1977 Honda Dual-sport Xl350

[sjrider]

picked up this bike at a yard sale. where do i get parts for this thing?

[toofast4uu]

Cool!

Right now i'm rebuilding an 1984 XL....(street legal enduro)


But I found a bunch of links to Vintage Bike websites...Believe it or not, I found most on EBAY, then linked to the site directly through their ads....Parts are still readily available....

Did you get a title with the bike?

[sjrider]

yea, got a title,.....u?

[toofast4uu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sjrider @ Nov 10 2005, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

yea, got a title,.....u?[/b]

Yeah....I've had the bike since it came off the showroom floor (freehold Honda) in 1984!

Looks like we'll have to get together for a ride in a few months...

Here's a link for an XL350 site...There's a ton more out there...

http://www.xlintperformance.com/

[sjrider]

COOOOOL,.....THANKS
thats just what i need

btw,....does yers have ignition points?

[sjrider]

yo, i could drop some buckos on this thing??
it's looks like it's been sitting in a garage for 10 years,.....lol
the speedo has 2,000 miles showing and the guy told me it worked (the speedo) the last time he rode it.
the gas tank has just a very little surface rust in it.
and there was a mouse nest in the air filter box.
where should i start???

[rpyfz450]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (christiangiorda @ Nov 10 2005, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Looks like we'll have to get together for a ride in a few months...[/b]

A few months? You got snow tires for that thing?

[sjrider]

hey, CG, got a plate for yours?

[toofast4uu]

Yeah, unfortunately mine has the ignition points too...But the good news is that Honda still sells them...$25...

Yours and my bike are totally different....Mines an XL100....(I guess I should have said that earlier)

For mine (XL/XR100) Basically the engines (cylinder, head, carbs, cases) are the same from 1982 through today! the only change took effect in 1994 when then changed over to CDI ignition...but that's it...

My bike sat outside in my parents yard since 1989...until about 3 weeks ago (16 years!) The speedo say's 3300 miles...and I know it's true...and it did work the last time I rode it!

Mice are wacky...I had a nest in the airbox, and the headlight....The headlight also housed alot of the wiring...Thankfully, they only ate the wires feeding the actual headlamp...Everything else was intact.

I tore the whole bike down...Bascilly the frame, engine, electrical system, some controls, blinkers and tailight were all that was good...EVERYTHING else was rusted solid (gas tank had a bunch of holes through it, wheels, hubs, brakes, Cables, Carb)...So I went out and bought a complete donor bike...

The carb was filled solid with a white substance...I have never seen one so badly caked up...It's worthless...The oustide looked fine...

So you ask where to start...Well here's what I would do..

1) Take the plugs out, and spray a ton of WD-40 in each of your cylinders...let it sit overnight (while you have the WD out, spray every nut and bolt you can find...
2) Take tank off, put alittle gas in it, squish it around, then empty it...
3) Get a tiny inline gas filter and place it in the fuel line
4) try to torn the bike over gently by hand WITHOUT the plug in it. If you feel any resistance, then you might have a sticky valve, warranting you to take the head off for inspection...
5) If it turn over easily, then put a plug in, and try to start her up...

If your lucky, then you should be able to take it for a ride....

Remember, it's a HONDA, so I wouldn't be surprised if it starts right up and is ready to go!!

Take some pics...and share them with us....

Here's some of mine (There's one of how it looked when it was new, current, and some of how it will look when it's done!):

http://groups.msn.com/ATVNJ/xlxr100restoration.msnw

[rpyfz450]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (christiangiorda @ Nov 10 2005, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Remember, it's a HONDA, so I wouldn't be surprised if it starts right up and is ready to go!![/b]

hello, frisco... that is so gay!!