rebuild kit

It may be financially prudent to source a running engine if the present engine is kaput and use the present engine as a donor.



However by re-building the engines from the crank up will give you a profound knowledge of the engines which are,IMHO,a superbly designed power-plant and not over complicated.There is also an intense satisfaction,that money cannot buy,in firing up a fully stripped and re-built engine and getting it right.There are also moments whilst riding a re-built engined bike where you feel,"At-One" with the machine having had the crank shaft in your hands.It's hard to explain,but it's there.



A lot of people over the years who had never touched the mechanics on a bike have learnt from this and other forums to do work they never imagined they could do and they too get a great feeling of satisfaction riding their bikes knowing they have done the work themselves.

They also free themselves from being held ransom by motorcycle shops that can charge the earth for work if they will even take it on on these old machines.



As for parts I think you will have to start searching as usually there's no one supplier,at least over here in the UK.



If you are stuck for parts and with the exchange rate in your favour you can get parts from the UK and Europe if need be,





http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/



http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Honda/CX_500_A/79-80/



http://www.cmsnl.com/search.php?s_name=cx500



All of the above have good reputations.





HTH

goblin engineering said:

as ihave rebuilt many engines in my life so far i dont anticpate any issues other parts avalbilty but never speak to soon as this would be my first honda but ive done a kz1175 installed 1200 kit in my wifes sporty i figure it will be rather stright forward as i also have the manual ive got a few leads on a "good runner " here in oh10 so ill see to that first maybe swap out and start a real rebuild in the engine i have a frient with a machine shop and he has already aid hed do the head work if i wanted so ill see bout that but this honda with help of my wifes harley has made me a honda convert so ill stick to hondas as my personal ride......Ilove these bikes!

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As I decided these were the bikes for me this is basically what I have done over the years e.g have a running CX and then re-built spare engines as I went along making things better.I bought up some basket case engines off Ebay which have also given me my own,"Spares Depot" in my garage so I want for very little to keep my bikes on the road.

In the 1st 3 years of ownership I probably spent about say 1500+ beer tokens inc cost of the bike/s but for the past three or more years I've not spent much and have ended up with two good CXs and plenty of spares.





My best Ebay deal was two rough engines,a frame with wheels and title and a box full of bits nearly enough to make a 3rd CX which I may get round to some time all for 75 beer tokens.Just needs an engine building



PS

These engines are a joy to work on