Looks like a cool project.

 

Got the new tire last night and put it on, So i had to take it to some local trails and test it out. This thing is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! The suspension soaks up lots most of the bumps and you can get some pretty serious air before the suspension bottoms out. Its got plenty of power for all situations and it just boatloads of fun.

 

My uncle bought a 74 xl350, which i bought from him, rewired, and then sold back to him, we called it even with 25 more bucks because of the wire i had to buy. But it had a lot of torque. The fork seals were bad, and jumps were sketchy cuz of that. But it was fun once you got used to having almost no front suspension. Yours is in wayyyyy better shape and looks good. Have fun

 

Miss the days of riding trails 40 years ago, sure was a lot of fun. If I tried it now, I would probably break something, in fact I know I would. Now I'm just a street rider on a much bigger bike all year long.

 

Was tearing up the trails again today, had tons of fun and even with it being beat for about 30 miles on the trails i still managed to get 46mpg. I love this bike lol

 

well last week was bad for the bike, This pistion rings went out and it ran out of oil.





So i got a new cylinder jug of ebay for $20, a new piston $30 and a new cylinder head for $100. Now the bikes good as new.

 

good to see its back on the road. i would hate to see something as beautiful as that go to waste. good job man!!!

 

glad you fixed it

 

Ouch... at least rebuilding it was pretty cheap!

 

I was real upset at first but than I saw how cheap I could rebiuld it. So I ordered up the parts and after i got the parts it took about 4 hours to get it running. I was contomplating selling it before I fixed ita but I decided to keep it, and im glad i did. I forgot how much I loved riding it.