Tamiya 1/12 Honda CX500 Turbo Guilford In the early 1970’s the

In the early 1970’s the Milwaukee Road found that it needed to replace their aging fleet of low-horsepower switching fleet due to the rising costs of maintenance

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which gives this version increased durability and performance over the original

Double Trailing Arm Front Suspension

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Tamiya 1/12 Honda CX500 Turbo Guilford In the early 1970’s theOverview The 1980 IFMA trade show in Cologne, Germany saw the debut of the Honda CX500, the worlds first turbocharged production motorcycle. The liquid cooled V twin engine was fitted with a turbo unit which was developed together with IHI (Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries). In conjunction with Hondas computerized fuel injection system, the 500cc engine produced an impressive 82hp. Other technical advances included a cowling which was designed