The Adventure Begins!

**cave weta** · 6th January 2009, 07:14

I found my adventure bike! Its been sitting in a shed near Tauranga for three years cos its owner had a bit of a mishap on his other bike and couldnt ride!

Its furkin Heavy and not particularly fast but it roars with authority and scares small children!

I just bought a 1986 Honda XLV750R

for just over 2 grand!

It is complete and original and just seems to need the carbs balancing.

I'll do a few rides on it then give it the big bare frame rebuild for next summer.

Any of you guys own these beasts? Im keen to learn about them.

**cooneyr** · 6th January 2009, 07:25

Calling motu - are you out there

Do a web search, there are a few sites around for these beasts. They sound like an interesting bike.

Cheers R

**NordieBoy** · 6th January 2009, 07:43

Not many bikes built with industrial scaffolding.
Should last well.

**Tony W** · 6th January 2009, 09:02

Congratulations Weta.

I hope you have better luck with the reliability on this one.

Please post some pics.

**cave weta** · 6th January 2009, 20:33

Okely Dokely-

Here is my fire breathing flat tracker engined adventure machine!
I went to town onitfor for a coffee today and as I sat and watched I saw two seperate guys stop and walk around it,

It really is quite a bike - it has a 45degree vee, hydraulic lifters, spin on oil filter, Dry sumped huge easy access paper element air filter, twin spark plugs, air suspension in the rear. Its shaft drive too! the whole thing seems to be set up for service intervals of about 10 years

And its not even scratched! But the plonker who owned it was a shortie and bastardised the seat before he realised that he could let air out of the rear suspension and lower it

**NordieBoy** · 6th January 2009, 20:46

The "Soviet Architecture" school of motorcycle design.

Flat black paint job.
It'll last through the apocalypse.

**Woodman** · 6th January 2009, 20:47

I remember going for a blast on one of these at a honda roadshow years ago, probly 1986. It scared me a bit cos the only bikes I had ridden prior to that were small trail bikes .

**JATZ** · 6th January 2009, 21:07

Niiiiice

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Amazing what you find in some peoples sheds

**bart** · 6th January 2009, 21:18

Holy shitcakes. That's one mean mutha.

Awesome find

**cave weta** · 6th January 2009, 21:32

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

The "Soviet Architecture" school of motorcycle design.

Flat black paint job.
It'll last through the apocalypse.

Yeah- im in two minds of how to do it.......

restoration,

or alloy pro taper bars, vapour trail tech computer, black Acerbis KTM headlight/numberboard, front guard, rear guard and side panels. black and grey seat and silver rims. little LED indicators and a couple of Two Brothers cans?

**cave weta** · 6th January 2009, 21:35

Ha ha Motu ...... I knew we would get you in here!
now stop lurking in the background and come over here and balance my carbys

**Motu** · 6th January 2009, 21:40

I'm gunna cry!!!!

Very envious too.Just to add to your accumulating XLV750 information - that is the rare ''Italian'' colours.After the first French coloured red white and blue model which we never got here...most were black/maroon,that black/blue colour was available in Italy.There is also a vary rare black/silver too....for Asia I think.Where did you get it? There was a blue one up in Helensville,could be it resurfaced.

It's missing the cooling scoops - some say they are important,but I don't think so.Check the carb diaphragms,that could be the ''carb balance'' problem,and the lack of power too - the thing should be rev happy....max power at 7,000,but goes to the 8,000rpm red line if you don't watch the tacho.Do something about the reg/rec,they are buried deep and get no cooling air.Also check the rear drive splines....some had trouble there.

**Tony W** · 7th January 2009, 12:37

Originally Posted by cave weta

Yeah- im in two minds of how to do it.......

restoration,

or alloy pro taper bars, vapour trail tech computer, black Acerbis KTM headlight/numberboard, front guard, rear guard and side panels. black and grey seat and silver rims. little LED indicators and a couple of Two Brothers cans?

I like the second option !!!

That's a HOT looking bike now, just imagine what it's going to look like .....