1980 Honda XL185s Motorcycle Exhaust and Speedometer repair

We got this fun little 1980 Honda XL185s motorcyle. It has been running great and starts right up, We did rattle it apart a little bit on our first trip out, and this video shows the projects and repairs I tackled to get it ready for the next trip.
I performed some TIG welding and light fabrication on the stock exhaust and replaced the speedometer cable.
Repair don't replace!

[@matrix-Andrew]

No reason to apologize, thanks for new content!

[@user-fy4df5tv4k]

nice to find a current project page... started digging into a 79 xl185s I bought last year... whoeee whee, so many farmer fixes on it, not sure where to start! Though I did grab a 'bolt' kit at the local dealership. A box of various sizes for UJM MX, and maybe replace some of the wing nuts!

[@matrix-Andrew]

Solid content!

[@e_s.0848]

I have a 1981 xl185, the speedometer started bouncing everywhere and whining. Do you have any suggestions?

[@makestuff__fixthings]

Usually a bouncing needle means one end of the cable is skipping. Hopefully you can reseat/tighten the cable at each end. Check to see if the cable has any broken or missing teeth at the hub end.

[@e_s.0848]

@@makestuff__fixthings Will do, thanks for responding