Off topic, but what do you think of the old CX500? My buddy also had a '79 that was a huge piece of shit! Mostly from neglect. Was the most dangerous bike I've ever ridden. The thing had ghetto wiring, bouncy suspension, bad brakes, and a really bad knock of some kind coming from up front by the mechanical fan (cam chain?). I guess that's what you get when literally pull a bike out of a snowbank and buy it from the owner for a case of heineken. Needless to say, I'm glad he got rid of it.