posted February 16, 2007 05:22 PM
Edited By: smokinZX14 on 16 Feb 2007 17:22
I had a bunch of CBXs in the 70s and 80s ..I got one brand new in 79 ....I still love the sound of that big six at 13000 rpms.... If zook or honda comes out with a big six i'll be all over it like flys on shit..... Smokin....
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posted February 16, 2007 05:38 PM
i had a black 80 with a winning 6 into1, great bike, it still lives with a friend
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Man you really missed out....Hell in the 70s if you had a bike that run high 11s or low 12s you were the man ... Top speeds of 135 to 140 were unheard of ...The CBX broke gound with an add that said ( The 79 CBX would break the nations speed limit in first gear ) The CBX would cover the 1/4 mile in the low 11s with a good jocky and was the first motor to come from the factory with over 100 hp at the crank... Seems slow these days with our zx14 making 180 hp plus to the rear tire ...lol.... I tell you back in the 1979 if someone told me in 26 years we would have a motorcycle that runs 8 second 1/4 miles on a stock motor and can run 200 in a standing mile, i would have said you are one crazy mofo .... I wonder what the next 20 years will bring ...
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posted February 16, 2007 07:12 PM
Man you talk about a gold mine! I do all refinish work for a cbx restoration company in GA and FL. They sell those fuckers all day long for 20 large fully restored. Have a waiting list a mile long too. Persomally I think they are pigs but that sound is all its own with a six into one! I think I have painted every one ever made sometimes. Been doing 2-4 a month for 6 years and have a 4 month backlog. If anybody needs any parts or upgrades see TIMScbx.com they are THE people on those bikes. They also sponser an ARMA roadrace bike that is doing very well in the series.
posted February 17, 2007 09:10 AM
I had a Kawasaki 6 cyl. 1392cc with a turbo, now it lives with SWFT.
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posted February 18, 2007 05:31 PM
circa 1981, i had the cbx and my buddy had the kaw 1300, they sounded good together going down the road, both had six into ones,kaw with the long stroke, cbx with the short stroke
also knew a guy with a 79 cbx that had a six into six denco pipe that sounded wild
makes me want another six.....just thinkin about it
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posted February 18, 2007 07:48 PM
ive got video of me wheel standing my 1980 thru 4 gears,, had seven of them in my day,, CBX forever!
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posted February 19, 2007 07:26 AM
What is up with the quick revs at launch? Was that a common technique back in the day?
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quote:What is up with the quick revs at launch? Was that a common technique back in the day?
He was spooling the turbo up....CBX had a short stroke and it was hard to get the boost up quick.....
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posted February 19, 2007 09:00 AM
I think what is most amazing about the video is that the best time I saw the CBX make was a 8.575 @152.35. It is an all out drag bike, not even remotely street legal. Consider that 'Smokin has posted a time of 8.84@154.63 on a pretty much stock ZX-14...........a faster trap speed and only .265 of a second slower! This is on a bike he could ride to and from the strip............now that is impressive!
posted February 19, 2007 10:31 PM
Barry Eastman's CBX used to run mid 7's, this guy used to buy Barry's old parts! I had RC CBX turbo pistons in my old alky 750 turbo too.
Barry's bike, not sold as it says on the CBX site, just permanently retired
posted February 26, 2007 01:37 PM
This turbo CBX is for sale on e-bay for over $20K right now. I think we are getting ready to see a resurgence in classic metric bikes now that the Harley thing is so played out.
posted February 27, 2007 08:43 PM
Edited By: dubious on 27 Feb 2007 20:43
Say what ya want, it is a bygone era, a good era at that, and as much as a pig it may have been, it broke th mold and played a part in where we are today.
.... and that turbo version would make every hair follocle on your body oscillate and stand on end .... a squeeling banshee.... unique and diabolicle in its own way.
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posted February 16, 2007 05:07 PM
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Smokin....
.... here's to our past