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  1. Technical Help Forum
    Hi not really a clutch replacement question per say as I’ve already done it… I replaced my clutch friction disks with these: Honda CB550K CB550F CX500 GL500 CX650 GL650 Clutch Friction Disc - Set of 7 | eBay Went well and I torqued down the clutch main nut to 72 foot pounds, then added the...
  2. Technical Help Forum
    Attached .pdf may help to repair the clutch, remove the nut bolt and more. Hope that helps.
  3. Technical Help Forum
    Hey all, just to start bike frame is a 1980 Honda cx500c, bought it as my first bike and quickly died on me. It’s been 3 years I’ve owned it, this past winter I bought an 82GL500, rebuilt that motor (already ran) and put it in my cx500 frame (with the gl500 wiring harness) I’m trying to finish...
  4. Technical Help Forum
    I've been on a journey with my '80 cx500c. Finally got it running again after installing a rae san, new stator, and regulator/rectifier. On my first few test-rides when I was in 3rd gear the clutch lever would become stuck and I could not pull it to disengage? the clutch. After doing some...
  5. Technical Help Forum
    Does anyone know where to get a CLUTCH (OUTER) 22100-ME2-000? Or, Is there an equivalent Honda part number? This is for a 1983 CX650 C my clutch is making a lot of noise, TIA
  6. Technical Help Forum
    I'm leaving for a trip 3 hours upstate tomorrow morning and my clutch started slipping today. Cable was tight so I loosened it and it's not as bad but it's still starting. Oil is fine, i use the same in my other bike with no issues. Bike won't slip untill about 7k in third grabbing the...
  7. Technical Help Forum
    I'm was in the final stages of restoring an '81 GL500 when I discovered that the clutch was seized. Once I got the pack out, the friction plates and drive plates were all stuck together and had to be pried apart. This resulted in a good deal of the friction material remaining stuck to the drive...
  8. Technical Help Forum
    Hi, I'm a new member and just picked up cx500d that's been in storage since 2001. One of the many issues it has is that the clutch doesn't release when you squeeze the lever. I can that the cable is working. Any suggestions on next steps? Thank you
  9. Technical Help Forum
    For some reason, after I get my 1982 CX500 up to 50-60mph for a decent amount of time (5 minutes), when I slow down my clutch is very tight and difficult to pull in. I just had to pull off the side of the road, where I stalled. When the bike was off, the clutch was still sticking an very hard...
  10. Technical Help Forum
    GL650 Clutch basket issue - assistance needed I am working on a 1983 GL-650. I pulled the clutch pack out. As I am reinstalling the clutch outer housing, I can not get it to seat into the engine thoroughly. I think it is because of the two gears on the outside of the housing are offset. It...
  11. Technical Help Forum
    She idles nicely, but it seems like I need high rpms at speed. Like I'll be in 5th for 40mph and about 4-5k rpms. My clutch seems to engage fine from the lever. Maybe I need to let out some slack for it to engage in the engine more as in it's not fully engaged and slipping some? Doesn't...
  12. Technical Help Forum
    So, I pulled the clutch basket out of my bike and discovered that my suspicions were right (it was actually in much worse condition than expected). My clutch was fried to the point that the fiber disks were deteriorated and started crumbling off of their disks in some chunks, and the steel...
  13. CX Customization and Mods Forum
    I'm having some trouble finding the right clutch cable length and lever for my 1982 cx500c. A lot of cables I find only work for cx500 up to 81 or below. I Need a shorter than stock length for mustache/low cruiser type bars. If anyone has any suggestions of who to go through for finding one...
  14. Technical Help Forum
    So... are these supposed to jiggle independently? 2 of them seem mounted together, the other two seem independent. I'm worried I broke whatever mounts them together in back.
  15. Technical Help Forum
    Hello, My clutch seems to be slipping. Only happens when I really hit the gas hard, feels like it slips and grabs quickly two or three times, of course I let off the gas when it happens. Anyhow, I made sure my free play at the clutch handle is correct, and my oil does not have friction...
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    Anybody ever had an engine rod to break? My grandson's 81 cx500 broke a rod at about 7000 rpm. He actually rode the bike for another 40 miles afterward. The right connecting rod was broken mid-shaft between the wrist pin and the crank. Neither the pin nor the rod bearings were affected. The...
  17. General Discussion
    My grandson's 81 cx500 broke a rod at about 7000 rpm. He actually rode the bike for another 40 miles afterward. The right connecting rod was broken mid-shaft between the wrist pin and the crank. Neither the pin nor the rod bearings were affected. The remaining attached portion slapped around...
  18. General Discussion
    Hello, I'm the new owner to a cx500 from 1980, I've been going over everything and re-sealing, re-greasing and replacing anything worn or broken As I was working on the forks, off the bike, the jack I had under the motor decompressed to the point that the bike leaned down, not falling, but sat...
  19. General Discussion
    Greetings! New owner here but a long time rider. Have always liked the CX series of bikes - but never had one until now... Lucky enough to find an '83 time capsule that I really could not refuse. It's a GL650 Standard (Nimbus Gray) w/only a little over 7000 original miles - and looks it...
  20. CX Customization and Mods Forum
    Just ordered new stuff! Ordered new tires, clutch kit, new clutch springs and an ignitech (thanks to Cobram!) Ignitech should be coming today, tires and clutch kit should be here by the 20th, and the springs by Oct. 8, kind of a bummer was hopin to do the clutch all at once ASAP. Looks like...
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