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From: hall@ittral.UUCP (Doug Hall)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: What to start out on
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Date: Fri, 31-May-85 17:53:55 EDT
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Look at the want-ads and find yourself a good used Honda CX500 or a
CX650. These bikes are great. Quiet, smooth, and nearly maintenance
free. (Well, you do have to adjust the valves once in a while, and
you have the added task of keeping your eye on the coolant level.)
What you get in return is a bike that runs cool in the hottest
weather, yet is reliable in the winter. My 82 CX500 has never failed
to start on the first spin of the starter, summer or winter.

I understand the early models (78-79) had some water coolant leak
problems, so you might want to avoid them.

Water cooled, shaft-drive bikes are great...

Doug Hall
ITT, Raleigh NC