XR500 (and similar) legends and lies thread

**Muzz67** · 22nd July 2016, 14:49

Originally Posted by puddytat

A couple of old prolinks on trademe at the moment
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1124084046.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...1127653695.htm

that one with the disc front is pretty good value.....
how you been,, not heard much from ya.
Muzz.

**puddytat** · 22nd July 2016, 18:00

Its all good down this way Muzz.....catching up on jobs around the place over winter. the bees'll start buzzing soon.
Had the 4hundy apart doing the swingarm etc & I have just done the valve clearances which was a first for me.....your posts on TT were helpful

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Put a Motoz hybrid on it, but the Jury is still out to lunch about that choice....
Yeah I liked the look of the disk one too, but she who must be obeyed has deemed it that I must fix up the TLR & Spada before I go getting another one....

**Muzz67** · 22nd July 2016, 20:03

Originally Posted by puddytat

Its all good down this way Muzz.....catching up on jobs around the place over winter. the bees'll start buzzing soon.
Had the 4hundy apart doing the swingarm etc & I have just done the valve clearances which was a first for me.....your posts on TT were helpful

.
Put a Motoz hybrid on it, but the Jury is still out to lunch about that choice....
Yeah I liked the look of the disk one too, but she who must be obeyed has deemed it that I must fix up the TLR & Spada before I go getting another one....

Must get down there for a guided tour on of these weekends,, but lookin at the forecast, meybe not THIS weekend!

**puddytat** · 22nd July 2016, 20:18

Yeah, do it sometime....the loggers have put in quite a few kms of track right next door at huge expense, for our use

**10bikekid** · 23rd July 2016, 17:34

Well its been nearly 3 years since I started this thread but I finally got there, there is a lesson in here about having a dream I think

**Muzz67** · 23rd July 2016, 20:49

looks friggen incredible,, well done.

**Scubbo** · 23rd July 2016, 21:33

whoa that looks fresh!

**10bikekid** · 23rd July 2016, 22:42

Ta guys, its done 2600 miles in unrestored original condition, pretty happy with it, Rides like i remember my original New one that I picked up from the Shop about 37 years ago

**Muzz67** · 2nd September 2016, 20:48

On the hunt for 2 XR500 carbs to finally get the other 2 bikes running as they should.
currently using XL500 ones but boy, are they gutless........

**10bikekid** · 3rd September 2016, 19:44

Originally Posted by Muzz67

On the hunt for 2 XR500 carbs to finally get the other 2 bikes running as they should.
currently using XL500 ones but boy, are they gutless........

I am surprised that XL the pumper carb is that much worse if I remember rightly the XL was better and smoother down low but lost about 3hp up top, i always presume that was the cam but maybe not ?

**Muzz67** · 3rd September 2016, 20:02

Originally Posted by 10bikekid

I am surprised that XL the pumper carb is that much worse if I remember rightly the XL was better and smoother down low but lost about 3hp up top, i always presume that was the cam but maybe not ?

Neither of the XL carbs are pumpers. Think that only the 250's had them?
Just swapped the XR carb to an XL today,, goes considerably better.
could probably bore the 2 XL carbs out, but would rather track down XRcarbs.

**10bikekid** · 10th September 2016, 18:17

Originally Posted by Muzz67

Neither of the XL carbs are pumpers. Think that only the 250's had them?
Just swapped the XR carb to an XL today,, goes considerably better.
could probably bore the 2 XL carbs out, but would rather track down XRcarbs.

They did originally, found about 5 sites reverencing http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk/shop/inde...ame&order=DESC
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...l500s%2079.htm

**Muzz67** · 11th September 2016, 18:42

Originally Posted by 10bikekid

They did originally, found about 5 sites reverencing http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk/shop/inde...ame&order=DESC
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...l500s%2079.htm

I have 2 34mm round slide carbs , both from '79-82 XL500's. neither have a pump.
different markets seem to have different carbs. possibly due to the (then) new Californian Emmision Rules??
one of your links shows a twinshock but states 32mmCV carb, the other is an '83 model (which also sported a weird reed valve on the inlet side. )
clymer/Haines often show different stuff too,,
All I know is I want 2 roundslide 36mm non-pump XR500 carbs.

**10bikekid** · 17th September 2016, 00:18

Originally Posted by Muzz67

I have 2 34mm round slide carbs , both from '79-82 XL500's. neither have a pump.
different markets seem to have different carbs. possibly due to the (then) new Californian Emmision Rules??
one of your links shows a twinshock but states 32mmCV carb, the other is an '83 model (which also sported a weird reed valve on the inlet side. )
clymer/Haines often show different stuff too,,
All I know is I want 2 roundslide 36mm non-pump XR500 carbs.

I wonder if it might be easier to get something from another bike or even the performance carbs that whites brothers used to sell 36 & 38mm Mikuni's which should not be to hard to get a hold of ?