Quote Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat View Post
How'd your XB500RS mutant handle? Have you ever ridden a stock 250RS to compare? That XL500 lump would be fun, but I can't help thinking it'd make it handle like poo.
Dunno. Didn't do much about handling etc when I had it, so it probably did handle like poo, what with having stock suspension and all. And I don't think I replaced the fork oil.
Nope, never ridden an RS.
The XR500 motor wouldn't be significantly heavier - the bottom end's essentially the same - it just has a fatter, taller barrel.

At the time I had it, it was just a cheap, fun runabout, after a few years without a bike. It cost me all of $600, which was tyres, paint, and a few bits'n'pieces. I'm sure if I rode it now, I'd think it was a piece of crap, as I've had a few much, much more sophisticated bikes in the mean time.