Sound exactly as mine when idling, I always thought that metal slapping sound from the cylinder was a fault of my one, must be normal. I thought the bearings or the crank had an issue after all this time.
I had one of these when I was 13 years old after stepping up from a 5 horse power mini bike. There were 4 or 5 friends of mine that had Suzuki 75's or Yamaha 80's but I was the only one with the Honda. I had a couple of awesome summers riding this bike. So cool to see that there are some out there over 40 years old that still look like they are brand new!
I laughed when l heard the sound ! Exactly how l remembered them as a kid. I raced the YZ80C and when these new canterlever models came out, l just couldn't catch them. They look so innocuous idling away, but get these little hornets into the power band and they can give many in the adult classes a run for their money.
Oh my gosh that takes me back. I bought one new with my newspaper route money. $685.00 if I remember correctly. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the video.
Very nice bike you did a really good job I have a 1974 XR at home it just sits in my spare bedroom it's all original yours looks very nice with that pipe you did a really good job on that the 73 model was a little bit more of my favorite back in the day because of the bigger tank it's crazy amazing what they get for parts for these these days like even the kill switch is top dollar it's hard to restore one even if you can find the parts you're going to pay through the nose for it your bike is very nice the exhaust is cool I like to find one of those for my bike it's just offsets the whole bike so nice 74 I was 14 I wanted one of these when I was that age but my father said no because I was tall at the time and he felt that I would outgrow it my dad was right I later on got one years later very cool
Same. I wanted one the first yr they came out 73 with the red stripes. I was 14. My dad thought I needed something bigger. Ended up with a Hodaka. Super Rat. 👍 way better.
I mowed lawns and dropped $470 OTD for mine in '74......put a DG ''Tiger Torquer'' pipe, a CR front mudflap and a 3.50 Cheng Shin out back. That sound takes me back!!
