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XL 500 S von Danielmai 2007 ©webmaster |
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Hello Volker,
You have a very nice, and informative
website! I live in British Columbia Canada. Here are some pictures of
my 1980 Honda XL500S to post in your picture gallery. One just after I
got it, and two I took today.
I bought it for cheap because the previous
owner had broken the kickstart shaft off. I did not want to pull the
motor apart to fix it so I removed the left crankcase cover and welded a
piece of 5/8" hardened steel bar onto the end of the shaft. Then I
ground it until it fit nicely through the crankcase cover. Then I
fabricated a piece of steel that fit my kick start lever and slipped
over the welded on shaft. Next I pinned the shaft to the kick lever
assembly with three hardened steel clips. It works very well! The
swing arm, rear wheel, and shocks are off of a 1981 XL500S. The front
forks are off of a 1980 XR500 for more travel. I also recently
repainted the fenders, covers, and tank Helios Red since it is a US
model. We have tested this XL and it makes almost 41 horsepower at the
rear wheel! So it may have a big bore, and run higher compression than
normal. The torque of this XL motor is amazing! You can edit this
message if you want. If you want to see pictures of my other bikes go
to
www.bikepics.com/members/db75xl100/
Thank you,
Daniel
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