1982 Honda Ascot 500

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Economical and classic Honda FT500 Ascot 500cc electric-start Thumper for sale. Just over 10k original miles, just serviced with new oil, valve adjust, head gasket, balancer adjustment, new master cylinder, rebuilt front brake caliper, $100 seat cover job and NOS OEM mirrors ($100 a pair). Tires are good, battery good, electric starter system disassembled, cleaned and reassembled for proper operation. It has a K&N air filter conversion for freer breathing and the carb was re-jetted to match the modification. New tags don't expire until May 2018. These bikes are rated up to 55 mpg.Body work is all in great shape. Both side covers have no cracks, breaks or flaws and the owner's manual is tucked into the one side cover as it was at the factory. Custom made rear rack holds your lunch bucket and the rack tips have little LEDs on the ends, too. New rear shocks were just installed to improve ride quality.Search Hagerty site for 1983-honda-ft500_ascot give values up to $4k for mint condition. The bike shows no signs of being crashed or abused, just used for commuting and overall enjoyment. I have 5 motorcycles and two cars at the moment.... way too much stuff, so this one has to go.