VMX247 XL350

[FourstrokeForever]

Aww very pretty.....for now!

[oldfart]

ooh la la        Alison what's with the selfy     

[VMX247]

ooh la la        Alison what's with the selfy   

pre75 era's all good lookin   
Just put the motor back in the frame ~ weapon     

[VMX247]

Day by day get a little bit closer.    Chasing a C&J frame if you find one in your travels 

[FourstrokeForever]

lookin great guys......Good luck with the C&J frame find. The later C&J's come up from time to time, but I've only ever seen 1 early frame, and that was in the states.

[sa63]

cooll..
john kemp has done a nice job getting his xl motor into a bully frame after ditching the maico frame.
hes going really well on it. maybe an option for you if the c&j is not forthcoming

[FourstrokeForever]

A mate of mine put a XL350 into a Bultaco frame as well. He had to do a lot of cutting and shutting on the lower rails to make it fit though. Allison knows Garry W. have a word to him if you want to go the Bultaco route.

[bazza]

C&J swingarm,CR250M back wheel save 11 kilos go racing.

[sa63]

Is the breaking gearboxes a fact or myth on the xls? hp related I take it? the xl wheel is one heavy mutha that's for sure.

[VMX Andrew]

Thought you all might be interested in looking at this one ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Other-1974-vintage-honda-xl-350-mx-/171404677525?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item27e883d195&vxp=mtr

[Slakewell]

Is the breaking gearboxes a fact or myth on the xls? hp related I take it? the xl wheel is one heavy mutha that's for sure.

I ran a 305 on meth with a YZ back wheel for year with no gear box problems ,  I did reduce allot of weights in the motor and ran a 400 rear tyre size.

[80-85 husky]

destroying 3rd gear is a known issue if flogged and if  420 kit was fitted, it almost guaranteed....

[Rossvickicampbell]

sounds like early Honda gearboxes - standard stuff.

[MX?]

That's looking great! Be a shame to get it dirty.

[FourstrokeForever]

Is the breaking gearboxes a fact or myth on the xls? hp related I take it? the xl wheel is one heavy mutha that's for sure.

The early side port XL350 had a problem with breaking 3rd gear once it was taken to an mx track. The problem got worse with big bore HP and replacing the cush drive hub with a solid unit. The cush drive helps a lot when landing from jumps and braking/acceleration bumps.
The later centre port gears are much beefier with bigger dogs on the gears and stronger selectors. They can be made even more reliable by speeding up the clutch gears which is something Bill Bell used to do with his C&J desert racers.