1980 Honda XR

THIS AUCTION IS FOR A 1980 HONDA XR500 DIRT BIKE.THIS BIKE IS IN GREAT SHAPE FOR ITS AGE OF OVER 30YEARS AND BECAUSE OF ITS AGE IT HAS A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS.EVERYTHING ON THIS BIKE IS ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR THE FUEL PETCOCK WHICH FOR SOME REASON WAS MISSING WHEN I GOT THE BIKE,BUT I GOT ALL THE FITTINGS I NEEDED AT A HARDWARE STORE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IT HAS A SHUT OFF VALVE FOR FUEL ON OR OFF WITH NO RESERVE LIKE THE FACTORY SET UP BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN FIND THE ORIGINAL PETCOCK I JUST NEVER REALLY LOOKED TO HARD FOR ONE.NOW FAR AS THE FEW PROBLEMS AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES THE FRONT PART OF THE FRONT FENDER IS SUN FADED AND THATS BECAUSE BEFORE I GOT THE BIKE ALL BUT THE FRONT FENDER SET UNDER A CARPORT FOR A FEW YEARS BUT FENDER IS NOT BROKE OR CRACKED.I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH TIRES ARE ORIGINAL MEANING THEY ARE OVER 30 YEARS OLD THEY BOTH HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT BUT ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING ALSO THE REAR SHOCKS ARE A LITTLE WEAK BUT BIKE STILL HANDLES GREAT AND.IF BIKE SETS UP FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IT MAY SMOKE A LITTLE WHEN FIRST STARTED BUT NOT ALWAYS I WAS TOLD BY A MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC HERE IN TOWN THAT BECAUSE THE BIKE SET UP FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE VALVE STEM SEALS LEAKING A LITTLE BUT HE SAID IT WAS REALLY NOTHING MAJOR UNLESS IT STARTS SMOKING ALL THE TIME.OTHER THAN THESE FEW PROBLEMS EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS BIKE IS GREAT SHAPE FOR ITS AGE GAS TANK IS IN GREAT SHAPE WITH NO DENTS OF ANY KIND AND NO RUST INSIDE.SEAT IS PERFECT WITH NO CUTS,RIPS OR CRACKS.ALL LIGHTS WORK BOTH HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHT ,SPEEDOMETER AND TRIP METER WORK GREAT AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ALSO WORK PERFECT.THIS BIKE IS FUN TO RIDE BUT IS VERY POWERFUL AND FAST WITH PLENTY OF TORQUE.YOU CAN PULL THE FRONT WHEEL OFF THE GROUND WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT.ENGINE SOUNDS GREAT AND TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS WITH NO PROBLEMS.I DO NOT HAVE A TITLE FOR THIS BIKE BECAUSE THE GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM DID NOT HAVE IT BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE A BILL OF SALE FOR YOUR PURCHASE.THIS BIKE CAME FROM THE FACTORY FOR OFF ROAD USE ONLY IT IS NOT FOR HIGHWAY USE.IF YOU ARE WINNER OF THIS AUCTION BIKE IS LOCATED PRIDE,LOUISIANA WHICH IS ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF BATON ROUGE AND CAN BE PICKED THERE.