All Four Years of CBX

[vinceciotti]

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We did it! At the Santa Fe Motorado last Sunday we got all 4 years of CBXes lined up per the photos below:

• Steve Steenrod's award-winning 1979
• Jack Jason's 1980 - he's the original owner!
• Wes Anderson's 1981 with only 3K miles
• My pretty stock 1982...

We had a total of 9 CBXes at the show, including Dr. Tom's race CBX, which won first place in our division. Check out the pics:

[daves79x]

That is fantastic! More good publicity for the CBX.

Dave

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Vince, that is outstanding.
Great work representing the big six.
Nice to see the green one with the 1100F wheels from Wes.

[EMS]

Nice pictures, Vince. Great showing! keep it up!

Another incorrect detail, I did not recognize in Ian's book. The horsepower rating of the Prolink engines was 100hp.
The rear disk of the Prolink was not vented.
There is no weight difference between 81 and 82, unless the 81 number did not include saddlebags. Both are 633 lbs, according to Honda specs.
And really interesting are the production numbers. Wonder what they are based on.

[EMS]

I know, the horsepower issue is a little mysterious, as in the U.S. it seemed (still seems) to be not PC to state horsepower numbers, but here is a copy of a German title registration for a 1981.
In Germany it is required to include hp numbers in the vehicle documentation for insurance reasons.
Here it says clearly K74/9000 which means 74kW at 9,000 rpm. 74 kW at 1.36 equal 100.64 hp
And Bike magazine, a U.K. publication ran a comparison test between the BMW R80RT and the Honda CBX Prolink on the French Paul Ricard race track and quoted the specs of the CBX with 74.7 kW or 100 hp @9,000 rpm

[Z Grand]

Great gathering -- nice photos!

[daves79x]

Yes, for us nitpickers, that chart is curious. There is a factual weight difference between the '79 and '80, due to use of heaver materials to replace the 'exotic' stuff on the '79 - alternator cover, gauge bezel, gas cap come to mind, as well as the differences in weight of the fork assembly and swingarm pivot. Some other stuff as well. To the Pro-Links, the only weight difference I can think of in reality is the addition of the grab rail on the '82. But all it is, is just fun to talk about. No real biggie in my mind.

Dave

[EMS]

Yes, for us nitpickers, that chart is curious. There is a factual weight difference between the '79 and '80, due to use of heaver materials to replace the 'exotic' stuff on the '79 - alternator cover, gauge bezel, gas cap come to mind, as well as the differences in weight of the fork assembly and swingarm pivot. Some other stuff as well. To the Pro-Links, the only weight difference I can think of in reality is the addition of the grab rail on the '82. But all it is, is just fun to talk about. No real biggie in my mind.

Dave

Dave: I am pretty sure the 611 lbs were taken from a "CBX-B without bags" spec that was published in Europe. I have a test report about it, that says exactly that.
And you are absolutely right, the Honda service manual states 249kg (548.9lbs) dry weight for the 1979 and in the '80 addendum it shows 252 kg (555.6lbs)
No, its no real biggie. it's just not right.