1984 Honda CX650E

Check out Larry Cargill’s latest restoration, a rare and perfect CX650E.

By Margie Siegal
Updated on February 3, 2022
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“I wanted to make sure everything was 100%.”
— Restorer Larry Cargill, explaining why the restoration took as long as it did

A CX650E is a very rare Honda, and the restoration of this one was a challenge. Larry Cargill, the owner and restorer, is a perfectionist, but even so, the four years that it took for the boxes of parts to morph into a motorcycle was a bit long for even him. Difficulties in finding parts for this unusual bike slowed the process, as did restoration work for Larry’s customers, and — kittens. This bike — which has the highest serial number that Larry has been able to find — is now complete and running, despite all the hurdles, in large part through help and parts supplied by the large online CX community. You could say Larry got by with a little help from his friends.


The front half of a motorcycle.

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