Help me make this bike "legal" to discuss here

ob1 · 09-07-2007, 05:44 PM

Motor is a huge ? mark...

Anyone got a 200 on the shelf?

Savage · 09-07-2007, 07:44 PM

Fun project.

If I remember right the rear shock is pretty soft on those.

knothead · 09-07-2007, 08:56 PM

how funny, I'm going to look at one of those in the morning. If it runs good I plan on bringing it home with me.

AZ200cc · 09-07-2007, 10:28 PM

Swweeeeet

My first bike was a 1978 XL75

...I have been a Honda fan ever since....My China bike is a clone of the larger XL. Good find....Great bike.

And I mentioned a China BIke so now it can be discussed *Legally*

8)

blimpman · 09-08-2007, 10:03 AM

Does this look familiar? Yamaha quit making the XT225 and now Honda is making a street version of their CRF230... ~4,400 bucks...

http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1175/photos/15610

katoranger · 09-08-2007, 11:15 AM

That XL looks to be in pretty good shape. Are you going to put a Lifan in it?

Getting ready for that dualsport ride?

Allen

ob1 · 09-08-2007, 01:08 PM

Yea, that'll be my DS rider. Doubt I'll be riding my club's DS event at the enduro, gonna be pretty busy working the event. The charity DS ride in the spring, I hope to ride.

Might try to fix the motor in it, fix one of my XR2 motors, shoehorn a BSA 500 motor, drop a Lifan in it, up in the air right now.

culcune · 09-08-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by blimpman

Does this look familiar? Yamaha quit making the XT225 and now Honda is making a street version of their CRF230... ~4,400 bucks...

http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1175/photos/15610

Blimpman, I saw this on TT. Believe it or not, but the guys who responded to that thread were a little critical of it, being more of an RV/light trail/camping bike than an all out racer. (It has to do with the narrow-minded; ego thing discussed on a different thread here)

Personally, knowing now what I do, I think that the Lifan GY-5 makes for a better bike, price being taken into account, and you can buy close to 3 of them for one of these.

Savage · 09-08-2007, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blimpman

Does this look familiar? Yamaha quit making the XT225 and now Honda is making a street version of their CRF230... ~4,400 bucks...

http://www.hondanews.com/categories/1175/photos/15610

LOL, looks like my GY5 to me. I'm happy with mine for the price difference.

ob1 · 09-08-2007, 06:10 PM

My only problem is the weight. At 267lbs, that Honda is way overweight. Thats about 25bs heavier than my XR400!

Just as there is a foot for every shoe, there is a butt for every cycle seat.

SamM · 09-08-2007, 11:27 PM

It's nothing new! The CRF230 is the same bike that has been available for a number of years from Honda. They just made it streetlegal, that's all! This bike can easily be made streetlegal here where I live but why when you can get a chinabike almost the same size much cheaper? The much wiser way to spend that much is on a new Suzuki DR650. The DR650 can be purchased new for $4500.

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AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Swweeeeet My first bike was a 1978 XL75 ...I have been a Honda fan ever since....My China bike is a clone of the larger XL. Good find....Great bike. And I mentioned a China BIke so now it can be discussed Legally 8) __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	That XL looks to be in pretty good shape. Are you going to put a Lifan in it? Getting ready for that dualsport ride? Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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SamM Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,194	It's nothing new! The CRF230 is the same bike that has been available for a number of years from Honda. They just made it streetlegal, that's all! This bike can easily be made streetlegal here where I live but why when you can get a chinabike almost the same size much cheaper? The much wiser way to spend that much is on a new Suzuki DR650. The DR650 can be purchased new for $4500. __________________ 2013 Jeep Wrangler Sahara MOAB 2005 BMW E53 X5 2011 Schutt Industries LTT-HC LQG trailer 2017 Coleman CT200U 1978 Yamaha SR500E 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II
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Savage Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 732	Fun project. If I remember right the rear shock is pretty soft on those.
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knothead Join Date: May 2007 Location: In the land of the busted up ricebowl Posts: 815	how funny, I'm going to look at one of those in the morning. If it runs good I plan on bringing it home with me.
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ob1 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 499	Yea, that'll be my DS rider. Doubt I'll be riding my club's DS event at the enduro, gonna be pretty busy working the event. The charity DS ride in the spring, I hope to ride. Might try to fix the motor in it, fix one of my XR2 motors, shoehorn a BSA 500 motor, drop a Lifan in it, up in the air right now.
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ob1 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 499	My only problem is the weight. At 267lbs, that Honda is way overweight. Thats about 25bs heavier than my XR400! Just as there is a foot for every shoe, there is a butt for every cycle seat.
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