Couple more pics of the Maggot

**cheesy** · 08-30-2011, 06:25 PM

I haven't been able to touch the bike since I got it off the trailer, still gotta work for a livin'. And that's a 3 hour plane ride away this week.

A far as what's missing, I have the radiator shroud and the rear rack with the turn signals. Also have the stock bars.

I kind of like the look without the rear fender but if I keep it that way I'm going to have to come up with some way to mount the plate. Probably won't get out on it this year, either, the way things look at work.(Trip to Italy coming up, trade show[ :x ] in Minneapolis soon, crap breaking down all over the country) I guess it beats being unemployed.

So, winter project. :wink:

Weldangrind · 08-30-2011, 09:34 PM

These are a cheap option to play with: LED Tail Light

Another one: LED Tail Light

SpudRider · 08-31-2011, 01:22 AM

Once I got used to its unique profile, I always liked the CX500 motorcycle.

I think a shaft drive is the bee's knees for a street bike!

Please do keep us updated, Cheesy!

Spud

FastDoc · 08-31-2011, 11:38 AM

Please don't wait to long to fix it up, I can't stand the waiting!

katoranger · 08-31-2011, 10:06 PM

I have a parts engine. Bad stator.

**cheesy** · 09-01-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

I have a parts engine. Bad stator.

Nuts, the kid that works for me was just down in your area and he owes his boss an engine haulage. I dragged a 327 small block for his 52 Chevy back from Springfield, MO last year.

What year and what are you asking?

katoranger · 09-01-2011, 09:18 PM

1982. Scrap is worth about $20. I have it listed on ebay for the third time. I will probably be going north in October.

**cheesy** · 09-03-2011, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katoranger

1982. Scrap is worth about $20. I have it listed on ebay for the third time. I will probably be going north in October.

I saw a half dozen or so listed. Which one?

katoranger · 09-04-2011, 12:50 PM

This one. It has about 50K miles on it. Was running about 2-3 years ago when the stator went out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...T#ht_500wt_975

**cheesy** · 09-04-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

This one. It has about 50K miles on it. Was running about 2-3 years ago when the stator went out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...T#ht_500wt_975

Ah, that's why I didn't see it, I was looking at CX engines. D'oh.

katoranger · 09-04-2011, 10:53 PM

I had a guy as my to ship it. I am not going to. I don't want to deal with freight.

**cheesy** · 09-04-2011, 11:47 PM

Don't blame you. I'm gonna pass on it, though. Not concerned about the engine but would hate for you to drag it with you up to MN and then I end up having to be halfway around the world when we should sipping coffee in Janesville.

It has happened before.

katoranger · 09-05-2011, 12:03 AM

We usually cut over through MO and IA, but I have stopped in Janesville many times.

I would rather sell it to the local guy for $25 than mess with shipping. BTDT to much hassle.

**cheesy** · 09-08-2011, 10:32 PM

I've decided to un-cafe the Maggot. After I saw how the previous owner tried to attempt his cafe conversion, I said "Heck no!" What a hack job.

Got a correct rear inner fender w/toolbox on the way and a bid hanging on a rear cowl. Still need to come up with a seat or at least a seat pan. Will be done rebuilding the master cylinder tomorrow(Packers playing right now :wink: life comes to standstill at cheesy manor when that happens) and check on my welding job on the tank in the morning.

MICRider · 09-08-2011, 10:42 PM

I had a 79 CX500 Custom that I rode for a couple of summers... It had a small fairing on it and (I think?) a king queen seat. Lol, used to take my girlfriend (then wife, now ex) to the movies on it in Edmonton and then drive back in the pitch dark... Ah, the good old days

08-30-2011, 06:25 PM	#1
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,818	Couple more pics of the Maggot I haven't been able to touch the bike since I got it off the trailer, still gotta work for a livin'. And that's a 3 hour plane ride away this week. A far as what's missing, I have the radiator shroud and the rear rack with the turn signals. Also have the stock bars. I kind of like the look without the rear fender but if I keep it that way I'm going to have to come up with some way to mount the plate. Probably won't get out on it this year, either, the way things look at work.(Trip to Italy coming up, trade show[ :x ] in Minneapolis soon, crap breaking down all over the country) I guess it beats being unemployed. So, winter project. :wink: __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-30-2011, 09:34 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	These are a cheap option to play with: LED Tail Light Another one: LED Tail Light __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-31-2011, 01:22 AM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Once I got used to its unique profile, I always liked the CX500 motorcycle. I think a shaft drive is the bee's knees for a street bike! Please do keep us updated, Cheesy! Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-31-2011, 11:38 AM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Please don't wait to long to fix it up, I can't stand the waiting! __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-04-2011, 11:47 PM	#12
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,818	Don't blame you. I'm gonna pass on it, though. Not concerned about the engine but would hate for you to drag it with you up to MN and then I end up having to be halfway around the world when we should sipping coffee in Janesville. It has happened before. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-31-2011, 10:06 PM	#5
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I have a parts engine. Bad stator.
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09-01-2011, 09:18 PM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	1982. Scrap is worth about $20. I have it listed on ebay for the third time. I will probably be going north in October.
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09-04-2011, 12:50 PM	#9
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	This one. It has about 50K miles on it. Was running about 2-3 years ago when the stator went out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQ...T#ht_500wt_975
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09-04-2011, 10:53 PM	#11
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I had a guy as my to ship it. I am not going to. I don't want to deal with freight.
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09-05-2011, 12:03 AM	#13
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	We usually cut over through MO and IA, but I have stopped in Janesville many times. I would rather sell it to the local guy for $25 than mess with shipping. BTDT to much hassle.
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09-08-2011, 10:32 PM	#14
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,818	I've decided to un-cafe the Maggot. After I saw how the previous owner tried to attempt his cafe conversion, I said "Heck no!" What a hack job. Got a correct rear inner fender w/toolbox on the way and a bid hanging on a rear cowl. Still need to come up with a seat or at least a seat pan. Will be done rebuilding the master cylinder tomorrow(Packers playing right now :wink: life comes to standstill at cheesy manor when that happens) and check on my welding job on the tank in the morning. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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09-08-2011, 10:42 PM	#15
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	I had a 79 CX500 Custom that I rode for a couple of summers... It had a small fairing on it and (I think?) a king queen seat. Lol, used to take my girlfriend (then wife, now ex) to the movies on it in Edmonton and then drive back in the pitch dark... Ah, the good old days
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