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From: champ@ccvaxa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Info on 82 Silver Wing wanted.
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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 19:22:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 19:22:00 1985
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Nf-From: ccvaxa.UUCP!champ    Jul  8 18:22:00 1985


I've owned a 1978 Honda CX500 since the fall of 1979.  It had
about 4000 miles on it when I brought it home.  It just turned
over 50,000 miles (Yes! 50,000) last night.  I've been to the
east coast once and to Denver twice.  These were solo trips, but
my wife and I ride all over Illinois together on the bike.  It
has plenty of power and is physically large enough to be comfortable.
(I'm 6'6" and my wife is 6'1")

As far as problems are concerned, there have been darn few.  The worst
thing that happened was that the cam chain tensioner broke.  This didn't
stop the bike from running, but it sure did run noisily.  I had
to pull the engine out of the frame and replace the cam chain and some
gaskets.  It only cost me approx. $70 for parts and several evenings
of effort.  Other than that, there have been no major problems.  The 
bike requires very little maintenance, and it keeps on running strong.

Good luck with whatever bike you choose.

		Mark Champion