Euro riders out there, I always appreciated the Custom for giving some voice to the US cruiser styling that was often ignored by many companies this early in the game. More first on this bike than many realize, but let those unaccustomed to water cooling and tubeless tires just revel in their retro features of the past. Can't wait to see what will come next. Thanks!

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed!

    • @murraykriner9425
      @murraykriner9425 Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds I enjoy all your content with the channel. Makes me wanna buy the Farmer CB-750 SOHC every time I give him a call.

  • @AdamMcNutt
    @AdamMcNutt Год назад +2

    Seeing the GN400 up on the lift makes me laugh as it seems that a lot of us have worked on and built the same bikes in our journey through old bikes. 😀

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Absolutely lol. I've done so many so its bound to be the case

  • @thorick590
    @thorick590 Месяц назад

    The best color... I bought the Black and Blue color scheme and wished that I had chosen this color instead afterwards... I wish I still had the bike now !

  • @El_SantoTaco
    @El_SantoTaco Год назад

    Man i wish this video was around when i had my CX. Bought it after it sat for years and got so tired of it that i sold it.

  • @wernerlampe8089
    @wernerlampe8089 Год назад

    Nice work on this bike! 👍 … In Germany we call the CX500 „the Manure pump“ ! … 😂

  • @paulbuckberry7683
    @paulbuckberry7683 Год назад

    Great video, I particularly liked the fact that you use hand tools rather than zip fasteners on and off with battery tools, makes for far better watching in my opinion. Cheers!!

  • @achmadyanuar2265
    @achmadyanuar2265 11 месяцев назад

    nice job👍

  • @Sausage1958
    @Sausage1958 Год назад

    Love watching this guy on cx500s. I'm not a fan of the custom version. Much prefer the stock cx500. Had them in all the colour range. Love em.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      Here in the US it seems the Deluxe version is most sought after for the tank shape.

  • @leneanderthalien
    @leneanderthalien Год назад

    Had one CX500C model 1981 during 10 years...On the CX500C shown here, the handlebars and fork tubes are not stock. From the point of view of wear, the carburettors tend to seize (need frequent cleaning with WD40) at the level of the vacuum bells, but the main fault of the engine is the distribution, whose tensioner is manual, and which moreover presented a serious manufacturing defect on the first CX500: the chain tensioner could loosen, the timing could break and the engine could suddenly lock up, it happened to a friend but this issue was solved on the 80+ models...The valve clearances needed frequent adjustment otherwise it would sound like a sewing machine. But overall the engine was quite reliable. When driving, the CX500 Custom had an unusual behavior: its center of gravity was high= very heavy to handle on foot, and literally required a jerk to straighten it quickly after a tight turn, the fork was very soft, the rear shock absorbers rather hard and with short travel, but above all, the braking was very weak, but that was usual on Hondas of that era...

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      I've had a ton of CX500s in the last 5 years and am getting pretty well versed in them at this point. Can't say i've ever experienced or even seen a set of Keihin CV carbs seize up though. I know the bars are not original but I have no reason to think the forks have been changed.

    • @leneanderthalien
      @leneanderthalien Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds tubes seal area design is different to stock , looks like tubes from CB750C . And on motorcycles with lot of kilometers , i did see many used such carbs with the same fails, mine start with such problems after ~60 000km, seems this comes from the carb internal wear. When this happens did the engine rise RPM but with low power...

  • @LeonardoCostaUSA
    @LeonardoCostaUSA 4 месяца назад

    Well.. beautiful !!

  • @willwillis6184
    @willwillis6184 Год назад

    It just hit me watching this, that is the first time I have seen a radiator fan on a bike

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Interesting! Anything liquid cooled will have a fan but these are unique in that they are mechanically driven

    • @willwillis6184
      @willwillis6184 Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds only had one liquid cooled bike. 2003 vtx, never realized it had a fan LOL It was very reliable though and nothing ever broke on it in the 6 years I had it.

  • @menom7
    @menom7 Год назад +2

    Awesome video Man!!! Watched the entire thing,and loved how You went over everything to get it running!!! Will definitely watch your next video regarding this build! : >)

  • @bfarm44
    @bfarm44 Год назад

    I was halfway through a cafe conversation on one when I gave it to my brother who completed it and sold it to a kid at work after a while. I’m gonna find another but I’m still ducking the stares from the new bike I just bought🤣 I have a sickness

  • @jimflammer9370
    @jimflammer9370 7 месяцев назад

    Great video

  • @jfbft5007
    @jfbft5007 11 месяцев назад +1

    My first big motorcycle gets the license.... not the custom model, regular, but 🥰😄😁

  • @thachakitriyaphan5209
    @thachakitriyaphan5209 Год назад

    Watching from Bangkok, Thailand

  • @inch830
    @inch830 7 месяцев назад

    Good job

  • @JeffinTD
    @JeffinTD Месяц назад

    Nice video. I bought one of those used (red/maroon like this one), with like 1,200 miles on it back around 1987. Under rated bike for sure. Put fork seals on it, later the oil seal and mechanical seal on the water pump, and put a lot of miles on it.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Месяц назад +1

      Definitely fun bikes with a character all their own

    • @JeffinTD
      @JeffinTD Месяц назад +1

      @@BrickHouseBuilds Yeah. Electric motor smooth at high rpm, yet they had more torque just off idle than you’d think considering the small displacement and short stroke. You could tune and service one on your lunch break and still have time for a sandwich. Even then rockers were considered obsolete but they kept the heads compact and the cam chain short (remember the dohc V4’s). With a little care they’d roll the odometer.

  • @Lisanne1956
    @Lisanne1956 Год назад

    The bike today
    Has the most beautiful motor.
    I never noticed them around

  • @akanonymoss
    @akanonymoss Год назад

    I have the exact same torque wrench, sometimes the calibration is slightly out but seems to work most of the time 👌🏼

  • @rodwatson8732
    @rodwatson8732 Год назад

    Great video. One note, it's deionized water that strips electrons. Distilled is just pure H2O.

  • @bobp64014
    @bobp64014 11 месяцев назад

    I remember a factory turbo version of this bike! Haven't seen one in almost 40 years.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  11 месяцев назад

      Yup, I had a non running 500 turbo but sold it. Very tempted to get another

  • @arylampiao3365
    @arylampiao3365 3 месяца назад

    Caro amigo, é muito bom ouvir o ronco do motor ao final do trabalho.....EXELENT. abraço do Brasil.....

  • @p.c.windhamparanormalroman4339

    Seeing that Savage/LS650 in the background keeps making me miss mine.

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад

      There wasn't any savage here. You may have seen a Suzuki GN400 bobber I did

    • @p.c.windhamparanormalroman4339
      @p.c.windhamparanormalroman4339 Год назад

      @@BrickHouseBuilds You know what you have in your shop so that is what I saw. It still put me in mind of the Savage I used to own that I turned into a chopper. Wish I still had it.

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 Год назад

    I’d love to have a scrambler made from this bike, love it. ✌️🇺🇸

    • @BrickHouseBuilds
      @BrickHouseBuilds  Год назад +1

      Well you are in luck! I'm almost done with a proper scrambler CX500 build! ruclips.net/video/RcoXIjPlMQk/видео.html