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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #30 on: June 26, 2014, 09:00:15 pm »
anyway, in my very humble opinion, I reckon that bike is the same one Mr Lechien rode in 85.

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #31 on: June 26, 2014, 09:04:20 pm »
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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #32 on: June 26, 2014, 10:31:48 pm »
nice bike but what's the bet that the 60hp dirt tracker hrc motor has been swapped out for a stock motor coz the one in it doesn't look too trick to me and not like the motor in the scanned pics just put up

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #33 on: June 27, 2014, 06:31:42 am »
According to the mag the motor was an xr500 unit?

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #34 on: June 27, 2014, 08:44:45 am »
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« Last Edit: June 27, 2014, 08:50:38 am by Mick D »
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #35 on: June 27, 2014, 10:09:42 am »
Very interesting bike that's for sure. Somehow I don't see HRC building something that looks like a mish mash of parts and lack of attention to detail. 1986 CR seat, 1984 CR sidecovers, Unknown tank, missing tabs for mounting sidecovers....... And the shock would have to be a PDS type as there are no linkages. I don't think a supertrapp muffler would of been on HRC's shopping list either.....
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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #36 on: June 27, 2014, 10:26:38 am »




Ron Lechien won the 1984 4 stroke championship on what looks like this bike.

Photo here getting the holeshot !

http://motocrossactionmag.com/uncategorized/mxa-mid-week-report-mitch-payton-on-torco-four-stroke-champions-texas-vintage

Brian Myerscough won it in 85.

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #37 on: June 27, 2014, 03:41:21 pm »




Ron Lechien won the 1984 4 stroke championship on what looks like this bike.

Photo here getting the holeshot !

http://motocrossactionmag.com/uncategorized/mxa-mid-week-report-mitch-payton-on-torco-four-stroke-champions-texas-vintage

Brian Myerscough won it in 85.

Not much to go on but it certainly looks a lot like the Ebay bike,same sidecovers & seat,the tank looks to be white & very similar,and there's that swingarm,funny how the seller does not actually know for sure :-\,
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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #38 on: June 27, 2014, 04:38:35 pm »
for 12k Id want to be buying it with the 60hp bombed out hrc motor other wise its not the real deal and sure not worth 12k no matter who's famous bum sat on it ;D

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #39 on: June 27, 2014, 05:04:09 pm »
the offer that's accepted maybe quite different from the 12K asked! its ugly but cool.. seat looks too low, but the price is about collectability not functionality I guess..

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #40 on: June 27, 2014, 06:23:04 pm »
Found this while searching for info on this bike,grab a beer,switch to full screen & sit back :)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9dvga_UIwA

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #41 on: June 27, 2014, 09:52:14 pm »
We are working at the moment to bring Ron Lechien to the MAXIMA RACING OILS Conondale Classic on August the 9th/10th. 8)
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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #42 on: June 27, 2014, 10:59:59 pm »
have a look at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18-5WCPP_s

there is a quick shot of the bike at 1.54 then a real good side on shot of it at 3.29 . looks like the same bike to me

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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #43 on: June 27, 2014, 11:23:48 pm »
Certainly does look very similar.
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Re: Mid 80s Factory Honda fourstroke
« Reply #44 on: June 28, 2014, 12:42:49 am »
yeah no doubt the roller is the real deal but look at the head finning on the right hand side and its just a stock head and not a big fin head like in the last pic just posted,im sure finding the right motor would be like finding rocking horse poo and worth half the asking price if you did manage to locate it