New/Old Pony in the Stable---'74 XL 100

[motormike]

Here's a few shots of the XL 100.....'74............

[evilone]

I love it

[motormike]

Rode 50 miles tonight......first adjustment will be valves as I suspect they've never been......will need to step up the front sprocket one tooth to get some more top end, maybe down two on the back......tires are great for dual purpose, but cornering sucks on pavement........possibly a 17" on front with some Pirellis or sumpin' likem.......

[66SIX]

Rode 50 miles tonight......first adjustment will be valves as I suspect they've never been......will need to step up the front sprocket one tooth to get some more top end, maybe down two on the back......tires are great for dual purpose, but cornering sucks on pavement........possibly a 17" on front with some Pirellis or sumpin' likem.......

I used to have a XL100 it was my first street bike ,I think it was a 1970 ,I used to love that bike .Mike yours looks great has it been sitting in a garage for the last 37 years ? ? ? It looks like it .

[66SIX]

Rode 50 miles tonight......first adjustment will be valves as I suspect they've never been......will need to step up the front sprocket one tooth to get some more top end, maybe down two on the back......tires are great for dual purpose, but cornering sucks on pavement........possibly a 17" on front with some Pirellis or sumpin' likem.......

I used to have a XL100 it was my first street bike ,I think it was a 1970 ,I used to love that bike .Mike yours looks great has it been sitting in a garage for the last 37 years ? ? ? It looks like it .

[motormike]

echo.....echo.....echo........

[zuphilius]

Nice! Always love the old XL lines.

[motormike]

Linezzzz.............

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Quoth Six-Six-6:

I used to have a XL100 it was my first street bike ,I think it was a 1970

If it was 1970, it was probably an SL-100. Honda decided X was racier than S sometime around '74. I'm not sure, though. I don't remember much about the 60s or 70s. Not sure why...

[motormike]

The SL models ran '70-'73.......then XL ran '74-'85.....after that, only the off-road XR models.........the only difference
from '73 SL 100 to '74 XL 100 is the addition of turn signals....then subtle changes in fenders began in '75,
head design in '76, exhaust design in '77 and it started getting plastic crap.....hey, that's progress......

[donut]

Absolute beauty.
Congrats...and my fave color...

[motormike]

thanx donut.........same color as my first "new" bike['70-SL 175]....Candy Topaz Orange........

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

Small-bore singles are great fun, takes me back to mis-spent youth. Will it run about 60? If not...
Dude! Swap in a DIO!!
Nice score.

[motormike]

5-speed gear-box helps, but current dual-sport ratios will require sprocket change to get 60mph.....the CB 100 was geared to do 60, but only just..........what I lack in speed is compensated for in fun.............

[Wheelman-111]

Greetings:

The CT-70 topped out at 47. The SL-70 perhaps 52. Surely the SL-100 can make 55-60. Otherwise, happy hunting for that extra couple of teeth.