Honda CX500 Turbo World's First Turbocharged Motorcycle
Some went out and bought a Honda CX500 Turbo. When it was introduced in 1982, the CX500 Turbo was โ and still is โ one of the most futuristic motorcycles ever made. It not only featured turbocharging โ ramming extra fuel/air mix into the engine to increase horsepower โ but also computer control of the turbocharging, fuel injection.
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1982 Honda CX500 Turbo
The CX500 was the first production motorcycle to use tubeless tires. [4] Chassis Early versions had conventional suspension, consisting of hydraulically damped telescoping front forks and dual coil-over shocks at the rear. Later versions had air-assisted forks and featured Honda's Pro-Link monoshock rear suspension.
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The predecessor to the CX650T, the Honda CX500 Turbo was a confusing bike. One of the first of the Japanese turbo bikes, I'm still not sure why Honda wanted to use the CX500 as its' turbo platform. According to Motorcycle Specs, the small cylinders required the world's smallest turbocharger, with 51mm rotors that spinned at over 200,000 rpm.
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The Honda CX500 By Richard Backus "First into the Future!" Coming from anyone else, those words would just be more tired huckstering. But coming as they did from Honda's ad men announcing the new-for-1978 Honda CX500, they demanded at least a bit of attention. Honda CX500 Claimed power: 48hp @ 9,000rpm Top speed: 106mph (period test)
1981 Honda CX500 Turbo
Model CX 500 TURBO Category - Engine - Posted Over 1 Month Selling off some of my collections. This bike is in excellent mechanical condition.I have been with Honda over 43 years and retired from Advance Cycle in Toledo, Ohio. I just did a complete tune, new battery, oil change and filter.
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This 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo has been listed for sale. With just over 47,000 miles on the odometer, the bike is in all original condition. This 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo has been listed for sale. With.
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Honda CX500 Turbo By Margie Siegal by Nick Cedar 1982 Honda CX500TC 1982 Honda CX500TC Claimed power: 82hp @ 8,000rpm Top Speed: 121mph (period test) Engine: 497cc liquid-cooled OHV 80-degree V-twin, 78mm x 52mm bore and stroke, 7.1:1 compression ratio Weight (w/half tank fuel): 571lb (260kg) Published on Oct 8, 2013 Need Help? Call 1-800-880-7567
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Honda tried the 1982-83 CX500 and CX650, Kawasaki the 1984-85 ZX750E1, Yamaha the 1982-83 XJ650LJ Seca, and Suzuki the rare XN85 (300 units in 1983). The Honda CX500 and CX650 seem like an unlikely base for a performance bike. The CX500 was a 497 cc shaft-drive, water-cooled, cross-frame 80-degree V-twin developing 50 bhp and weighing in at 496.
1981 Honda CX500 Turbo
At its inception the CX500 Turbo carried the world's smallest exhaust-driven, forced induction unit. Although the CX's engine cases were deemed strong enough, almost all of the cooling system had to be upgraded to deal with the new engine's latent heat potential.
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Honda equipped the CX500 Turbo with a 497cc engine, which isn't much for the time. Instead, as the name suggests, Honda added a turbo in addition to the first computer controlled electronic fuel injection system that came from the factory. Honda didn't oversize the Turbo with a 51mm part.
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Honda and Yamaha were the first of the Japanese companies to capitalize on that potential. Starting with the 497cc water-cooled, pushrod V-twin from the relatively mundane CX500, Honda added a small, 2-inch turbine capable of spinning up to 200,000 rpm and an LCD turbo-boost gauge on the dash. Kawasaki and Suzuki quickly followed the turbo trend.
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Honda CX500 Turbo is the World's first production motorcycle to feature a turbocharged engine. The CX500 rolled out of the assembly line in 1982. 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo Honda CX500: The Base Platform Honda CX500 | Photo Credit: Advrider Development of the Honda CX500 Turbo
1981 Honda CX500 Turbo
It is an expensive bike, with a list price of $4898. It should remain an unusual bike with an estimated production run this year of about 2500, or one per dealer. It is a powerful bike, with about.
1982 Honda CX500 Turbo
Honda chose the CX500 engine for several reasons: (1) It was water-cooled, and water cooling is necessary for the most efficient turbocharging; (2) As a twin it is lighter in weight than the.
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