New member in North Dakota

[NorthernCBX]

Hello all, I have been lurking around and finally decided to join the forum. I have wanted a cbx for quite a few years and have finally snatched one up. It's kind of a basket case haha. I wanted a 79, but I found this 82 for a fair price I think and it seems to have potential. You could call this one a "barn find" as it has been sitting for 20 or 21 years untouched I believe. It cleaned up fairly well considering its age, mileage (20 some thousand), and the fact it has been sitting (inside at least) for so long. Basically, my main question is where do I start on this thing? The bad is it was parked full of gas and was still full of gas when I got it. I'm not looking to do a full tear down and rebuild, I want a rider not a showpiece, so I won't be doing a ground up restoration, just want a nice running functioning bike to enjoy. Any advice is appreciated! I'll post some pics when I figure out how to make them small enough to post up.
Thanks,
Sonny

[wyly]

North Dakota ! It’s been 40 years since I was there

The first thing you’ll be doing, tilting the engine to pull the carbs... if it’s been sitting for 20 years with gas in them it’s almost a sure thing they’re plugged up. The heart of this beast is the carbs, they’re works of art and work great but they need to be kept clean.

Brake cylinders will likely be needing a rebuild

After 20 yrs you’ll need to go over it front to back

If you shrink the format of the picture in the camera it makes it easy to post, IPhones work well for this

[NorthernCBX]

I kind of thought it might be a long drawn out process, but hopefully will be worth it in the end, here's a pic when I first got it back

[wyly]

It looks to be in great condition, there is a possibility the PO drained the carbs before he stored it, I suppose you could try start it and see if it runs...Daves79 would be better qualified to give you that answer, somewhere in the forum he posted a checklist of things to go over...

first thing on your list of things to do, buy a shop manual, they're relatively easy to find...2nd if you're going to tackle the carbs yourself buy Mike Nixons carb booklets, he has two, one on cleaning and another on rebuilding carbs.

20 year old tires, probably as hard as hockey pucks...

[steve murdoch icoa #5322]

Welcome to the site, Sonny.
As Wyly mentioned, have a look at the fifth or sixth post in this thread for a checklist from Dave. Good for a long dormant bike.
viewtopic.php?f=102&t=10965&p=88589&hil ... ist#p88589

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Sonny

[NorthernCBX]

Thanks for the welcome! I'll definitely have to check out the list of things to look over, it is in nice shape I think, has some defects here and there, but overall pretty good. I have the bags too, they just weren't on when I took the pic. I tilted the motor following a write-up someone had on here a while back and pulled the carbs

They were not drained, some kinda nasty sludge in there as seen here

[Gearheadgregg]

Sucks why people dont drain the carbs when they know the bike sits all the time ? anyway even so the rubber bits O rings will puke all over anyway ..Your on the right path to just go through them, Randakk has the kits and Mike Nixon has the Carb book along with a shop manual it was not too bad to rebuild the set, Nice clean CBX you have there , Welcome ! Greg

[daves79x]

And it can be pretty bad to rebuild a set like that if you are not armed with everything you should be for the job. Good news is the pilot jets screw in on the '82 carbs. Holler if you are going to tackle them yourself. Be prepared for complete separation and rebuild. Takes me at least 10 hours to do a set and I've done a couple.

Dave

[daves79x]

Someone kindly posted my checklist again, I see - thanks! That was for the '79 model and everything applies except some of the chassis stuff. On the Pro-Link, figure on throwing the rear shock away and getting an aftermarket one. Then take apart and clean, inspect and re-grease all the dog-bone connections on the rear suspension. The swing arm has needle and roller bearings that it is worthwhile to inspect and clean and re-grease. If they go south there are no easy replacements.

Dave

[NorthernCBX]

Thanks for the info Dave, and the list is definitely a valuable resource, I am planning on tackling the carbs myself. I ordered Mike's book as others have suggested. I have rebuilt a set of CB750 carbs on my 79, a set of Nighthawk carbs on my 91, and a set of Seca carbs for my brother's 83 Yamaha, all run awsome and have the setup to sync the 4's. I realize these are kind of a different animal with more linkages ect, but I think I can tackle them with some pointers from all of you haha. You say to throw away the rear shock? Just because it'll leak or why? Just curious
Thanks,
Sonny

[daves79x]

The rear shock was marginal when new. There’s a good chance some or all the oil has already leaked out, but there’s no way to tell unless there are tell-tale drips from the little drain pipe. You can see if it holds max pressure for a few days without leaking. At least it will hold the bike up.

Dave

[NorthernCBX]

Ok, thanks for the info Dave, I'll definitely put it on the list to check out, do you know of any good replacements? I'm working on the brakes now, nasty sludge in the front resiviore and I can only get fluid out of one side on the bottom of the lines, is the black cylinder a proportioning valve on the front or just a splitter that the main brake line connects into? Any help is appreciated.

[daves79x]

Take the whole front and rear systems apart to every component part. You should get a rebuild kit for the master cylinders, but carefully check the bores for pitting. Blow out all the lines and splitter, better yet replace them with Speigler lines. You should also get a new front m/c cup and cap kit. No short-cuts here. Bleeding the front system is a real pain. I’ve described my way many times here.

Dave

[NorthernCBX]

Sounds good, thanks!