hello DoTheTon.... Since is is my first post I guess a little intro would be appropriate. I'm San Diegan currently living out of my backpack on the back on a shitty (don't tell him that) Chinese copy Honda Win traveling around Vietnam, Laos and hopefully Thailand. I've been living in Asia a while and have come to love riding everyday so I've been doing my homework on what I want to build when I get home. I've ridden dirt bikes for years but this Honda Win is my first actual motorcycle.
I really want to build an XS500 when I get home in a few months but every time I search about them people are always saying "don't build an XS500 unless you wanna spend a lot of money" ....could someone please elaborate on that? Are the engine rebuild parts expensive? Are parts hard to find?? What's the deal and why do people shy away from them?
Looks like CB550/750's are the hot item and rightfully so I guess, they're gorgeous, look fun to ride and there's tons of info online about them and no brainier YouTube videos on just about anything kind of maintenance you could want to do! But I would just really love to build an XS500 because I read that they were just stacked from the factory... DOHC, front & rear disk brakes, lots of power. And because I just like to do things the hard way, always seems more rewarding in the end Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I really want to build an XS500 when I get home in a few months but every time I search about them people are always saying "don't build an XS500 unless you wanna spend a lot of money" ....could someone please elaborate on that? Are the engine rebuild parts expensive? Are parts hard to find?? What's the deal and why do people shy away from them?
Looks like CB550/750's are the hot item and rightfully so I guess, they're gorgeous, look fun to ride and there's tons of info online about them and no brainier YouTube videos on just about anything kind of maintenance you could want to do! But I would just really love to build an XS500 because I read that they were just stacked from the factory... DOHC, front & rear disk brakes, lots of power. And because I just like to do things the hard way, always seems more rewarding in the end Any help would be greatly appreciated.