MY Honda 76 K3 XL350

**tri boy** · 20th December 2010, 20:35

Originally Posted by dino3310

(was this the one you were talking bout TB)

Yup.
But Oscar is right, it's wayyyyy over priced.
But I still like the old dogs, even a XR500RB etc would do.
An ol two stroker is very cool, but there is summit about filthy big 4strokes that jiggle me buttons.
Handle like shit.
Can't stop, fly like a lump of lead, and land like a dead cat, but oh, I do like them.

**young1** · 20th December 2010, 20:52

I bet that YZ490 sounds like a proper big bore 2 stroke should, before the water jackets etc muffled them a bit. Love to see an IT490 again. What sizes did the big ITs come in, there was a 400, then what? A 465 and a 495?

The XL500s, I wonder how easy it is to get 23" rubber for the front wheel?

**Oscar** · 20th December 2010, 20:56

Originally Posted by young1

I bet that YZ490 sounds like a proper big bore 2 stroke should, before the water jackets etc muffled them a bit. Love to see an IT490 again. What sizes did the big ITs come in, there was a 400, then what? A 465 and a 495?

The XL500s, I wonder how easy it is to get 23" rubber for the front wheel?

Buuuurrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappp!!!!

**JATZ** · 20th December 2010, 21:18

How bout this one.....
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-341202917.htm

Looks like he's got a few bikes, anyone want me to go take a look at something, more than happy to "test ride"

**NordieBoy** · 21st December 2010, 11:20

Originally Posted by young1

The XL500s, I wonder how easy it is to get 23" rubber for the front wheel?

No problem.

Just not a lot of choice.

Easy to lace up a 21" to the hub though.

**Night Falcon** · 21st December 2010, 17:30

I had one of these back in the day...well not quite it was a YZ250 frame with the 400 motor....nice combination for riding fire breaks around Marlbrough... but sold it after breaking couple ribs and an ankle on it.

**dino3310** · 21st December 2010, 19:27

pretty lethal them old 2smokers, theres a few on trade me at the moment.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm

would it be posible to plate a CR500

**Oscar** · 21st December 2010, 20:04

Originally Posted by dino3310

pretty lethal them old 2smokers, theres a few on trade me at the moment.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm

would it be posible to plate a CR500

Been done before.

**Ocean1** · 21st December 2010, 20:24

I had two XL350s, both '74. They were what the 250 motosport should have been to start with. Can't say I learned to ride on 'em, but some of my crashes were well refined by the acquaintence. Great bikes, you could make almost anything of them, my second one ended up at 410cc.

The standard shocks were shite, the forks needed help and the third gear needed keeping an eye on. If you whittled the weight down they were easy to ride, very forgiving.

I found one in reasonable nick a few years ago, could have had it for next to nothing. But you can never go down to the same river...

**Night Falcon** · 22nd December 2010, 16:25

Originally Posted by Ocean1

and the third gear needed keeping an eye on...

...and the cam chain tensioner mount wasn't much chop either!

**Ocean1** · 22nd December 2010, 18:34

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

...and the cam chain tensioner mount wasn't much chop either!

Now that I never had much of a problem with.

Cam bearings, machined the head on both of them, one got split rollers and the other got split whitemetal shells.