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First introduced in 1978, the [[Honda]] CX500 broke all the norms the company was known to follow. | First introduced in 1978, the [[Honda]] CX500 broke all the norms the company was known to follow. | ||
While [[V-twin]]s were nothing new, [[Moto Guzzi]] had been making transversely mounted [[Driveshaft|shaft driven]] engines(which in theory should save power since it has to change directions less) for many years, but this Honda was quite different. Not only was the 500 cc OHV engine water cooled, but it had four [[Poppet valve|valves]] per [[ | While [[V-twin]]s were nothing new, [[Moto Guzzi]] had been making transversely mounted [[Driveshaft|shaft driven]] engines(which in theory should save power since it has to change directions less) for many years, but this Honda was quite different. Not only was the 500 cc OHV engine water cooled, but it had four [[Poppet valve|valves]] per [[cylinder]] that were driven by [[Pushrod engine|pushrods]] rather than more conventional [[overhead cam]]/cam chain combinations. | ||
Honda derived many other bikes from the CX500 including the following: [[Honda CX500C|Custom]], [[Honda CX500D|Deluxe]], [[Honda CX500T|Turbo]], and [[Honda GL500|Silver Wing]]. | Honda derived many other bikes from the CX500 including the following: [[Honda CX500C|Custom]], [[Honda CX500D|Deluxe]], [[Honda CX500T|Turbo]], and [[Honda GL500|Silver Wing]]. | ||