HONDA XR75

[BETRIC]

THE SWING ARM IS AN INCH LONGER THAN STANDARD.

[runutz698]

Cheers BETRIC , I would think on that basis that the shocks would be an inch longer to then

Cheers
Tom

[miniwheels]

Hay Kevwrx, any chance of asking Derrim for a couple of photos of any of his original race XR75's to be posted on this site that would be awesome, I was out of the miniracing scene by late 1976 but the trickest XR75K0-K3  I saw down here in Vic was a guy from South Australia( I forgot his name)that had a PK monoshock XR75 with all the hop up goodies on it that was worth a couple of G's back then, very competitive at Wallan against other XR75's but not that good against the YZ80's at Laverton etc.   

[runutz698]

 I would like to see those pictures!!!

I must say the XR75 are a good looking machine in race form.

Tom

[kevwrx]

Hay Kevwrx, any chance of asking Derrim for a couple of photos of any of his original race XR75's to be posted on this site that would be awesome, I was out of the miniracing scene by late 1976 but the trickest XR75K0-K3  I saw down here in Vic was a guy from South Australia( I forgot his name)that had a PK monoshock XR75 with all the hop up goodies on it that was worth a couple of G's back then, very competitive at Wallan against other XR75's but not that good against the YZ80's at Laverton etc.   

Derrim and I just arrived back from Singapore, I have asked him to supply some pics of the XR, I'll load them up when i get them.
Kind regards
Kev

[gorby]

here is a pic of a nice XR75 at CD-4

[miniwheels]

Thanks kevwrx for asking Derrim, he definately had one trick XR75. 

[runutz698]

Nice XR75 I like the old school chrome look!!!!! I like the seat cover being the non slip and the underseat BSA looking frame wrap. Good combo. But the big question does it go as good as it looks?

CHeers
Tom

[KB171]

A Home Brew one,made in VIC,whilst havin a few Vics.

[runutz698]

Nice looking machine good to see the note about you C.U.B sponsorship[ whilst building the bike, All good bikes need a VIC in the build. LOL

Does anyone know the paint code for the honda red they used on these bikes??

[Woody]

As young lad I was a big fan of Trail & Track mag and wrote a letter off to Porter Power Imports. I was pretty chuffed when I received back in the mail both a DG sticker and this photo of Derrim racing on his XR.

[Adam]

Runutz698

Color for the XR 75 is Tahitian Red - Honda Color Code R 23.  Dulux powder coat color Signal Red is almost an exact match. Just got my frame back from the powder coaters and I can't tell the difference in color between Signal Red powdercoat from the Tahitian Red original paint on the tank

[runutz698]

CHeers Adam that is what I wanted to know as I am shortly going to be sending the frame off to the powder coaters and the tank is going to be sprayed in a very high quailty acrylic. So that is awsome.
THe XR75 in the older picture is yellow?? is this a factory color as I though they were all red or gun metal.

[Adam]

Yellow wasn't an original color but I like it. Models K0 and K1 were Rubber Grey Metallic, K2 was Tahitian Red and Special Silver Metallic and K3 through to 78 were Tahitian Red (I think)

[miniwheels]

Great photo Woody, Porters XR is really "roostin". Does anybody know if that was that the last year (1977) the Honda Victorian minibike titles were held at Wallan???.