The famous plastic maggot

 

Sounds like the perfect starting point for your Scambler with loads of fettling required at least you won't get bored  :thumbup:

 

I've seen that Moto Guzzi do a Scrambler Version now the V7 II Stornello that looks pretty sharp £8899 otr though!

 

Edited 6 December, 20169 yr by Prykey

I had a 2001 CX500 that I used as a commuter bike, liked to drink oil but other than that it was faultless. I sold it when I got a Ducati 900SS and wished I'd kept it.

The bike I've seen is CX650 C on a 2002. It looks like it has been restored from the pictures but with a colour scheme picked by Stevie Wonder. My thoughts for a scrambler style bike will create a few problems as I've no chance of getting a semi knobbly tyre to fit a 15 inch rear so will need new wheels which is a shame as they are in really good condition. I'm not sure on the rake either so may need to change the forks also. The tank is not ideal either and would prefer something a more pear shaped.

Fingers crossed I'll have the bike this week so will get some pics up in a new thread and the build will then commence.

They still did the 500 in 2001?

Pretty sure my dad had his in about 1980?

Im no whizz on them .

I'm getting years mixed up. It was a W reg so 1981 not 2001 and the one I'm looking at is a Y reg so 1982. That makes me feel really, really old now

I'm getting years mixed up. It was a W reg so 1981 not 2001 and the one I'm looking at is a Y reg so 1982. That makes me feel really, really old now

 

I thought something must of been a miss . 

Some people are just so picky, I was only two decades out.

Some people are just so picky, I was only two decades out.

If we were all 2 decades out, id be getting ready for my first day at school.

Sayin that. I probably still am :D.

Looks like the project has come to a halt before I've even got started due to the wheel size issue, differing final drives and flange between the models are going to make it near impossible to make a scrambler out of it. I'm still going to view the bike on Saturday and see if I'm inspired whilst I'm there.

 

The link to the bike is below. I could try something similar to Jamie's bobber quite easily if you ignore the complete strip down to respray from it's current interesting colour scheme and the back end/seat would need some modifying as it's horrendous.  

 

Honda CX650 Custom. 

Looks like the project has come to a halt before I've even got started due to the wheel size issue, differing final drives and flange between the models are going to make it near impossible to make a scrambler out of it. I'm still going to view the bike on Saturday and see if I'm inspired whilst I'm there.

 

The link to the bike is below. I could try something similar to Jamie's bobber quite easily if you ignore the complete strip down to respray from it's current interesting colour scheme and the back end/seat would need some modifying as it's horrendous.  

 

Honda CX650 Custom. 

 

That's an interesting shade of blue!

Looks like he had quite a big tin of blue and didn't want it going to waste too.

 

For a 35 year old bike it looks to be in great condition and would be silly to pass up on. Just need to get an idea going for it, even if it's only to sell on afterwards and fund the next project.

Looks like the project has come to a halt before I've even got started due to the wheel size issue, differing final drives and flange between the models are going to make it near impossible to make a scrambler out of it. I'm still going to view the bike on Saturday and see if I'm inspired whilst I'm there.

 

The link to the bike is below. I could try something similar to Jamie's bobber quite easily if you ignore the complete strip down to respray from it's current interesting colour scheme and the back end/seat would need some modifying as it's horrendous.  

 

Honda CX650 Custom. 

That is not a bobber; it has rear suspension.

A Bobber doesn't have to have a rigid rear end, they just have to have all unnecessary bodywork removed or cut back. 

 

Bobber (motorcycle) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

A bobber, originally called a 'bob-job' from the 1930s through 1990s, is a style of custom motorcycle. The typical construction includes stripping excess bodywork from a motorcycle; removing the front fender, and shortening the rear fender, which is "bobbed" (as in bob-tail), and all superfluous parts removed to reduce weight.^[1][2]

Edited 8 December, 20169 yr by Prykey

OK; I always understood that they had to have a sprung fork and a hard tail.

 

A Bobber doesn't have to have a rigid rear end, they just have to have all unnecessary bodywork removed or cut back. 

 

Bobber (motorcycle) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

A bobber, originally called a 'bob-job' from the 1930s through 1990s, is a style of custom motorcycle. The typical construction includes stripping excess bodywork from a motorcycle; removing the front fender, and shortening the rear fender, which is "bobbed" (as in bob-tail), and all superfluous parts removed to reduce weight.^[1][2]

 

 

A bob job. 

 

Gotta be careful who you ask for one of those and make sure you say it clearly, i bet! 

A bob job. 

 

Gotta be careful who you ask for one of those and make sure you say it clearly, i bet! 

 

Very careful

The CX500 forum have been a great help and basically the CX650 Custom is a one off model that although it shares the engine with the rest of them nothing much else is. A CX650E Eurosport rear wheel will work as it has the same flange but the rim is narrow. This isn't going to be converted into a scambler. I'm still viewing the bike tomorrow with a mind a to convert into a bobber style which will need a strip down, powder coat the frame back to black, chop the rear end to a single seat with a close fitting mudguard and neat lights. It will all be finished off metallic blue with white racing stripes or matt black and white wall tyres

Matt Black with White Wall's or those funky Firestone Retro Tyres (http://www.grizzlyscustombikes.co.uk/coker-firestone-deluxe-tyre.html)

Tyre size limitations again as the rear wheel is only 15 inch and did you see the price of that tyre, single not pair! I do like the classic straight tread pattern but again limited although I remember riding bikes with these type of tyres fitted and it was interesting.

 

The whitewalls look good with modern tread patterns

 

Edited 9 December, 20169 yr by CWARD

Yes, they are a bit steep! 

Steep but they really finish the bike off

Just back from seeing the bike and it's a no go. The bike is in great condition and to start pulling it apart to build something else is a shame. The white and blue looks great in real life and the finish is spot on.

The seller is an interesting guy with three BMW bikes in the process of being restored and an other bike that was covered up and wouldn't give me a clue to what it was. He's going to ask around after Christmas for a CX500 for me as he had restored many before moving onto BMW's and still has a lot of contacts.