H**** XBR 500 Cafe Replica THINGY

Pigford · #1 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:42 pm

After the "debacle" with my the CB200 :roll:

.... I had to find another little ongoing project to sit in the back gound.... :wink:

So..... been a few weeks since I got a new project .... just picked this little baby H**** up...... good ol' eBay

Last on the road in 2003 - been stored in a garage ever since. Runs - sounds real sweet, no smoke, no knocks, no rattles.......

Just needs new fork seals, thorough service (oil, filter, plug, etc) and new chain & sprox. The tyres have loads of tread - but as it's been sat for nigh-on 10 yrs - best get a new set :?:

Its a 1989 model (last of them in UK) so it came with nice spoked wheels with alloy rims..... they'll polish up good!

First change will be the seat ... have to get a neat little clubman race single unit or summat similar. Then may hack a bit off the pipe :twisted:

Cheap work hack & great backlane scratcher.... just need somewhere to keep it :??

and NO, Mrs P does not know anything about it (yet) as its stashed at work

kas750 · #2 PostAuthor: **kas750** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:14 pm

I had an xbr piggy.Blummin brill little bike.I loved it

#3 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:19 pm

Mark just tried calling Your House
but the phone is constantly engaged
have You left it off the hook in case Mrs P answers :lol:

jimmock · #4 PostAuthor: **jimmock** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:34 am

paul doran wrote:Mark just tried calling Your House
but the phone is constantly engaged
have You left it off the hook in case Mrs P answers

Classic signs of "phone sex abuse" !!!

Jimmock.

#5 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:40 pm

jimmock wrote:
paul doran wrote:Mark just tried calling Your House
but the phone is constantly engaged
have You left it off the hook in case Mrs P answers

Classic signs of "phone sex abuse" !!!

Jimmock.

now behave

be interesting to see this change from what I think is an ugly bike into a Cafe racer

uk kev · #6 PostAuthor: **uk kev** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:37 pm

paul doran wrote:be interesting to see this change from what I think is an ugly bike into a Cafe racer

Ok Paul here is one I did earlier, yes it really was painted yellow! :roll:

but not after I finished with it...

#7 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:55 pm

that looks pretty good too Kev

jimmock · #8 PostAuthor: **jimmock** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:14 pm

paul doran wrote:that looks pretty good too Kev

Yes,

I agree.

Jimmock.

RogerJ · #9 PostAuthor: **RogerJ** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:18 pm

When I was doing the National Hill Climbs on my super moto'd CR500, my mate used to race one of these XBRs. It may have been a reflection of my lack of talent of course, but I usually beat him by not more than a couple of seconds at most of the courses. And he rode it on the road for a work horse too. Excellent bikes.

Pigford · #10 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:33 pm

That TT sure looks sweet Kev :wink:

Pigford · #11 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:01 pm

Now this is rather tasty :twisted:

saxon46 · #12 PostAuthor: **saxon46** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:22 pm

I've one of these........crackin little bike for messin about on...

I've got another one in the garage with yoshi pipe ohlins piggyback shocks,oil cooler,steering damper.............I'll dig out a piccy

Pigford · #13 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:40 am

The SRX is much prettier than my XBR - but I've already started "attacking" it :evil:

jonhunt · #14 PostAuthor: **jonhunt** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:57 am

GB500 is prettier than xbr

saxon46 · #15 PostAuthor: **saxon46** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:57 pm

thats me other srx.cafe'd up.........gonna go out on it later....still a bit cold for going fast .......

H**** XBR 500 Cafe Replica THINGY

H**** XBR 500 Cafe Replica THINGY

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