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1981 Honda CBX1000 4600 mi Akron-Canton OH CL

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Nice bike! However this is the least desirable of the CBX models in regard to it's collectible status and value.


Also, many of these bikes were given to schools by Honda for students to wrench on and many have popped up on the market over the years. I would only purchase one of these low mileage examples if the history shows it was not a school bike.
 
I was thinking the same thing about the sound. But my CBX dream would look (and sound) like this:

 
You'll never know what a CBX should sound like, till you hear one with a 6 into 1 pipe. That red "79" looks good & the $8000 price seems real reasonable. The Grey "81", like he said is the least desirable of all the CBX"s. Nice looking bike but doesn't look like a bargain, the dressers, especially the grey ones, would be very hard pressed to fetch $9500. Of course there are the folks who like the dresser CBX's better than the early ones, their opinion will probably be much different than mine. I like the "79" & "80" models much better now than I did back in the day. I never wanted one back then, I'd really love to have one now, not for the handling or performance, but just the looks & sound, gosh those red "79"'s are beautiful, & I mean "REALLY BEAUTIFUL"
 
I know what you mean......my first CBX had the skinny wheels and thin forks.....
But I changed all that with the basket case spare frame and parts I had.....:D

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There's no such thing as a "bad" CBX. Yes, the '79-'80 models are more collectible, but if you've never had seat time on the '80-'81's..you've really missed what the whole changeover was all about. It turned a very cool bike into a great sport touring bike. I spent a whole summer back in '81 on a gray one exactly like that with similar miles on the odometer, and it was pure magic. For such a large bike it actually handled pretty well. HORRIBLE gas mileage, though, because you couldn't keep out of the throttle, but, man, what a ride. The baggers are coming on in collectability as the early models become so expensive making them out of reach for a lot of people.
 
Agreed, the touring model is the least desirable and least collectible, and $9500 would be a questionable investment at best. Of course, we've all said that before and have been proven so wrong. That '79 model posted by Mr. Busa though is stunning. Thats the bike that Honda should be building right now. Absolutely beautiful. Wow
 
busa1300 said:
I know what you mean......my first CBX had the skinny wheels and thin forks.....
But I changed all that with the basket case spare frame and parts I had.....:D

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Raasks with an air shifter? GSX-R front end? ST 6-2 set up?
 
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