Honda SL175

hect75 · 03-29-2016, 02:42 AM

Hi Chineros, I haven´t been in contact long time ago. I need your advice, I found a Honda SL175 1988 for 200 bucks OBO (below the images). The engine has less than 3,000 miles and been sitting for years. The seller does not have the title and the bike needs the bendix ($100). Thanks for your input.

I fell in love with this bike but you guys have the experience on rebuilding bikes. BTW, not sure how much money need to invest on it.

traygiddens · 03-29-2016, 03:15 AM

Buy it and screw with it , what's the worst that can happen? what else are you gonna do , play video games?

humanbeing · 03-29-2016, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hect75

...found a Honda SL175 1988 for 200 bucks...

Frankenstein bike? Isn't CL = 70s

Bruce's · 03-29-2016, 09:08 AM

I would think its a 70's bike built before 1976 looking at the paint and the down pipe exhaust .Have a better look behind the headlight for a year .

Bruce's · 03-29-2016, 12:36 PM

I was waiting for my lunch to cook so I did a little searching .From what I can tell they were produced between 1970 and 1972 ,supposedly a great bike ,engine is

Tranberg · 03-29-2016, 03:06 PM

It's a twin engine, but throw a 230 CC CG single into the frame.

Or a 250 CC Honda Rebel clone 2 cylinder engine

humanbeing · 03-29-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tranberg

Or a 250 CC Honda Rebel clone 2 cylinder engine...

Nighthawk / CD250U engine's shape are more similar to those pics...

hect75 · 03-29-2016, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tranberg

It's a twin engine, but throw a 230 CC CG single into the frame.

Or a 250 CC Honda Rebel clone 2 cylinder engine

I´ve been searching and found it´s a SL175 from 1970 ´cause the serial number begins with 10, those bikes with serial number 20 were assembled in 1972. The only problem is the title, I want it to ride around city and highway.

humanbeing · 03-30-2016, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hect75

...only problem is the title...

Contact a "fixer" (middleman specialized in "gray area" matters) ...
In USA u can DIY via Vermont... http://advrider.com/index.php?thread...-title.655441/

Weldangrind · 03-30-2016, 10:26 AM

I like it! Can you get a title for it?

hect75 · 04-06-2016, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

I like it! Can you get a title for it?

Nope, I asked and need the title (mandatory) for license plate.

Weldangrind · 04-07-2016, 12:15 AM

Can you request the title from the government? I can do that where I live.

pete · 04-07-2016, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tranberg

It's a twin engine, but throw a 230 CC CG single into the frame.

It's a SL175 for god sake.... they are as rare as rocking horse shit...
yer don't butcher them... yer do them back up to show room condiction...
Or sell it to someone that will..

Pretty sure thats not the right motor anyway....later model motor...
the SL175 had a points & advancer cover on the end of the cam shaft...
By 1988 the SL175 was long gone & forgotten...
sure it's a early 70s bike with a late 80s motor....

but would still be a nice bike... what ever motor it has in it...

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Jay In Milpitas · 04-09-2016, 12:13 AM

Pete is correct, that engine is not original to the SL175.

So what you are looking at is parts of different machines, with no title, unknown engine condition (why an engine swap with less than 3k miles?) other than you know that the roller clutch for the starter needs to be replaced.

I understand purchases of the heart, but this is something you should turn and walk away from. Leave it for someone who has $2000-3000 to throw at it or won't need to register it.

Pliskin · 04-13-2016, 03:45 AM

I agree with the above poster. Fuggetaboutit

03-29-2016, 02:42 AM	#1
hect75 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Mexico Posts: 134	Honda SL175 Hi Chineros, I haven´t been in contact long time ago. I need your advice, I found a Honda SL175 1988 for 200 bucks OBO (below the images). The engine has less than 3,000 miles and been sitting for years. The seller does not have the title and the bike needs the bendix ($100). Thanks for your input. I fell in love with this bike but you guys have the experience on rebuilding bikes. BTW, not sure how much money need to invest on it. __________________ Hector Mountrack Vento 2006
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03-30-2016, 10:26 AM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I like it! Can you get a title for it? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-07-2016, 12:15 AM	#12
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Can you request the title from the government? I can do that where I live. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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04-13-2016, 03:45 AM	#15
Pliskin Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 341	I agree with the above poster. Fuggetaboutit __________________ Zongshen 200gy-2
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03-29-2016, 03:15 AM	#2
traygiddens Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Houston texas westside Posts: 40	Buy it and screw with it , what's the worst that can happen? what else are you gonna do , play video games?
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03-29-2016, 09:08 AM	#4
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	I would think its a 70's bike built before 1976 looking at the paint and the down pipe exhaust .Have a better look behind the headlight for a year .
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03-29-2016, 12:36 PM	#5
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	I was waiting for my lunch to cook so I did a little searching .From what I can tell they were produced between 1970 and 1972 ,supposedly a great bike ,engine is
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03-29-2016, 03:06 PM	#6
Tranberg Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Denmark, Europe Posts: 53	It's a twin engine, but throw a 230 CC CG single into the frame. Or a 250 CC Honda Rebel clone 2 cylinder engine
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04-09-2016, 12:13 AM	#14
Jay In Milpitas Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Milpitas, CA. USA Posts: 775	Pete is correct, that engine is not original to the SL175. So what you are looking at is parts of different machines, with no title, unknown engine condition (why an engine swap with less than 3k miles?) other than you know that the roller clutch for the starter needs to be replaced. I understand purchases of the heart, but this is something you should turn and walk away from. Leave it for someone who has $2000-3000 to throw at it or won't need to register it.
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