Hey all, As of this weekend, I am the proud owner of a 1978 CX500... 8300 miles from new. I bought it off Craigslist from an old biker dude (quite a character) who told me the back story: the original owner bought it new, put 6K miles on it, and then drained the fluids and put it in...

UPDATE: Thanks for all the advice, much appreciated! (until I start fixing the next bit and need a littel more help!) Hi guys, I'm new to the CX500 life and just got this barn find running for the first time in 30 years. I'm no stranger to working on bikes...I've got two KTMs [awaits jokes]...

After some serious consideration, I decided to ride a more modern bike (2014 Yamaha FJR1300) and would like to see my trusty steed(1978 CX500) go to a good home. Its a honey with just 16,451 miles and clean title. Always garage kept with no rust to speak of, good paint, no sun damage on the...