HL500

[vmx42]

…built a 5 car brick garage (ex 4th generation brikie) on my land for the $9,000 that included all permits, water tanks, power earth works the lot. In reality it cost me $4,500.

No wonder all you brickies are filthy rich!! 

[Nathan S]

Picking on maybe 10 or 12 HL owners for destroying the whole YZ125 C/X restoration industry is a bit of a stretch.

It would be a stretch - lucky I didn't say that. I was lamenting the four YZ125C/Xs that I know of (and however many I don't know of) that became unviable resto/rebuild projects because they'd has their seat/tank used on TT projects.

Nothing more or less.



The number of "HL"s would have to include the modified TT and Husky framed bikes, as well as the GMC frames, FWIW.

[motomaniac]

[LWC82PE]

That looks alright what ever it is.

Good detective work by the way with all that stuff you've posted in this thread.

[motomaniac]

So after almost 40 years hardly any improvement even with an engine almost twice the size in the go fast kick in the pants category.

All that proves is the numbers lie

Freakshow must think we are talking about building a bike to do a quarter mile. Modern MX bikes have heavier frames ,suspension components,axles,bearing and hubs  thanks enables them to do things lap after lap that would break a bike of a few years ago in two pieces on the first attempt.

[GMC]

Can I ask a few questions and please sensible answers.

1. Did anyone on this thread ever buy a new HL?  Theres a few oldies amongst us, me included.

2. Where any sold in Australia as production models?
No,
The building of the complete bikes was funded by the European distributor so they were only distributed in Europe.
The US built Profab frames were only sold as frame kits, I’m not aware of any one officially bring in Profab parts


3. Geoff (GMC) does the guy who let you copy the HL frame still have the bike?
No,
That bike was sold a good decade ago, no idea what happened to it.


Geoff (GMC) what about an XL500 based frame??  When are you building that?
Its on the to-do list.
The Suzuki version will come first, then we can start raping CR’s and RM’s for there running gear and tanks
 

[motomaniac]

The building of the complete bikes was funded by the European distributor so they were only distributed in Europe.
The US built Profab frames were only sold as frame kits, I’m not aware of any one officially bring in Profab parts
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3. Geoff (GMC) does the guy who let you copy the HL frame still have the bike?
No,
That bike was sold a good decade ago, no idea what happened to it.


It went to an overseas buyer Geoff.Tony was bragging about how much he got for it.It was when the Aussie $ was down so he did very well on the conversion. DOG

[GMC]

Picking on maybe 10 or 12 HL owners for destroying the whole YZ125 C/X restoration industry is a bit of a stretch.

It would be a stretch - lucky I didn't say that. I was lamenting the four YZ125C/Xs that I know of (and however many I don't know of) that became unviable resto/rebuild projects because they'd has their seat/tank used on TT projects.

Seats are easily obtainable and a tank may set you back a couple of hundred but that doesn’t make restoring the bikes unfeasible.


I remember talking to a couple of guys a few years ago.
A US guy had just bought a tank from Aust. and was getting it posted to the US.
In the same week an Aussie guy had bought a tank in the US and was getting it sent over here.


You should be pleased to know I once destroyed a CR tank for a HL look a like in the early 90’s





It took a bit of trimming to get it looking right

[Davey Crocket]

This debate has just turned for the worse...farken Harley shitbox photos are appearing now....dont give him any more ammo...he'll have knobbies on the POS next and calling it a HLM (Harley looser machine)double 500...., its a replica of a replica of a replica, but still pre 2011 legal....won a race to the garage door once with a fat chick on it....shit, I can see it now.....GMC with his own TV series building fatarse replica HLM's...all dressed up in his favorite Village people oufit....ripping up and down his dirt road testing the 1200by1200by 18inch knobby for grip with his mate moto....jumping it over his dam (full of bodies of the people who bought the HLM name into disrespect)...yea, I can see it now...GMC senior and his boy Nathan Senior trying to out do him......lighten up fellas....lifes too short.......by the way, I've got a 1980 TT500G for sale if any one wants it....2 owner and a bit rough but all there $1250 takes it away or we could burn it at CD8...pm me.

[motomaniac]

DC must be a very level headed guy . The dribble is flowing equally fast out of both sides of his mouth.

[Davey Crocket]

 

[ola_martin]

What is this? An early JBR??

[JohnnyO]

What is this? An early JBR??

Whatever it is i like the rear suspension geometry a lot better than the HL's.

[Davy123]

looks like an OTUS to me

[huskibul]

    Nice isoceles triangle ! the rest of it -i think iam going to be sick- Burppp...