HELP for my 80' CBX

[daves79x]

Here is a current ebay listing for a red '80 Marysville bike: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-CBX-/1120 ... 2091310946

Clearly shows satin side covers and owner claims bike is original. Love to know if they are 422 or 469 covers.

Dave

[NobleHops]

Dear friend,
Thanks for your kindly responses. Definitively the side panels will be black, even in my bike they were painted in red. I would try to reproduce the bright of the plastic panels of the carburetor air chamber (between satin and matt bright).
Juan

Juan, I repainted mine with SEM flexible bumper coater, and it's not a perfect match for the original sheen, but it is quite good-looking.

[NobleHops]

OK, just for fun, I swapped messages with a seller on eBay. This bike:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112091310946

The VIN indicates Marysville production. I asked him to inspect the sidecovers and he confirmed a 469 part number, and it clearly has satin covers...

...like Dave said

[wyly]

I thought all the '79's were all matte and the 80's gloss...

I challenged an ebay seller who claimed his red '79 was original/unrestored, it had gloss side covers and a lid on the tail cowl...I've seen others make same claim explaining that they were a dealer mounted options ...it's possible a dealer put '80 parts on a '79 but are they legitimate oem '79's...

[daves79x]

You are correct - there were no '79s produced with gloss side covers and a tail trunk. The '80s are where the variances seem to be. But all '80s had the trunk.

Dave