XL600 XR600 Motor Transplant and Revival
Posted on | April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments
In just over 4 hours today I tore down the bike, replaced the motor, cleaned the carbs, flushed the oil, lubed the cables, cleaned the throttle, adjusted the brakes and inflated the tires. The replacement motor starts easy and runs well. I can’t wait for the morning so I can go ripping around.
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February 17th, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
[...] am a big fan of the Honda XR600 series of motorcycles. You might remember the 1983 Honda XL600 I was working on just last summer. The XL600 was a fantastic bike, particularly with the XR600 [...]
June 25th, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
i have a really cherry ‘86 xr600r i was wondering if there was any way to convert it to electric start? can anyone help? thx
June 25th, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Hey Bill,
You can install a XR650L motor. But you’ll also need to find places for the additional electronics and battery, which will mean making a custom airbox and welding in mounts.
There are those who have machined custom cases for the motor to accept an electric starter, but that’s a one off job and VERY time consuming.
You’ll be best off if you just learn to love the kickstarter. If you can’t start it in 1 or 2 kicks then the bike is not tuned properly, or you are not kicking properly.
Cheers.
evan