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From: hsc@mtuxo.UUCP (h.cohen)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Info on 82 Silver Wing wanted.
Message-ID: <777@mtuxo.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 13:44:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 13:44:52 1985
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My wife has a 1979 CX500 with about 12,000 miles on it.  I had one,
but sold it with about 22,000 miles to buy a leftover 1983
GL650I which now has about 5,000 miles.  The GL500 your wife wants
is similar to both models, so our experience may be relevant.
We have had exactly zero trouble with our two CX500's and my GL650.
They run and handle nicely.   They do throw more heat at the rider
than some bikes, so try to test-drive on a hot day.
Maintainance is minimal:  changing engine oil and driveshaft
oil are easy operations.  Valves are easy, too, but they need
adjustment so seldom that you may want to let the shop do it.
Spark plugs last forever.  Changing fork oil is an annual pain - 
definitely one to leave to the shop.
The CX500/GL500/GL650  line was discontinued after 1983 from lack
of mass-market sex appeal.  They are excellent machines, and the
deals available on leftovers approach outright theft.
Enjoy!
Harvey S. Cohen  AT&T-IS, Lincroft, NJ   mtuxo!hsc