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1984 XR500R....any comments?
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[QUOTE="XRpredator, post: 97271, member: 19389"] I had an '83 XR500, and I only have one word--PIG! Actually it was a good bike, but I like my XR400 lots better. Like Rod says, plastics are unobtanium any more (except for maybe Maier--you might check them out), and tickling two carbs can be a pain in the patootie. Otherwise, a decent mount, loads of torque, suspension (well, Ochster probably has the right idea). I really only had one failure on mine--busted shift fork. I only had neutral and first gear. My brother's '84 busted the auto-decompression actuator (down by the kickstarter) and that made the compression release stay open. If we'd have just unhooked it from the kickstart actuator, he'd have been all right. Instead, we went through a major teardown! After having all sorts of engine work done, I found the missing piece. Sunk a lot of money into that pig! [/QUOTE]
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