How Many CBX's are there?

All we wanted to know was: Does anyone really know how many CBX Motorcycles were built?
Boy did we open a can of worms…….
Here’s how it started:
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CBX@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-CBX@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of Dennis McCartney
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 5:38 PM
To: CBX@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Production Quantities
Does anyone know for sure how many CBX's were produced?

Here's what I heard:
· 1979 23,700
· 1980 7,508
· 1981 10,981
· 1982 11,200
Anybody got anything more definitive?
I am told the 1982 number may be higher than this.

Dennis McCartney

Honda CBX Parts Data
Year (U.S. Model) Engine ID Frame ID Carb ID Color Code
79Z CB1E-2000060 to CB1E-2023296 CB1-2000042 to CB1-2023175 VB60A -A Perseus Silver, NH-101M-U Candy Glory Red, R-101C-U
# Made 23,236 23,133 * *
80A SC03E-2000025 to Subsequent SC03-2000021 to Subsequent VB62A -B Black, NH-1Candy Glory Red, R-101C-U
# Made insufficient data insufficient data * *
81 SC03E-2300060 to SC03E-2306596 SC060*BC300004 to Subsequent VB64A -A Magnum Silver, NH-110M-U
# Made 6536 insufficient data * *
82 SC03E-2400006 to Subsequent SC060*CC400001 to Subsequent VB64A -B Pearl Altair White, NH-113P-A
# Made insufficient data insufficient data * *

ICOA Membership Survey
Year (U.S. Model) Engine ID Frame ID Carb ID Color Code
79Z CB1E-2000060 to CB1E-2024149 CB1-2000042 to CB1-2024573 VB60A -A Perseus Silver, NH-101M-U Candy Glory Red, R-101C-U
# Made 24,089 24,531 * *
80A SC03E-2000025 to SC03E-2004631 SC03-2000021 to SC03-2013087 VB62A -B Black, NH-1Candy Glory Red, R-101C-U
# Made 4606 7,969** * *
81 SC03E-2300060 to SC03E-2306596 SC060*BC300004 to SC060*BC303758 VB64A -A Magnum Silver, NH-110M-U
# Made 6,536~ 3,754 * *
82 SC03E-2400006 to SC03E-2405317 SC060*CC400001 to SC060*CC402738 VB64A -B Pearl Altair White, NH-113P-A
# Made 5,311*** 2,737 * *

According to Pete Ruff's survey and part number search a few years ago he came up with these numbers and Pete knows everything about CBX's:-)

79Z 24,531
80A 4,606
81B 3,754
82C 5,311

Tom Whaley
"aka" Rocketman
"Take care of your CBX's and each other"

Refer to this text from Jens of about a year ago. Seems the best guess I've
seen. Only about 300 '81/82's got to the UK. Remember that Honda was
selling motors to frame builders like Moto Martin, etc

Cheers
Ed

Always ask the Danish CBX Club!

CBX 1000 Z ('79) all built between April-Dec 1978 = 24531

CBX 1000 A ('80) some where built in Japan - June 1979
The rest built in USA Feb-May 1980 all engines built in Japan&shipped to US=4434
CBX 1000 B @81) all built between Jan-March 1981 = 3754
CBX 1000 C '82) all built between Jun-Oct 1981 = 2737
Total CBX Production = 35,456

Also check out the "roundtable talk" from the designers of the CBX back
then on our site www.CBX.dk !

Sincerely
JCBX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Whaley" <rocketmanCBX@attbi.com>
To: <jmortens@attbi.com>; "CBX@Ucdavis.Edu" <CBX@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: RE: Production Quantities

Check Pete's foot notes at the bottom of the chart. He thinks that the
engine numbers are closer to the actual production number than the frame
numbers.

Tom Whaley

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-CBX@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-CBX@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of
John Mortensen
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:22 AM
To: CBX@Ucdavis.Edu
Subject: FW: Production Quantities

Those are the number of motors not complete bikes. According to the
vital statistics there were only 2,737 (approx.) frames made for the '82. I
would think that the frame numbers are the determining factor.
John

CBXman.com Conclusion

We are going to go with Pete Ruff’s count in spite of the very strong presentation from Jens at the Denmark CBX Club. His research appears to be more complete and besides that we met Pete once and he is the smartest CBX guy we know (next to Dave McMunn of course….)

.

79Z 24,531
80A 4,606
81B 3,754
82C 5,311

Final Total 38,202 CBX Motorcycles produced.

Thanks to all the owners who replied to our query!