My Cx awakening

I've had a few bikes over the years and after my first encounter with a Cx500 custom in 1985 I was hooked.

Bikes I have owned,
HONDA 50 STEPTHRU 1965
HONDA SL70 1973
KAWASAKI KM90 197
YAMAHA RT/DT360 1975
KAWSAKI KX80 AI 197
BULTACO ALPINA 350 TRIALS 197
YAMAHA YZ125D 197
SUZUKI RM80C 197
YAMAHA YZ125G
YAMAHA YZ 250H
YAMAHA R5 350
HONHA XL500SB 1981
YAMAHA RD350
HONHA CB125T
HONDA CB400T
YAMAHA IT250H
YAMAHA IT250J
KAWASAKI KX250A7
HONDA SL125
HONDA XL175
YAMAHA YZ100J
YAMAHA XL175 74
YAMAHA GTMX80
YAMAHA DT175 1975
SUZUKI GSX1100 1981
YAMAHA DT250 1978
DECKSON
YAMAHA AG175
KAWASAKI KD80
YAMAHA GT80
YAMAHA DT250 1976
YAHAMA DT400 1977
YAMAHA MX100 1984
HONDA CX500 CUSTOM
HONDA CX500 CUSTOM
HONDA CX500 CUSTOM
HONDA CX500 CUSTOM
HONDA CX650

NOT GOING

DUCATI GT750 1974?
DECKSON
GT80
GT80
XLX250
DT250
DT250
KD80

When I had my CB400T at 23 years(1985) of age my brother was looking for a bike and saw a cx custom for sale for about $2500. I'd never heard of a cx before but we went to the state library and found a bike review of them and he went ahead and bought it. I was looking for something with a bit of grunt and got a 1981 GSX1100. After riding the cx
I was really impressed with how well it pulled and how much it revved for a push rod motor.A really good all around riders bike that was unique in its class. Still I wasn't too much interested at that time until he went to sell it. I tried to buy but couldn't raise the funds at the time, with two young kids in tow.Over time it really annoyed me that I didn't get that bike and had been on the lookout ever since. I saw one parked in the city one day and another at a market years apart. Both times I put a note on the seat asking if it was for sale.I had to wait 22 years from my first encounter with a cx to finally get one. A few of my friends still say you always wanted one of them. After I got my first one it needed a water pump seal, so I thought I'd google it and found this site. I couldn't believe my luck.
Like minded people pooling there resources to keep these bikes on the road . This forum has had increased my
ability to do just that, so thanks one and all for one great ride .

Cheers

Tone
$2500