Have been doing a lot of research and perusing of the various forums and have found a significant amount of history about Honda's foray into turbo and fuel injection. The first fuel injected Honda bike was the CX500T, released in 1982, that was also its first turbo motorcycle as well. The CX650T followed in 1983, a much better performer than the CX500T for a variety of reasons. The CX500T made a better impression in Europe than in North America, and similarly the CX650T.
The turbo project started some 6 years prior to the CX500T being put out to the general public. Over 290 patents were filed because of this bike. It is interesting to note that the turbo used on the CX500T and CX650T were custom made for the application. It was generally accepted back then that turbo technology was very much an aftermarket aspect and relegated to no smaller an engine than a 2.0 litre and a minimum of four cylinders, ergo, Honda had a lot of work to do to bring its product to market. Combining this with its revolutionary/evolutionary engine of these bikes, and its a fantastic bit of engineering put together.
The next fuel injected model(s) were of course the '85 GL1200 Anniversary Limited Edition and '86 GL1200 SE-i. Once again this was on the cutting edge, but economics and FI system expense were not in Honda's favour and fuel injection was laid to rest until the venerable GL1800 hit the streets in 2001.
These four bikes share a lot of the same attributes with regards to the fuel injection system. Many of the same parts are interchangeable, and of late, the work and testing of product by the CX500T and CX650T is applicable to the 1200 models.
There is a considerable amount of information, research and expertise regarding these fuel injected bikes on the internet and in the forums. It is because of this that I would not hesitate to recommend owning one of these fuel injected models.
Safe riding and have a wonderful fall season.
Cheers
The turbo project started some 6 years prior to the CX500T being put out to the general public. Over 290 patents were filed because of this bike. It is interesting to note that the turbo used on the CX500T and CX650T were custom made for the application. It was generally accepted back then that turbo technology was very much an aftermarket aspect and relegated to no smaller an engine than a 2.0 litre and a minimum of four cylinders, ergo, Honda had a lot of work to do to bring its product to market. Combining this with its revolutionary/evolutionary engine of these bikes, and its a fantastic bit of engineering put together.
The next fuel injected model(s) were of course the '85 GL1200 Anniversary Limited Edition and '86 GL1200 SE-i. Once again this was on the cutting edge, but economics and FI system expense were not in Honda's favour and fuel injection was laid to rest until the venerable GL1800 hit the streets in 2001.
These four bikes share a lot of the same attributes with regards to the fuel injection system. Many of the same parts are interchangeable, and of late, the work and testing of product by the CX500T and CX650T is applicable to the 1200 models.
There is a considerable amount of information, research and expertise regarding these fuel injected bikes on the internet and in the forums. It is because of this that I would not hesitate to recommend owning one of these fuel injected models.
Safe riding and have a wonderful fall season.
Cheers