1979 RARE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING HONDA CBX1000Z 1233cc 79 For Sale

For sale 1979 Honda CBX 1000 " championship winning " machine.
Beloved CBX 1233cc woodcock engined ex racer.
This magnificent bike was built in 1985 using new replacement parts.
Having toured Europe Scotland Ireland and all of the UK.
Winning lots of show awards and drag races,
In 1999 it went racing.
That first season it won every round of the early stocks production class to win the championship.
Having then commissioned CBX guru Carl Woodcock to build one of his indestructible 1233 race motors that winter,
it went on to be runner up in the unlimited class the following year. 2001.
The machine was then refitted with it's road gear and has been used as a fast road bike ever since.
8 months mot.
This machine is not a show pony it is a serious road / race bike.
It is however a famous and beautiful road bike with a fantastic history and provenance. 
It sounds as though it has its own orchestra in tow,
makes huge power and torque wheels off the throttle,
yet is a pussy cat to ride at road speeds.
For sale at £12500
(A Woodcock engine alone is worth that)
Tech info:
Engine was orginally a low mileage 1982 cbx c with 9k.
Carl built this engine in 2001 with the following mods;
Pistons and liners from a Suzuki GSXR 750cc,
these have shallow deck light weight Teflon coated pistons,
plus new rings to reduce drag and raise compression ratio to 11. 75:1.
This increased the capacity to 1233cc up from the standard 1047cc.
To cope with the extra power available the connecting rods were replaced,
with gorgeous aircraft alloy special racing rods,
capable of a much larger power increase of up to 325hp which is turbo territory.
Gas flowed webbing cyclinder heads.
Z camshafts and z ignition advancer.
Stronger Prolink gearbox along with the uprated primary shaft assembly
and clutch with heavy duty springs and ebc race clutch plates.
Race spec pipe master exhausts, with heat shields.
Hi speed oil pump mod to increase flow rate by 20%.
Deep sump was also fitted that holds approximately 1 extra litre of oil.
The Clearance on bearing, ring gap, deck height etc,
was set on the large side to cope with the stresses of racing and has been totally reliable.
530 chain and sprockets. 
Honda cbx 750 master with standards callipers, drilled discs.
Period Jmc braced swing arm with vernier chain adjusters.
Raask rear sets .
Approx 130bhp.
The bike runs mid 10 second 1/ 4 miles and will do approx 160 mph depending on gearing and fuel tap.
Has cbx A model front fork air valves.
Everything works lovely to ride.
It has recorded 23775 miles since built, maybe 3750 on the woodcock engine.
Full Major service carried out last year by Carl.
Mileage 23711
WORK CARRIED OUT:
FULL MAJOR SERVICE
shims/ chains/ engine oil and filter/ plugs/ carbs balanced/ air filters cleaned and oiled etc.
Other: Cylinder 1 new sleeve fitted and 2x new inlet valves.
New parts fitted:
FORK SEALS X2 + 15w oil
ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER
SPARK PLUGS X6
CARB INLET MANIFOLD RUBBERS X6
ENGINE CYCLINDER SLEEVE X1
INLET VALVES X2
HEAD GASKET
BASE GASKET
OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
MODERN ALTERNATOR CONVERSION
TIMS DYNA IGNITION
DYNA COILS AND LEADS
ODYSSEY EXTREME PC680 12V 18ah BATTERY.

It looks and sounds amazing.
This wonderful bike loves to be ridden it is supremely reliable and is as fast in 4th gear as a standard cbx is in top.
Wheelies off the throttle and makes you giggle every time you open it
You need to see it and ride it to know it is a really special bike with tons of character
..... Rare in Jap machines especially new ones.

PLEASE STUDY PHOTOS VERY CAREFULLY AS THEY FORM THE DESCRIPITON.
What you see is what you get, Not out to con or rip anyone off .
Please study photos very carefully as they form the description.
This is the actual item you are purchasing.
Cash on Collection welcome.

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