Gooday from California (C&J XR500 + XR500R)

[eric318]

Hi there,

this is the place where I have found the most info and interest for the C&J XR500. Since I am building 2 of them, I thought I would join and mingle.
I also have 2 1981 XR500R, one complete stock, bought new when I was a young (and then in debt...) lad and one nicely tricked.

My plan with the C&J projects is to build a replica of the Mugen White Machine, for laughs and another "dual purpose" as they say here. I plan to enter a desert race to shake my old bones. One of the C&J frames is "very old" (dixit Jeff Cole) and the other Jeff just built.

I am eager to get pictures of other C&J XR500 (air filter, fitting the tank) and info on Mugen parts. I got lucky to get a brand new Al Baker Mugen megaphone muffler but the rest of the Mugen Baja Commander kit is proving elusive.

Help and advice welcome!

Cheers,

EF

[pancho]

 G'day and welcome to ozvmx!
 seems to be plenty of honda people around here, I'm into yamahas these days
cheers pancho.

[Curly3]

G'day Eric and welcome aboard.
Good luck with your projects and I'm sure you'll find plenty of help here.
Steve

[eric318]

Quick update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrMqQIioW34

[sverige]

Looks good, thanks for the pic's.



cheers.

[frostype400]

Very cool got any photos of your original 81 model I just got a 1982 model.

[eric318]

Very cool got any photos of your original 81 model I just got a 1982 model.

Taken back in ... 1981




And the same back last year



Her younger and tricked out sister last year

[frostype400]

Very cool I might go up the shed now and get some photos of my xr500 it is pretty original except headlight and some one has welded buddy pegs to the front foot pegs I will soon fix that though.

[rough rider]

my father had one of these bikes his was a 81 XR500 RB , he had it as a sidecar and rode it for many years here in SA in road trials

[eric318]

Sidecar?? I'd love to see pics of this!!

[rough rider]

i could get some pics for you , how do i put the old one up on here ? have to take a pic of a pic so i can download it ?

[eric318]

Yes, you would have to take a digital photo of your paper photo, or scan it in .jpeg format and then load it here from your computer.

[rough rider]

downloaded the pics they were taken in 1984 after competing in the 24hr trial , the outfit had the nick name " THE IRON HORSE "
they can be found here

http://ausvmx.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=0gyjxxqex7lzl

[eric318]

downloaded the pics they were taken in 1984 after competing in the 24hr trial , the outfit had the nick name " THE IRON HORSE "
they can be found here

http://ausvmx.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=0gyjxxqex7lzl

Now this is a mod on a XR500R that I had not seen before!!! Awesome! Thanks for that!!

[NSR]

Hi Eric
Thought you might like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Fg7Kyk3Pc