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January 05, 2017

1979 BMW R65 vs Honda CX500 comparison test

January 05, 2017/ Zack Loucks

Honda will roll into the 1980s with its water-cooled, 9750 rpm techno-marvel CX500 while BMW will meet the new decade with its R65, a downsized version of its tried-and-true formula. Here's a headlight-to-headlight match-up from Texas to California in the Spring of '79.

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