CX prototype

[Dreamracer]

Le saviez vous Honda avais étudier la CX sur la base de 2 prototypes l'un en 350cc et l'autre en 360cc sur la base d'un cadre de CB200

source une archive de http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/ qui n'existe plus et que j'ai en ma possession plus ou moins complète

PROTOTYPES

Honda developed the CX500 from two prototype models. Here the CX350 is shown in development form, with the engine married into a modified CB200 frame.

There is not much of the CX500 to see here, and the long exhaust pipes suggest some trouble in Honda's attempts to get the exhaust system right!



However, the engine does demonstrate one or two of the characteristics of its eventual grandson.



Nobody seems to know if the CX360 (right) was a production model or an advanced prototype.

Here you can see a lot more of the family line; water cooling, engine shape, styling and early Comstar type wheels.

Honda haven't yet effected the twisted cylinder heads of the true CX500.

dans le même chapitre certains se sont amusés à supprimer un cylindre !

This is a GL250 - the right hand piston, connecting rod and cylinder head have been removed and a blanking plate fitted. Thanks to Dick (in Raleigh) for permission to use the photo. He says "The bike pictured is a GL250 Single. The engine is running in the picture. The frame is my (original owner) 1981 GL500I with 6,300 miles. The correct engine is out of the frame for a water pump rebuild. Used the frame to test my single cylinder engine. It actually runs decent. Not fast but I guarantee you won't complain about the gearing being too low. The engine is made up from bad and excess parts that were laying around.

"I had to re-balance the crank. The big end of the rod is there to take up space and block the oil passage. The crank came from an engine that spun its right rod bearing. The block has a nice groove in the right bore. Took a chance on an untested stator and it is good. Exhaust will be stock components but haven't decided to use 1/2 of a collector or a piece of pipe. Have to block off 1 passage to the air box hose."

Gasp !!

si quelqu'un peu traduire ... !

[JM77]

L a seconde ressemble à une Guzzi 500 (le moteur)...........Quant à la traduction......

[Volatyl]

Désolé pas trop le temps pour les traductions. Nous avions déjà présenté ces articles mais ça fait toujours plaisir à revoir. Pour la moto je ne connaissais pas cette tentative, mais à titre personnel (et je ne suis pas le seul ici) j'ai également roulé en CX250C Quand on a un problème de bobine ou d'allumage en général sur un seul des deux circuit, pas trop le choix.

[sistero]

marrante la photo, quand tu regarde le type, tu as l'impression qu'il a perdu une jambe a cause d'une chute a moto, et qu'il c'est vengé en amputant ca CX du cylindre droit, autrement oui pour l'historique de la CX beaucoup je pense sur le forum, connaissent

mais c'est toutjours bon de se rappeler