Bad Engine design

[McRat]

...It's the simple stuff that drives me crazy, like the fuel pump in an early SBC, ...
Mike

You mean how the actuating rod was aimed downward so it would fall out and make changing pumps a true PITA?   

Axle grease is your friend.  Clean rod and bore, grease it up, and it will stay put.  Helps to rotate engine so the cam eccentric is at the low point also.

[salt27]

Why not just use a longer bolt in the hole provided to hold the fuel pump rod in place.
Just don't forget to replace it with the short bolt when you are done.

Don

[entropy]

I will definitely agree that the motor itself didn't exhibit any of the "bad design" issues like the ones this thread is aimed at.
So my comments on the CBX's other qualities are really out of place;  like my daughter says, "my bad".  

That said, i still hated it.  

I've been pissing off CBX owners regularly for years, looks like i'm still good at it.

LOL , no you aren't .
It's all cool.
Takes slightly more to p'ss me off.

Just giving the bike the credit
that it wasn't because it was a 'badly designed engine'
that you had troubles with the bike.