Update 10.9.2017: Joe wanted to note that this bike was used in Cycle World article published in May 2011 by Peter Egan, “Gone with the wind”. -dc When it comes to the rapid pace of motorcycle development, nothing could beat the 1980s. Every manufacturer was scrambling to find the next Big Thing, the next best…
Honda is well known as an engineering company. It’s where engineers thrive on unique challenges, novel solutions, and experimentation. It is what brought us such varied hardware as single cylinder 2-strokes and 4-strokes, twins in every conceivable combination and vee angle, V-3 2-strokes, V-4s, inline fours, horizontally opposed fours, and of course a wonderful mix…
Time to jump into the Wayback Machine and make the trek back to the 1980s. Legwarmers are optional equipment here. What you are looking at is perhaps the most polished and complete of the factory Turbo bikes of the era. A technological tour de force of the time – along the lines of 2001: A…
With the other manufacturers building their exotic turbocharged 80s confections around more sophisticated four-cylinder designs, why did Honda base their CX650 Turbo on a bike that was so ugly, the British press dubbed it the “plastic maggot”? Well even though a simple, pushrod v-twin seems to go against the high-tech theme these motorcycles embodied, the…
1983 Honda CX650 Turbo on eBay In the 80s, turbos were supposed to be the future of motorcycling. The technology had been around for a little while, but was just starting to trickle into cars and motorcycles. They promised liter bike power in a more compact package, so what’s not to love? Honda’s 1982 CX500 Turbo…
Focus now, don’t let what is in the background distract you. It might not be quite as exotic as an RC30 but this could be quite the find for a collector of Honda’s that has a space waiting for a CX500 Turbo. The CX500 was a technological exercise for Honda and much more than just a turbo charged engine. Like…
These Honda 650 Turbos are technology giants. Built during an era where Big Red tried practically any engine/induction combination possible, the CX650T turned out to be a milestone motorcycle which is still earns respect for its prodigious torque when boost builds. The Turbo bikes – regardless of manufacturer – are all reasonably rare machines. They…
For Sale: 1983 Honda CX650 Turbo on eBay Welcome to the future: The Turbo era! It is hard to believe that this beauty is 28 years old – it still looks futuristic, and the roll-on performance must be experienced to be believed. This survivor has just over 18,000 miles on the odometer, and still shows…