In 1981, I swapped my last Hagon JAP for a black XT 500, EA and I rode it all around the hills and rivers of the upper Abercrombie, I took our son Brian to Bathurst at Easter for the bike races on it , now, THAT is another story, Brian took over ownership of it in '89, rode it all around the fire trails back of Narooma as well as up to Sydney from Narooma to Tech. for a couple of years, he still owns it and rides it around regularly, I only just freshend it's motor for him, this year, re-bore and piston, cam-chain, valves, oil seals etc etc, a pretty good record for the old Black Beast and a tribute to regular oil/filter changes.
Foss