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    What model of bike is this ?

    Could anyone help identify my old bike ?
    My old bike I thought was an xl250 but searches show a different bike.
    If you have a look at the bottom of this web page

    http://www.rickskye.co.uk/

    I bought it about 31 years ago, 1977.
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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    That's a mid 70's XL250 alright, Honda kept changing the styling over the years so any image search will throw up a whole heap of different looking machines.

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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    Quote Originally Posted by RickSkye View Post
    Could anyone help identify my old bike ?
    My old bike I thought was an xl250 but searches show a different bike.
    If you have a look at the bottom of this web page

    http://www.rickskye.co.uk/

    I bought it about 31 years ago, 1977.
    Rick
    i like the Snoopy sticker on the tank!

    it is an XL250 and its the model before the 250S so Motorsport i think?

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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    Quote Originally Posted by MCsanandreas View Post
    it is an XL250 and its the model before the 250S so Motorsport i think?
    So have you still got it Rick? One of my all time favourites the single port XL250. One day I will have one!
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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    "So have you still got it Rick?"

    I wish. We parted company many moons ago.
    I would love to get another one.

    I seem to remember that the model after this one, the front mud guard moved up.

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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    Well,I remember owning one of those many years ago, the one I had was a K3 model, four valve head, two exhaust valves but one port, a bit like the SR250 engine. Yours appears to have the one exhaust port so it's before the 250S which had two exhaust ports. The first of the XL's had two valve heads with one exhaust but I don't think yours is as old as that, but looks like an XL alright, might be a transplanted SR engine confusing the issue?

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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    Quote Originally Posted by africajim View Post
    Well,I remember owning one of those many years ago, the one I had was a K3 model, four valve head, two exhaust valves but one port, a bit like the SR250 engine. Yours appears to have the one exhaust port so it's before the 250S which had two exhaust ports. The first of the XL's had two valve heads with one exhaust but I don't think yours is as old as that, but looks like an XL alright, might be a transplanted SR engine confusing the issue?



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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    "might be a transplanted SR engine confusing the issue"

    I got it new, so engine original.

    It had 4 valves and one exhaust port, (I had it in bits once)

    Was your tank the same ? same shape I mean.

    Could be K3 then?
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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    It's definately a UK spec XL250 of about 1978/9 vintage.

    I know because I nearly bought one that was a couple of years older as my first ever bike in 1979. Sadly the owner (a friend's elder brother) smashed it up before we could agree the sale. I bought a Honda CB250G5 instead... oh what a mistake!

    I do recall going to the local bike shop and getting the brochure for the current bike (1979) and it was identical to the picture. And yes it was a two valve engine, so this is not an SR lump (there is a clue as it says Honda on the enging casing ).

    The replacement for this model the was the XL250S and as Africajim says, a completely different bike, , this was the four valve, twin exhaust motor that was used for several years in XL's and the CB250RS. I had one of those brand new in 1980, fantastic little bike!
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    Re: What model of bike is this ?

    Well bless my soul, isn't that a Griffin helmet? I used to have one of those and the visor kept having an epi every time I went over 35

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