Honda built in party pie warmer

[mick25]

I picked up a xr500 1984 a few mths back  and i noticed this bolted on cover on the side of the head
I had to take it off to see what was in there and there was nothing just a empty void 3inches by 3inches it would make a good pie
warmer on those big rides what was honda thinking or this common honda thing

[Mick D]

That’s really great news Mick. I’m stoked. I am looking forward to putting road rego on mine soon. I will be able to get a hinge and a latch and turn that  cover into a little oven door   Hook up a thermometer read out on to the bars. No fug that, we should be able to smell when it’s done. So how much space is in there Mick? Enough room for a couple of those mini sausage rolls as well?   

[mx250]

Ya got that sorted, now, more importantly, how are ya gunna cool the beer  .

[Mick D]

Ya got that sorted, now, more importantly, how are ya gunna cool the beer  .

I have a few thoughts on the matter Graeme, but at this stage they all seem to have fatal flaws Nothing a bit of campfire brainstorming couldn't fix though

[mick25]

They have a huge plastic tank you could make a void there for a esky area for the beers i would post some pics with the pie in the oven,,but i havent worked up to getting pics up here

[Mick D]

Hey Mick, if you have a pic. Email it to me and I will post it for you.

[Mick D]

I just sent you a PM with my email, Mick.

[mick25]

No worries mickde im a cessnock boy so i may have seen you at heaven at times I will take pic tomorrow cheers mickde

[Mick D]

No worries mickde im a cessnock boy so i may have seen you at heaven at times I will take pic tomorrow cheers mickde

Yeah Mick, you wouldn't go outside now. It's pissin down here. It's rained 60 days out of the last 70 here and I'm not kidding, twice a day. I came home with a 84cr alloy swing arm earlier this week and a 18' back wheel for the local dirt track.

I have two of them 84 XRs Mick. I finally raced one earlier this year at Buladelah. What a fiasco that was but anyhow I had more fun than a five year old with his first peewe 50.

[LWC82PE]

The hole is for the reed valve i think?. Boyesen #606. I know there is a XR 500 with a reed valve in the head but now that i think about it, its underneath and on the 82 model.

[mick25]

The empty void in the side of the head goes no where may be diffrent models had some thing there pizzia or so

[fatboyracing]

My XR600 has a dim sim cooker too, we put one rapped in foil once rode for a hour and opened it up and it was a burnt to a crisp. Need to practise the time a bit more. Proberly one of the most stupid things I have ever done but my old Motorbike mechanic gave me the idea to try it . I like you have no idea what the opening is really for but I dont think dim sim cooker is it

cheers
Fatboy

[mick25]

You are right lwpe i know the xr 500 82 had reed valves but i havent taken mine off yet to see whats there

[mick25]

May be its for the little japs fist to go in while hes holding it to paint

[mick25]

MICKDE  I have seen a 84 xr500 with a cr250 swing arm and rear wheel looks good im going down the same track with mine,,
Im useing a xl185 tank or rm80 tank combo because the standard tank is  huge  I have tryed about ten tanks to fit they have a
step centre tube and its short so has been a pain