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A custom street tracker built on a 1979 Honda CX500 has been listed on Bring a Trailer. Finished by its previous owner, the machine pairs classic Honda engineering with quality modern parts for a distinctive result — a strong example of a full custom build rooted in a vintage platform.
The sense to turn a CX500 into a tracker isn't bad at all. That transverse V-twin has its quirks to handle, but they've turned that into character instead. Once you're in the shop you get it, this kind of build off an old bike is where a builder's skill really shows, in how you work with the material's quirks. There's flavor here that off-the-shelf can't give you. A motorcycle isn't transportation, it's culture - this bike makes you believe that.
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You see plenty of CB- or XS-based trackers, but a CX500 is definitely on the rarer side.
Precisely because it's such an unusual base bike, it might actually work as a point of differentiation.
What kind of bike is the CX500 anyway? Not a model I've heard much about.
It's a shaft-drive V-twin tourer Honda put out in the '80s—it had a distinctive style and still has a loyal fanbase today.
It says modern parts were mixed in, but the article doesn't get into specifically what was changed, does it?
Even being listed on Bring a Trailer, how this kind of custom gets viewed really comes down to the final hammer price.
BaT's a community that knows how to read the market, so if the build quality's good it should get properly valued.
Customs that transform a plain, unassuming base bike are honestly the most fun to watch.
Turning a CX500 into a tracker is such a tasteful choice—the character of that water-cooled V-twin should really shine.
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