Honda xls 500

The perfect dual purpose bike, according to a Cycle World comparison of dual purpose bikes last year, remained to be built.

Discussion in ' Thumpers ' started by Dirtgrain , Mar 31, Log in or Join. Adventure Rider. Dirtgrain , Mar 31, I rode it several years ago a few times. It needs brake work drums on both wheels , it could run without work, but I'm tempted to try and rejet it an get a new pipe if I can find the parts. It sags bigtime when I sit on it, so I'm wondering if the suspension is crap.

Honda xls 500

By dorkpunch , June 7, in Vintage Dirt Bikes. I'm now the proud owner of a tankless beat up '80 XL Any tips and tricks for these? It does have spark and seems to have pretty good compression but i cant really tell because of the auto-decomp. So lets here it, whadya all know about the s? IHScoutII 4 posts. I know if you pour some gas all over it and light it up, they make a dandy bond fire to roast hot dogs on! I rode a 84 XL It was big, heavy, a bitch to start and went faster than I trusted the wheel bearings So, does this mean that you dont want the LC4? I rode an XL, dont remember the year though, it did have the 23" front wheel. I didnt like the looks, but it had some power to it. One thing is that there is no oil filter, so change it really often. The decomp is all external. One cable comes from the kickstarter and the other from the lever on the bars.

Choke,no gas,kick. What makes the XL such a good dual purpose bike is its performance off road.

Before you finish an enduro you've got to face some pretty tough obstacles. Jagged rocks. Bone-jarring whoop de-doos. Rain ruts. Stutter bumps. Fallen logs. Not to mention some pretty determined competition.

Still, this particular one only has about 4, miles on the clock, and comes with a clean Georgia bill of sale. Powered by a cc four-stroke single , this little thumper has a five-speed transmission and made a claimed 26 horsepower and 27 lb -ft of torque when new. The seller also did a full repaint in Land Rover Monza Red, and also applied brand-new factory-look decals that he then had clear-coated. For example, were the brake pads changed or not? The previous owner also seems to have switched out the tires to the present Bridgestone Trail Wing 9s you see in the photos, as well as installing new cables, rear shocks, and a brand new x-ring drive chain.

Honda xls 500

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Fluid power comes out of this cc single, producing a street trip completely different from a twin's. If it were local to me I'd probably buy it. Mine starts first kick,everytime. Top end does not have a gasket,and they can be a bitch to seal. WestRider , Apr 3, A lb. Brakes are the same size, although there's a full-width hub in the back of the XL. Any corrections or more information on these motorcycles will be kindly appreciated. This one was a cold blodded bastard for many years. The kickstarter-ac-tivated compression-release eliminates the need for the old "ease-her-over-TDC-and-gorilla-kick.

The Honda XLS was a single cylinder, four-stroke enduro motorcycle produced by Honda between and Max torque was

It's as smooth as many Twins, all the normal big Single vibrations having been cancelled out with the twin counterrotating balancer shafts. Privacy Policy. Oh, yeah, maybe later those XLR street riders can discover a new realm in motorcycling. No, but I wanna be. The XRR comes with a whole set of trick features to keep you riding more, fiddling less. I'm now the proud owner of a tankless beat up '80 XL If it were local to me I'd probably buy it. I am picking up an 82 xlr today from someone. Front Suspension. This thing has some serious snort to it. These 2 items made a fairly significant difference in how my XR ran The perfect dual purpose bike, according to a Cycle World comparison of dual purpose bikes last year, remained to be built. Only the oil screen, hidden at the bottom of the engine under the right side cover, is difficult to reach. That 23 inch front wheel was absolute magic for wheelies.