Detail specifications are subject to change before production starts. Spring rates and Pro-Link linkages may be different when the CX500 Turbo hits the streets en masse, if a production run of one-perHonda-dealer can be called en masse. If the production models are even close to the prototypes, the CX500 Turbo will be amazing. 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 List of all HONDA CX 500 Turbo models and production years. HONDA CX 500 Turbo Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos. HONDA > CX 500 Turbo. Updated: 17 February 2023. Generations 670 posts · Joined 2010. #3 · Jun 23, 2012. Battery is a 12V 14AH and should be approx 6 1/5" high ( 165mm ) , 3 1/5 ( 88mm ) deep and 5 3/8 ( 135mm ) wide. You just need to make the terminals are the right way round i.e. Positive on right neg on left otherwise you may need to modify the cables to suit fitment. Well, I did and found this original vinyl Honda Tool Display Panel #17 specifically designed for the Honda CX500TC Diagnostic Tool Kit. These panels are 24 x 24 inches and were to be hung or stuck on the shop wall over peg board. It came with double sided tape on the back. The engine is one of the more surprising parts of the bike. 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. Honda CX 650 Turbo: history, specifications, images, videos, manuals. Honda CX500 Turbo. History Year Country Name / Frame / Engine 1983 North America Name The Honda CX500 Turbo was the world's first turbo-charged production motorcycle and made its debut at the 1980 Cologne Motor Show. Powering the bike was an 82hp liquid-cooled V-twin engine fitted with a turbo unit which Honda developed with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries. To some individuals this is a “project or parts bike” at best. A poor condition motorcycle is one best left to the professional for restoration. Note: Vehicles/Vessels in exceptional condition can be worth a significantly higher value than the Average Retail Price shown. 1982 Honda CX500TC TURBO Standard Equipment, Prices & Specs - J.D. Power. The Honda CX500 marks a weird chapter in Honda's motorcycle history. Weird can also be fun, however, and a CX turbo up for sale is worth a mention. This 1982 CX500 Turbo looks to be in 7BoPz.