In early 1980s the cycle turbo wars were heating up
Honda made this effortless high speed tourer with a top speed of 140 mph
In 1983, the bottom dropped out of the economy and people stopped buying motorcycles so Honda ceased production
Honda started with the CX500 Turbo which was a 125 mph bike, but bad turbo lag and a complex fuel injection and computer system gave us the CX650
This is one of 1,200 imported into North America
To make matters worse for Japanese importers, Harley Davidson successfully petitioned for a tariff on all Japanese motorcycle imports of 700cc and larger this year
In early 1980s the cycle turbo wars were heating up
Honda made this effortless high speed tourer with a top speed of 140 mph
In 1983, the bottom dropped out of the economy and people stopped buying motorcycles so Honda ceased production
Honda started with the CX500 Turbo which was a 125 mph bike, but bad turbo lag and a complex fuel injection and computer system gave us the CX650
This is one of 1,200 imported into North America
To make matters worse for Japanese importers, Harley Davidson successfully petitioned for a tariff on all Japanese motorcycle imports of 700cc and larger this year
