Sunday, 29 October 2017

Dakar project now sold

My 1980's inspired Honda XR/Xl/Nx now finished, took it out today for a shakedown and did not disappoint, rides as good as it looks.
Started life as an xl600,
modified to accept XR600 suspension, 1984 XR500R plastics, tank and seat came from a 1986 XL600 LMF,one-piece supertrapp silencer,(sounds so good),
all electrics now reside in the airbox, Honda Dominator engine with electric start.
bike rides real nice and looks pretty trick too!











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17 comments:

  1. Unknown30 October 2017 at 05:26

    ...and it looks awesome...
    Can you post more details of the bike?
    Thank you

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    1. backtracker30 October 2017 at 06:42

      No problem, thanks for comments.

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    2. Unknown4 January 2020 at 10:05

      اريد الحصول على هذه الدراجة

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  2. Unknown25 November 2017 at 18:09

    Can you tell us more regarding Hella Comet 550 lights? Thank you.

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  3. backtracker27 November 2017 at 10:27

    Hi, yes the spotlamp is wired into the high beam switch and also is activated on the passing switch.cheers

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  4. Taylor27 November 2017 at 20:00

    Andrew, love your work, man. I'm the founder of BikeBound.com -- we're the biggest US-based custom moto blog now, with 285,000 fans on Facebook and 85,000 on Instagram. Shoot me an email if interested: taylor@bikebound.com

    Cheers!

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    1. backtracker1 December 2017 at 17:35

      Ok no worries.
      Many thanks.

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    2. Taylor30 December 2017 at 13:21

      Andrew, check out the feature we did on the Dakar!

      http://www.bikebound.com/2017/12/30/honda-xl600-dakar/

      We're HUGE fans -- would love to showcase more of your work -- shoot me an email to feature more!

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  5. SiMo31 December 2017 at 21:29

    Hi, beautiful bike, but I'm guessing you've sold it already?

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    1. backtracker1 January 2018 at 16:31

      Hi, yes , took a deposit yesterday.
      Many thanks

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    2. SiMo1 January 2018 at 17:16

      Thanks for letting me know,I can't believe I've just missed out, the build really hit the sweet spot for me. Keep up the great work. Cheers

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    3. backtracker1 January 2018 at 17:19

      Sorry about that, if sale falls through I'll be in touch ok.
      Many thanks.

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  6. Antonie Robertson29 January 2018 at 15:43

    Hi Andrew. How do I get in touch with you?
    antonierobertson@gmail.com

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  7. Unknown31 July 2018 at 12:12

    HI Andrew,

    Love this Dakar build. I have the bike ('89 Dominator) but not the skills to realise my vision. Do you do commissions? If so, I'd love to speak to you. If not, I'll continue watching your builds with increasing envy!

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  8. backtracker31 July 2018 at 13:08

    Hi Pete, appreciate the comments, I may be able to help, if email here....
    Hondacustoms@outlook.com

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  9. Dusty18 May 2019 at 16:40

    Congrats Andrew, stunning XR. Had you not bought it for yourself, I'd have ridden it back to France. This takes me back to when I was a teenager. On Jan. 1st, we'd jump on our mopeds to find a place on the N20 in the SW of France where we could dream in front of Dakar bikes. Later I rode my Aprilia 125 to follow the 2 Aprilia factory bikes for 100 miles. Thanks for bringing this one back to life.

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  10. Unknown31 October 2019 at 11:07

    مرحبا اندرو
    انا مهتم بشراء مثل هذه الدراجة معذرتا لو تتواصل معي وترد عليي برقم هاتفك

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