Bought a thing!

"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
04/24/2019 at 12:13 • Filed to: None

I have purchased a thing. A 1987 Honda XR600R to be specific. I’ve been wanting another dirt bike since selling my XR200R, and made a pretty big step up. This thing has some snort.

It’ll need some cosmetic work, but it’s all easy stuff, and I enjoy that kind of work anyway. First on the list is seat foam, seat cover, and a new side panel. After that the blue paint on the engine has to go, along with the tank. I really want to get a set of plastics and do a throwback to the old orange blue and yellow Honda color scheme, but white and blue would also look decent.

I did break my rule of not buying a bike without a title, but I got a good deal on it and the guy I bought it from got it from his fiances family, and he’s contacting them to see if they can help me to get the title. I’m crossing my fingers that I can get the title for this bike because if I can, that means I can plate it, which opens up full access to gravel roads, side roads, and every road and trail system in the Black Hills, also... supermoto. If I can’t get the title, well, I’ll keep an eye out for a titled frame, or it’ll be relegated to off road use only until I can either trade it or sell and buy a titled bike.

DISCUSSION (5)

BobintheMtns > Pickup_man
04/24/2019 at 12:35

Old XR’s are d ope. Dope. Dope. Dope!

You’re fucking stoked!

Congrats!

Pickup_man > BobintheMtns
04/24/2019 at 12:41

I am stoked. Other than putzing around on the 200r a hand full of times this is really my first foray into dirt riding, and I can already tell this thing is a beast. There’s gonna be a decent learning curve once I want to start pushing limits , but it’s gonna be a hell of a bike.

vondon302 > Pickup_man
04/24/2019 at 13:05

Who paints a Honda blue?

Nice score. I've been eyeing these super simple to work on plus they made a ton of them.

Pickup_man > vondon302
04/24/2019 at 15:04

I did once, but then immediately remedied that situation. I’m thinking for this bike, since most of the plastic is already decent, is to make the tank white, with a blue seat, fork boots, and grips.

vondon302 > Pickup_man
04/24/2019 at 15:08

That'd work.