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Post subject: XT500
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Drewski RD/RZ Jedi Master Location: The Bunker,Cambridge, UK |
Nipped up the shop the other day and parked my, (in need of much tidying up) CB-1 next to an immaculate XT500, think it was the second model, as new, black & white with Red decals, lovely gold wheels not a spec of dust on it. As I walked in the shop, the owner came out and I could see the guy wasn't too impressed by my trusty steed, with it's rusty swingarm, scratched exhaust and drive chain that's being waiting to be replaced by a new kit I have had here for months  . Anyway, went in the shop, stood in the queue a while, and when I came out, the bloke was puffing and panting and still hadn't started the bloomin' thing.  Guess he hadn't got the nack yet 
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:16 pm
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jante350 RD/RZ Jedi Master Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Total posts: 5235 Location: Bergen, Norway |
Probably just havent build up the muscles in the foot yet... 
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:31 pm
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DrewskiRD/RZ Jedi Master Location: The Bunker,Cambridge, UK |
They can be a bitch to start if I remember right. I'm a bit weary kicking over big bikes myself after my mates XS650 racer literaly threw me in the air and mashed my ankle up after "kicking back" when I was 16. An even worse one was getting knocked in the chest by the start handle on a vintage saw bench - one of those with no clutch on the handle so you have to quickly get it off once the engine starts to fire. The same handle walloped my mate under the chin and smashed all his front teeth in 
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:39 pm
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dbanbery Powerband Master Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Total posts: 546 Location: Cleckhuddersfax [Huddersfield] |
my dad has had 3 of the C models and aparrently the key is to use the manual decompression right before you kick it over, that stops the kick back aparrently. the last one my dad had broke his mates ankle kicking back after he tried to start it in shorts and green flash trainers.
they are awesome and i will get one at some point to annoy my dad.
this is his old one that he sold about 18 months ago:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/dbanbery/Bikes/XT/HPIM0027.jpg
he sold it after i fixed it and i was gutted to see it go as its been in the garage for years. most of which it has spent out of action. however, it came back on eby about 6 months ago and i told him to buy it back. he didnt. still pi$$ed about it tbh...
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:55 pm
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petmar Sunday Rider Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Total posts: 30 Location: Kent, England |
Have had my XT for ages, but like most things it's off the road at the moment. Never really had any problems starting though.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/petmar/DSCF0022.jpg
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:37 am
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dbanberyPowerband Master Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Total posts: 546 Location: Cleckhuddersfax [Huddersfield] |
petmar,
are those the standard forks/yokes? it seems to sit differently.
nice though.... my dads had a micron on it which was loud as fook!
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:22 am
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petmarSunday Rider Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Total posts: 30 Location: Kent, England |
The forks are definately standard and so I presume are the yokes.
I am however thinking of converting to a supermoto look with possibly a YZ125 front end.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:28 pm
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cb250g5 Mmm, Fully Synthetic! Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Total posts: 1150 |
I've a mate with a TT500, much the same thing, but no lighting coils, magnesium cases & no damping in the drive train.
Starts nice & easy, better than my DR600, it's a technique thing.
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 3:13 pm
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