Do you still have your CXT?
No, sadly in 1992 My CX650T and I parted ways. I had a child and could no longer justify keeping it to my ex-wife....
... should have dumped her and kept the turbo.
Honestly, owning another CX650T is a goal of mine in life that I must achieve. I talked to the guys on the TMOIA board before I went and forked over the bucks on the Hayabusa to see if I could find a cherry one ready to have lots of miles put on it, but it seems that they just get rarer and rarer.
Dear lord I loved that bike.
Congrats on your 2! I've never ridden a CX500T, but always thought they were cool.
Have you ever gotten the "mid-corner and here's a ton of boost to break your tire loose" trick from your CX?
That one is... well... exciting...
Do you still put miles on yours?
Ah yes..you should have kept it
The 500T is my dream bike, wanted one after reading the Dec. '81 issue of Popular Mechanics. I was only 11 years old at the time.
After highschool I settled on a nice '79 CX500 Custom. I just sold that on Ebay last week and I feel like I sold the old family pet:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot....4689673
(excuse the garage walls...previous owners let their kids use it as a sports arena)
In 2002 I finally bought my mint 10 out of 10 collector owned 500T with only 7K miles on it. Best part was I found it in the local classifieds. First summer I put 4K miles on it. Last year an additional 3K miles.
I soon joined the TMIOA and began the search for a nice low mileage 650T. Found one last year in May about 2 states away. It had 11K miles on it and is about a 9 out of 10 condition. I've already racked up 4K miles on it.
It was raining when I picked it up so the test ride was slow. When I got it home I decided to see what she could do down my street
I pulled in my driveway and got off the bike...I kid you not, I was shaking!
Overall I like the looks of the 500T better, the 4 layer pearl paint with gold underlying pigment is stunning. The gold anodized wheels also look sweet. Handle bars are also much lower.
Performance wise it's the the 650T hands down. That bike is in a league of it's own. Closest call I've had was merging onto I65. I was hitting about 80 mph at peak rpm and I let her rip. The front end shot up off the ground and since I was merging the bike wanted to follow a straight line and went across two lanes
That reverse lag may only last a split second but when you don't want your front wheel in the air it seems like an eternity!
I'd seriously like to be riding these bikes 30 years from now but at the mileage I was putting on them that wasn't going to happen, parts availability is also a big issue already.
I picked up my Busa a few weeks ago. Perfect bike to rack up the miles on and the roll-on performance is still there. Amazing it took an engine with twice the cylinders, twice the displacement and 2 decades to finally catch up
Heck...there's a rumor now that the 650T's ECU has several other non EPA factory maps programmed into it and they can be selected by simply moving a wire!
If you're ever down in Indiana drop me an email. I'll let you take one out for spin to remind of what you've been missing
