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Title: What a Beaut
Post by: froudy on Friday, 04 December 2020, 06:19 PM
I saw this on a Facebook page a couple of days ago..Love it :boogie:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 04 December 2020, 07:53 PM
Clocks don't look right.  :thumbs_down:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Hooli on Saturday, 05 December 2020, 04:24 AM
Absolutely disgusting.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Notty on Saturday, 05 December 2020, 06:18 AM
You are getting withdrawal symptoms Steve  -its an ugly bugger:bugga:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: froudy on Saturday, 05 December 2020, 06:24 AM
Quote from: Notty on Saturday, 05 December  2020, 06:18 AM
You are getting withdrawal symptoms Steve  -its an ugly bugger:bugga:

Its a classic ET with a 1400 lump..I like it
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Irish in Oz on Saturday, 05 December 2020, 09:03 AM
Not much left of the ET.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: grog on Saturday, 05 December 2020, 04:55 PM
Great concept, terrible looking bike IMO
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Big Phil on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 06:12 AM
I think the bike looks almost completely awesome apart from the clocks as mjgt mentioned. A set of clocks set in a black plastic surround would change things completely in my opinion.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: SFC1000 on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 07:40 PM
Not too bad, colour could be better and that god awful headlight looks like it came off a Munch Mammoth.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 08:21 PM
ET
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Mick_J on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 08:54 PM
That's much better, had one in the 80's in blue.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: grog on Sunday, 06 December 2020, 09:14 PM
Exact same as mine was. What a bike.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: DP1400 on Tuesday, 08 December 2020, 06:05 AM
Its possible that there were uglier looking bikes out there at the time, but not too many.... :stir:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 08 December 2020, 07:06 AM
Quote from: DP1400 on Tuesday, 08 December  2020, 06:05 AM
Its possible that there were uglier looking bikes out there at the time, but not too many.... :stir:

Each to their own, some have that opinion about the later Katana.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 08 December 2020, 07:19 AM
Honda
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 08 December 2020, 06:26 PM
DP, GSX1100 ugly, i never noticed. Superb bike.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: SFC1000 on Tuesday, 08 December 2020, 09:47 PM
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Tuesday, 08 December  2020, 07:19 AM
Honda

Know a guy that has a low miles turbo one of those in his collection. It's something he always wanted, there you go.  :facepalm:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: GSXKING on Wednesday, 09 December 2020, 09:41 PM
A friend of mine has always applauded the CX500 he learned on it and then rode it in to the ground, no mean feat. They are def as ugly as a hatfull. :stir: :stir: :stir:
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: DP1400 on Monday, 14 December 2020, 05:04 PM
Yes, the CX500 wasn't the best looking bike of its era - but a huge hit with the courier boys if i remember rightly.
Honda blandness and reliability seemed to rule Honda's mid range at the time. Even the popular 400-4 was a bike to fall asleep on, compared to the strokers of the day. A couple of mates had them and wow, were they slow compared to our RD's and S3's.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: grog on Monday, 14 December 2020, 06:23 PM
Yeah, sure were slow. 350-4 a pretty bike but a sewing machine to ride.
Title: Re: What a Beaut
Post by: Irish in Oz on Monday, 14 December 2020, 08:03 PM
The 350 and 400 four. I spent a weekend tucked in behind that little cockpit fairing on that 350 with goes quite well as it has a big bore kit.
The Oxley and Thunderbolts, was a good laugh showing the sportsbike riders what it could do down the mountain between Carsons Lookout and Manning River, they had to wait for the climb back out of the valley to pass me lol.