Numero Otto: M-Cafe Garage Honda CX650

[weeksy]

https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/h ... age-cx650/

[Pirahna]

I always regarded the CX as the Austin Allegro of the motorcycle world. I have ridden both a 500 and 650, they weren't particularly interesting.

[Count Steer]

I have a soft spot for the plastic maggot. It was a great, if rather ugly, sensible and useable bike.

What they've done to that one removes the sense and useability and, to me, doesn't improve the looks.

[Buckaroo]

I loved my CX500 back in the day. Wouldn't want another one, regardless of what had been done to it. My V100 provides me the across frame v twin experience

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I always regarded the CX as the Austin Allegro of the motorcycle world. I have ridden both a 500 and 650, they weren't particularly interesting.

That's a bit harsh to Allegros

[Skub]

Blingtastic.

[mangocrazy]

So much bling, time and money spent on something so undeserving.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Someone is gonna have to explain that seat to me

[ChrisW]

I'm usually a sucker for a Honda racing livery, but no.

Someone is gonna have to explain that seat to me

Using a design feature that Massimiliano has coined the “Cabrio Saddle”, the entire seat unit lifts at the front on a pair of struts. The effect looks similar to the flip-top cars you see at Drag Strips. I’d imagine the bike’s owner will use any excuse he can to do this in public as it will undoubtedly impress any onlookers.

The last statement is a stretch!

[Mr. Dazzle]

Flip top dragster....so you can access the engine and what not, sure. Not the errr...battery?

[Bigjawa]

I fail to see the attraction of making a cafe racer out of an ugly, slow, ill handling tugboat of a bike.

It's an exercise in being contrary.

[ChrisW]

There's a tiny, petty part of me that would like the owner of that bike to do the seat unit lift whilst I was watching, I'd sort of like to see his face as I remained not only utterly uninterested but also showing just a hint of derision. A bit like the driver of a PT cruiser I once met at the lights, that had flame decals on its doors, with whom I made eye contact.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I fail to see the attraction of making a cafe racer out of an ugly, slow, ill handling tugboat of a bike.

From my POV all of these 70s/80s donors are slow ugly tugboats, so it makes little odds to me

[Count Steer]

I fail to see the attraction of making a cafe racer.

FTFY.

[Taipan]

Poor mans Guzzi! I too have a soft spot for the old plastic maggit! They lend themselves well to these conversions. Not sure on the engineering blue on the haft dive though? Good effort overall though.

[The Spin Doctor]

Poor mans Guzzi! I too have a soft spot for the old plastic maggit! They lend themselves well to these conversions. Not sure on the engineering blue on the haft dive though? Good effort overall though.

I remember that being said at the time.

I bought one anyway... then I got a ride on the V50... I handed it straight back again!

[Yorick]

Poor mans Guzzi! I too have a soft spot for the old plastic maggit! They lend themselves well to these conversions. Not sure on the engineering blue on the haft dive though? Good effort overall though.

I remember that being said at the time.

I bought one anyway... then I got a ride on the V50... I handed it straight back again!

Which one did you hand back?

[The Spin Doctor]

Which one did you hand back?

The Guzzi... I loved the 850 Le Mans... but the V50 was more lemon.