Australian Road Rider

BLOWN AWAY

LOOKING BACK

I had the opportunity to ride a Honda CX500 recently… no big deal you’re thinking, just a slightly overweight shaft-driven all-rounder from the late 1970s… until you realise I got to ride the rare turbocharged model.

When I was

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