honda xl600r

Price: £215.00
Condition: Used
Item location: Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Make: Honda
Type: trail
Year: 1983
Mileage: 50,000
Color: Red
Engine size: 600
Power: 43
Gears: Five-speed manual
Start type: Kick start
Drive type: Chain
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Description

my old 600 thumper. ovely big single power. ve had it a couple of years. sed to enjoy riding it. ost interest and no time to enjoy so selling this. all there i think except rack and origional silencerthis is off an xr 600 i think. ot another stainless competition silencer but . oud!i started doing stuff. ew stator and and chain and sporckets then thought id ride it and rebuild it over winter. yeah right!this is kick start only and takes a strong leg . here is a knack and if you dont follow it you could be there for ever. kicks thru on decompression. hen find tdc and she starts. ots of compression. bit smokey til warmed up . ould benefit from valve clearances done. eeler guages in the inspection pots. imple . s on a sorn . mot ran out and ive not been near it for 6 months. dent in tank needs fixing . ve got a spare but its been rattle canned. ame with a spare head that looks like it mightve been used for a spare part. no history. previous owner fella said itd had some top end work donebut i was going to rebuild the whole motor. asy to work on big singles. the competition silencer isnt included cost me 100 on its own . hough dependant on what it fetches. lights and horn work but are  dim until revs are up. hink reg/rec probably need replacing on this old beast. has two sytems. ights and motor run off magneto regardless of whether the battery is in . hink it was for parking lights etc. eeds fettling. nyway if you are looking at an ad for an 83 xl 600 you know what they are!for those that dont . ts not a twin . t has two exhaust headers and two carbs but is a single 600 cc and its good for 85mph. i have a white proper rear fender with light and also a white front light surround with a wind screen. v5 is in my name. ike is garaged. t is what it is 32/33 years old. f it had eleccy start id keep it but my old builders legs are starting to achei reserve the right to end auction as advertised elsewhere

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