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Old Honda workhorse

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:15 pm
by Thumper
I thought I would show you a picture of my rather budget restored Honda XL 600 of around 1986 ish. It still runs very well and is loads of fun in the lanes. Although a bit of a heavy beast for serious of road stuff it takes to the mud very well considering, it's also a cheap bike to run around with.

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I have had to finely junk the end can as the rust has about eaten it now. I manged to get a pattern can from BSM in Holland it doesn't look as good as the Honda item but at least it is st legal.

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Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:39 pm
by Kwackerz
Nice! Looks very clean! You must spend an unhealthy amount of time keeping it that way?!

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:40 pm
by Samray
Looks a fun bike. :smt001

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:53 am
by Okamoto
Looks well Thumper :smt003 ....it's nice to have a big trailie to escape the roads eh.

I miss my old XR600 and wouldn't mind getting another bike for weekends ....mind you all the good off road tracks I used to visit are swarming with cheap n nasty chinese minibikes and quads!! :smt013

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:14 am
by Thumper
Okamoto its a shame but most of the green lanes are gone in my neck of the woods mainly due to the 4x4 dick heads.
:smt010
Samray if you haven't tried one you must get one they are still around at small money.
:smt001
kwackerz its surprising how easy these are to keep clean.
:smt004

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:18 pm
by alptrans
Yeah! A bit of Karcher all over and that's done :smt002

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:48 pm
by Gio
Nice sofa to sit on lol

BTW whats with the straw out the top?

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:37 pm
by Thumper
The straw :smt017 oh its a fuel drain Gio :smt020

here is my Kz 750 the day i picked it up from reading in 79 I think, a friend took this picture and it only came to light recently :smt003

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Fantastic comfortable bike and very fast as I remember

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:45 pm
by Samray
I like those discrete mini-indicators. :smt002