This thread is to document the building & modification of a 1982 Honda CX500tc TURBO street bike to run at the 2012 Bonneville Salt Flats SPEEDWEEK
This is a bone stock 1982 Honda cx500tc Turbo the way it looked as a showroom fresh street bike
We never saw our cx500tc look like this. We purchased ours on January 3 2012.
Let me introduce you to our team
Owner & Crew Chief
JACOB BAGNELL
Jacob is a retired industrial arts teacher. He has devoted his life to his family & his students. Jacob has built & raced many race cars, speedway motorcycles , drag motorcycles , street cars & hot rods over the years. He is the brains & driving force behind our team.
Co-OWNER & RIDER
JAKE BAGNELL
Jake is a science teacher at Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School in Booneville California. In his short career as a teacher he has made a large inpact on his students & the community.
THE REST OF THE CREW
RANDY CHENOWTH
I'm the one that is documenting this project. I'm a long time gear head. I have worked as a mechanic , aircraft machinest & in many different trades in my life. I volenteered 3 years as a High School Auto Shop Teacher
Below is what ours bike looked like the day we purchased it off craigslist. It is obvious that the bike had been modified when we got it , But we plan on taking it in a whole different direction than the last owner had planned