CUL-DE-SAC Returns for 2024 with iconic 1980 Honda CBX Super Sport!
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Edit: the Honda CB750 came out in 1969 not 1979. Thanks! Welcome back for the 2024 season opener of tales from the cul-de-sac with a visit by Paul and his iconic 1980 Honda CBX Super Sport!
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Edit: the Honda CB750 came out in 1969 not 1979. Thanks!
Great to see the cul de sac back
I have a 1978 CBX, bought it 30 years ago. It's stunning from all angles.
Paul is the professor. He schooled us! What a pipestream of knowledge.
1969 for the CB750. I'm sure that's what he meant.
I think the crank was 120 degree crank.
But drop dead gorgeous.
Doh... Yes, the CB750 came out in '69 not '79... and it is a 120 degree crank that cancels the secondary vibrations. I'll blame it on nervousness in front of the camera... : - )
Lovely to see Cul-De-Sac back again. Well done Mike! And what a fantastic story too!
Glad you enjoyed it Glenn! I've sent out invitations and hopefully we'll see more bikes soon! Cheers, Mike
What an interesting and knowledgeable guy and a beautiful looking machine, it was great to see it and learn about its history.
Thank you Nigel. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope all is well. Best wishes, Mike
What a great bike to welcome back the cul-de-sac ! 🇬🇧
What an amazing bike and a lovely chap too. 👍
I owned a 1980 Benelli 900 Sei for 38 years, the Benelli's motor isn't as sophisticated or as fast as the Honda CBX, but the big Benelli is fun to ride through the twisty's with it's well engineered chassis components.
How wonderful, relaxing, and positive these videos are!
Many thanks for your kind note. I’m glad you enjoy these visits to the cul-de-sac. Hopefully there will be more coming soon soon. Cheers, Mike
Paul knows his stuff. Every sentence he spoke was fascinating
Great bike, great story about it and great to be back in the cul-de-sac.
Many thanks!
Paul gave a great review of the CBX. I want one.
Many thanks Jim, yes, that was a great visit by Paul. Cheers, Mike.
I bought a 1979 CBX super sport in 1979! I use to blow away anything on the road! Kawasaki 750 triples were no match even from a dead stop! When you give it all it's got in first and go to second gear if you were not hugging the tank the front end would slightly come off the ground! I am now 67 years old and lived to tell! Great bike! I now ride a fluffy little 2022 CRF 300L ! Yes mine was red! Red is faster! LOL I live in New England!
Great to see a Honda on the "show". Cul-de-sac time is the best!
Many thanks for your kind note. Glad you enjoyed the little cul-de-sac miniseries. Best wishes, Mike
Other than a couple of small technicalities great bike, great video chat.
Love the cul-de-sac.
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Mike
40 years later, this bike has lost none of its aura ! 👍
My dad cursed the valve adjustments and carb syncs he'd have to do on those bikes back when he was the service manager at a Honda dealer up until 1982. My uncle has a white '82 CBX and guess who got to work on it?
I'll send this to Dad. He'll really enjoy it. Cheers to Paul for showing it off and being the bike's caretaker.
Many thanks, Aaron, for sharing this great story. I can’t imagine how fiddly it must be to do the valve adjustments! Cheers, Mike
Also, my dad's words after watching this: "Best looking motorcycle Honda ever built. I remember when we got the first one and I rode it and thought wow that's cool. Sounds good too."
Brings back old memories. I built CBX engines for the illegal drag racers. The farthermost one from my home on the Gulf Coast was Detroit. I was also a Honda dealership mechanic at the time. People would park them and not shut their gas off and #1 would fill up with gas and bend #1 rod at startup. Seems Honda added a vacuum controlled auto gas shutoff for the 1980 model which solved the problem. If I remember correctly. I don't remember having any problems getting the cover off to adjust the valves. I do remember synching 1 three carb bank, and the other bank, and then synching the two banks together. I enjoyed them. I know Honda had people record F4s taking off and attempting to mimic the sound. Fun times.
What a bike eh! Beautiful
Great bike & glad to have a culdesac video again. Cheer's & have a great week. 👏😁
Thanks a lot, Robert. Glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully there will be more visits to the cul-de-sac soon. Cheers, Mike
I still have my silver '79 (frame 499) I purchased from Port Townsend (WA) Honda, September 6, 1978. Fit a fork brace, brass swing arm bushings and decent shocks and it handles great. I've mever been beat on backroad club rides.
Very nice! I’ve got two 79 CBX’s.
That example is a CBX1000A, with the reverse black comstar wheels. CBX1000Z was the first year with alloy comstars. Also tail piece locker is second model only. To get perfect idle, mixture screws must be adjusted when vacuuming carbs. Lovely bike.
Beautiful motorcycle. Great history lesson. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Clive. Cheers, Mike
Superb bike
Thank you Jim! Cheers, Mike
This is a very nice bike! Paul is quite knowledgable on the history and specs as well!!
Thanks a lot, Dan!
Remember when they came out. Looked at one new in 81 that was a leftover. Didn't pull the trigger. Enjoyed the video Mike and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE.
The gentleman mentions, “A guy in Florida “ who he gets parts from. I believe I met him when the Ace Cafe in Orlando, Fl. was opened. (P.S. There’s talk of a new Ace Cafe in Sanford,Fl. Opening soon) The guy had a buddy with him who also was on a CB-X. We had a talk about the idiosyncrasies of rebuilding this engine. The two bikes there that night were cherry. Thanks for sharing and great to see a Cul-de-sac episode! Cheers!
Many thanks for your note! I appreciate it. He’s looking forward to some more visits. I’ve sent invitations out and just waiting to get some responses… Cheers, Mike.
The CBX is an amazing machine. It was a sensation at the time it was released, compared to the existing Japanese motorcycles. It seemed massive at the time & was expensive to buy. It still looks very good today. That example is lovely.
Many thanks Martin. I always remember that had a poster of a silver CBX when I was a kid. It looked massive! Cheers, Mike
Love the cul de sac! Mike, just the best. I'd love to see if you have any w800 owners out there. I always have loved British Twins, and to me, without wanting to fettle the old iron, it's the best and also drop dead gorgeous. Like all British Bikes. The more I look at them the more I appreciate what Kawasaki has done, and their admiration for the Brits.
Thank you very much for your note. I will check to see if there are any W800s in the local area. I think I saw one recently at the oaks Park picnic, but I’m not sure who the owner is. I’ll put some feelers out! cheers, Mike
Very cool. Checking the valve clearance on these bikes must be a royal pain in the butt.
I've owned my 1979 CBX for 37 years - I bought it before they became "iconic". Regarding valve adjustment - you don't have to drop the engine to remove the valve cover! Yes, it's fiddly to get out and in, but definitely can be done. The only "must do" is to remove the tacho drive from the cover beforehand, otherwise you can snap the cam cap where it sits (mine was partially broken by a ham-fisted mechanic years ago, but there's enough cap left for it to function).
The 1979 model is 105 HP. This was the first production bike that had to be detuned to comply with the German 100 HP law back in the 1970's...
Thanks a lot, Trevor. Best wishes, Mike.
Cul-de-Sac stories are back!!!! And in full style! 🤩
Paul (as the other visitors of the cul-de-sac) is a great character, very knowdgeable and friendly, and his bike, what else could be said about her other than spetacular!?
Thanks Mike, happy to see your orange Norton running well in your previous video and looking forward to see some updates about work in progress on the BSA.
Best regards from Brazil.
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very nice bike. Another difference in the years was that the 79 had comstar wheels. for 1980 and on they reversed the spokes and the spokes were black. even though the 79 and 80s looked similar...the 79 was a one year only bike....more power...no tool box in the tail..clear anondized spokes...no air forks. sorry...I nerded out for a sec. thx for the return of the cul de sac shows Mike. Hope you have a great Christmas
Great to see my favorite color CBX get the cul-de-sac going again! Now putting your resources to the test Mike, a British bike request that I haven't seen at the cul-de-sac. An Ariel square four?😊
Thanks for the memories. Rode a demo in 80, went like stink but it needed more brakes.
Gr8 to see the cul-de-sac interviews back & what better way to start with a classic 👍👌👍
Good morning, Mike. Props to Paul on maintaining that beautiful machine, "She's gorgeous!"( miss you, Steve Irwin). 😊❤
Thanks Mike for bringing the cul-de-sac back.. Beautiful Honda👍
Very cool. One of our BMOC members here in the B.C. 0kanagan has a few. 8, I believe!
Wow, 192 valves to adjust! That must be a full-time job 😀😉 thanks a lot for sharing Gordon. All the best, Mike
Nice bike and Paul was spot on with the CBX history. It was well received in England but then the CB900F came out and was thought as the better bike for the lighter weight and handling.
Thanks a lot for your note. Cheers, Mike
Brings back memories. I had the competition in the day, a GS1000S but all the marques at the time were great bikes. I have a soft spot for the Yamaha XS1100 of around that time too! I saw them around for years as they aged extremely gracefully. I also had a friend who had the white CBX with the fairing. Also a very nice bike.
Back in the early eighties in the summer many local bikers used to meet up at a local common that had a big car park and just stand around talking, admiring bikes and watching guys wheelieing past or doing burn outs.
One guy had a CBX with a 6 into 1 pipe that he could wheelie brilliantly.
Until one Sunday he came past on the back wheel and a guy in a Ford Escort pulled out on him.
The CBX hit his front wing (fender) and embedded itself into the car.
The rider was fine but both the CBX and the escort were wrecked.
The CBX engine’s cases were cracked, the exhaust was flattened and the front forks were bent.
We all loved the CBX but the GS1000 was a better bike overall
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Fantastic bike…..was hoping you were going to ride it !🇬🇧
Hehe, hopefully one day 😉 Or, I may have to fasten the camera to Paul! Cheers, Mike
Great content as usual. They sound amazing, maybe you could do a video of just great-sounding motorbikes
High performance, air-cooled, nothing else like it
amazing!👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Love the CBX.
Honda in its days of quality..........
Two top bikes I regretted selling (and I’ve had over 120) was my 75’ interstate and 78’ cbx1000 I replaced the Norton , but unfortunately not the CBX 😢
Thanks a lot for your note, Martin. Cheers, Mike.
Goldwing DCT coming at you
The british nicknamed the CBX "Block of flats"
Haha! I hadn’t heard that before. That is funny. I can only imagine how big it must’ve looked compared to so many other bikes on the road at the time. Cheers, Mike
That guy loves the cbx. Try a u-turn on one or yer favorite twisty and you'll be saying- NAH !!
In Scandinavia they were using the CBX in Superbike races - and won too.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 At Sears Point they didn't win and wobbled !!
I regularly do feet-up U-turns on my 1979 CBX (that I've owned for 37 years). It's very stable at slow speeds, and the steering is remarkably light considering the dry weight of 245 kg. As for the twisties, in the first 5 years of ownership I was quite fast, and only got left behind once (in a very spirited ride along the Great Ocean Road, and my friend was on a Suzuki GSX550ESD). The CBX did require an enormous amount of "body English" though, and full concentration. With maturity came the realization that fast corners were best done on a better handling bike, which is why my CBX shares garage space with a 1976 Moto Morini 3 1/2 Sport and a 1999 Ducati Monster 750!
@@practicalplinking6133 I had a friend back in the day that owned two, a first year model and the later one with the fairing and bags. He was kind of a hooligan. We went for a ride, he had me ride the older one. Sad to say I was not impressed. It wasn't as quick as I expected, my other buddy's H1 would have blown it away. The real deal breaker was the weave it developed at high speed.