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Honda shocked the world when in 1982 they introduced the world to the first production turbo [[motorcycle]] ever seen. It was also fuel injected and had the most radical [[fairing]] yet to be seen. It was upgraded to become the [[Honda CX650T|CX650T]] the next year and soon the other manufacturers responded with their own turbo motorcycles such as the [[XN85|Suzuki XN85]] in 1983 and the [[ZX750_E:TURBO_SERIES|GPz 750 Turbo]] introduced by Kawasaki in 1984. The CX500T(also known as CX500TC) was based upon the Honda CX500 which was also the platform upon which the Honda Silverwing 500 was built. There were only a total of approximately 5400 CX500T’s built. The CX500 was more of a example of Honda's engineering capabilites, as turbos are more ideally suited to large, multi-cylinder engines that give a smooth exhaust flow. | |||
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The CX500 Turbo produced 82 bhp, well above the standard CX500's 50bph and was capable of incredible acceleration, but the turbo lag and step-down made it difficult to ride. It was a quite complex [[motorcycle]] since it had conquered two firsts for Honda: turbocharging and fuel injection. | |||
The CX500 Turbo produced 82 bhp, well above the standard | |||
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==Known Issues== | ==Known Issues== | ||
The CX500TC is known to have electrical system problems specifically with the | The CX500TC is known to have electrical system problems specifically with the charging system, often having to have the stator and rotor replaced. | ||
==1982== | ==1982== | ||
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See [[Honda_CX_series|Honda CX Series]] | See [[Honda_CX_series|Honda CX Series]] | ||
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[[Category:Honda motorcycles|CX500T]] | [[Category:Honda motorcycles|CX500T]][[Category:Turbo motorcycles|CX500T]][[Category:1980s motorcycles|CX500T]] | ||
[[Category:Turbo motorcycles|CX500T]] | |||
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