xl500 cafe racer Archives - Southern Scoot

August 16, 2018January 31, 2019

1979 Honda XL500S – Frame 2

1979 Honda XL500S – Frame 2 While sorting out the tank the seat has now become the next main focus because of where the rear of the tank will mount. There are plenty of cafe racer style seats available online, at reasonable cost but they might not necessarily fit. Some […]

May 4, 2018February 24, 2020

1979 Honda XL500S – Suspension upgrade

1979 Honda XL500S – Suspension upgrade I had read on one of the thumper forums that replacing the XL swingarm with the FT one was possible with not too much hassle. The FT is wider at the mounting point and longer with the bottom shock mounts a little further back […]

March 1, 2018January 31, 2019

1979 Honda XL500S

1979 Honda XL500S While scooters are what I generally like to work on and ride, I have had a number of different bikes over the years. One of my favorites was a 1979 Honda XL500s. It was one of those dual purpose bikes that you used on the road but […]

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1979 Honda XL500S – Frame 2

1979 Honda XL500S – Suspension upgrade

1979 Honda XL500S