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XLsior · 05-29-2023, 04:10 AM

So I was searching marketplace...as purveyors of rust buckets often do...

And well ... found another abused XL185. Was sold to me as a 78...but the compliance plate is 12 month 1981

It was cheap...the frame is solid (ticked the box)...Just what is in the photos...no engine,seat or tank.

a rolling frame...

everything is pretty crapola...Frame and mounts is what I paid for

Might be able to sell off the complete airbox.

So what are the odds i can make 1 beater bike out of 2 ragged on 1981 bikes and some 92 leftovers...?

The old man I bought it from had a shed full of restored to partially restored to dead XL185/250 and XR200s...And I really mean a shed full...like packed to the rafters full.

think I found my parts guy.

I'll just chip away at the beater bike for a couple of years and see how it pans out.

05-29-2023, 04:10 AM	#5
XLsior Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Australia Posts: 1,277	2x1981 So I was searching marketplace...as purveyors of rust buckets often do... And well ... found another abused XL185. Was sold to me as a 78...but the compliance plate is 12 month 1981 It was cheap...the frame is solid (ticked the box)...Just what is in the photos...no engine,seat or tank. a rolling frame... everything is pretty crapola...Frame and mounts is what I paid for Might be able to sell off the complete airbox. So what are the odds i can make 1 beater bike out of 2 ragged on 1981 bikes and some 92 leftovers...? The old man I bought it from had a shed full of restored to partially restored to dead XL185/250 and XR200s...And I really mean a shed full...like packed to the rafters full. think I found my parts guy. I'll just chip away at the beater bike for a couple of years and see how it pans out. Attached Images Last edited by XLsior; 05-29-2023 at 07:08 AM.
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