I do love a civilized Enduro bike. Makes me want to run over stuff and hit gravel roads. Beautiful bike! Love the lights, license plate holder, and key.
I’m just building a dual Sport Xr600r but I love the blow by chain lube idea and using it on my bike thank showing those details.. awesome bike there’s great craftsmanship there
I had a fully built Xr600 that I was tempted to do a similar build on. It was a handful on the tight single tracks, but on the pavement it still left a bit to be desired. Wheelies were fun around town, but after 40mph it was still a dog compared to more street oriented bikes, and the vibes on the freeway were crazy. Plus, that thing was an absolute bear to kick over; I shredded a good pair of shoes starting it up. At 200lbs I could stand on the kick lever at tdc, and the compression would hold me up.
I have a 1988 xr600r and it's still all a dirt bike and I won't change it at all, I'm not a purist but I want to be able to blast done dirt trails as well as riding on the road. Nice job on this bike though.😊❤
Love the Bike & love the way you have built it Brother 😊, this is the kind of bike am looking for which is nimble agile & fun to ride Bike , Ride Safe Buddy 😊
Great bike! If you do it right, kick back should never be an issue. Cycle through the kick slowly, once you reach the hard spot, you should be at top of compression stroke, release. Give firm strong kick. Should fire right up.
This isn't a comment telling you what you should or shouldn't do to your bike....its 'your' bike and you have it however you like mate. XR600s are the bomb whatever the style. I do have a hot tip for the Honda XR/NX though......you can(if you want to) get rid of the fuckin' 'horrible standard decompression lever by fitting a Honda CRF450 lever and perch. The type with the hot start lever built into the perch. You can connect the decompressor cable to the hot start lever and have a nice neat setup that makes for a cleaner look on the bars and gets rid of that ugly standard Honda lever that always looks ready to stab you if you have a spill!! It's usually a straight swap over from the standard clutch/decomp levers with just cable adjustments needed. All sorts of CRF450/WR450 levers on Ebay, from £20 pattern ones to much tricker stuff. Works well and looks much better on my XR600.
I had a 1981 XL 500 Honda. Now that kicked back. Plus if I tried to use the de-compression lever it wouldn’t start. The times I’ve spent sweating and cursing or rubbing my shin i lost track of. It did a proper job of laming me for months when it kicked back and bent my whole foot upwards as it did so! Trust me it’s not made to bend that way. It always made me wonder why they made it with such a little part to actually put your foot on, solid metal, cruel and unforgettable x
It sounds very familiar lol. If only it had been more civilised on the start up I may still have it. I loved the ease of pulling away at the traffic lights and it’s tone and looks. Nothing like the Old thumpers. I’m 60 now, back then I was in my 20s
Very cool twist on a classic beast man I just posted 4 vids of my 91 bigbore XR600 thrashing with some mates years ago luv the big pigs keep em coming cheers
Guys I just found ur channel after watching videos about the v7 moto Guzzi because I think about buying one. I came across Alex's one and definitely fell in love with it. But then I started looking at ur other videos and now I'm lost... I want a LOT of them^^ Anyways I'm enjoying ur channel right now :D
Sweet machine, I’m looking for an XR650L to build in a similar manner in the US. Fortunately, they’re still available new, and have electric starters. Very similar otherwise.
Luv my 85 xl600, wish I still had my 81 xl500 a beast of a wheelie machine with a 23 inch front wheel. Like a woman they only hurt you once kicking them over then you learn fast and find the sweet spot.
As a kid we’d buy whatever we could get and strip/saw/ chop it so we could thrash it around an improvised track on our local fields. Most of them eventually resembled this bike but in the 1960’s cost was circa £5 . I guess I’m missing the point here
Ive got a 2008 XR650. I might do this also. Very good looking bike. Id love to get my hands on a late model Guzzi V7 90deg twin motor and trans and make it work in an XR chassis.
I love it:-) your bike ! right now I'm kind of customizing my 2009 Honda CRF 230 m with knobby tires huge rear sprocket homemade crash bars also going to come off the crash bars brackets with a rack above the front wheel in front of the headlight for hauling a gun or bow or sleeping bag off grid when I haul something also my big military panniers saddlebags sissy bar to haul gun or or bow Camp gear for Outback camping and Adventure hunting she's slow. With the big sprocket but I'm building it for trail mostly off-road trail riding hunting and adventure exploring wilderness dirt and Trail
Nice down to earth video Luke ! I had a stock yamaha SRX600 single. Does that count as a thumper ? It was a little bit meek power wise and the design worked in parts and not in other parts but I liked it a lot and it drew a fait bit of attention.
stunning build really is but i have to question the pipes id say they are restricting the engine i would consider a slight wider pipe but its beautiful tho very welldone
I've spoken to some people that run these impossible to see indicators and apparently they are just to please inspection and they favour using hand signals if needs be. I personally like my indicators to be as visible as possible
Saves having a massive 14ah battery and a great big starter motor on the front. Also no flat battery jump starting issues. I don't think the xr600 even had a battery anyway. The xr250/400 never did. Also probably saves 10kg off the weight
Man, I DO love the sound of an old thumper, especially a large capacity one like this.
Sounds good, looks stupid. 😂
Man that’s nice, had an xr400 for about 4 years and still one of my favourite bikes.
I love the black ones, were they factory or did people buy the black plastics and change them over
Such a beautiful bulid! Fun, beautiful and with those suttle details🙌🏻
imagine drinking your tea or eating breakfast peacefully and suddently someone passes by with an 80's bike and fills up your lungs with smoke lmaoo
Absolute beauty, well done! It sounds amazing too
Great to see. Inspiration. I have an old 83 XR500 that has been sitting around for years and have been debating what to do with it.
Happy we can help Inspire!
Looks good and its a project that was built to be used. Its definitely a keeper! Nicely done...thx for sharing
Very very cool. The oil breather doubling as a chain oiler was smart as.
Keeps the dust down on the cobbles too apparently
really cool simple build absolutely love it
I do love a civilized Enduro bike. Makes me want to run over stuff and hit gravel roads. Beautiful bike! Love the lights, license plate holder, and key.
I’m just building a dual Sport Xr600r but I love the blow by chain lube idea and using it on my bike thank showing those details.. awesome bike there’s great craftsmanship there
Yep! 👍 I’ll never get tired of that sound.
Definitely one of the coolest bikes featured here
This is amazing...I’m so jealous!
They could do a whole series with your bikes alone Luke.
These XR600 builds are starting to sway me, was never really interested but there are some cracking looking builds of late
"Builds"
damn man, this is sweet. turn lights are something i have never seen before, interesting implementation.
I had a fully built Xr600 that I was tempted to do a similar build on. It was a handful on the tight single tracks, but on the pavement it still left a bit to be desired. Wheelies were fun around town, but after 40mph it was still a dog compared to more street oriented bikes, and the vibes on the freeway were crazy. Plus, that thing was an absolute bear to kick over; I shredded a good pair of shoes starting it up. At 200lbs I could stand on the kick lever at tdc, and the compression would hold me up.
Never thought of using the breather as chain lube! Adding this to my mod list >:)
British bikes of the 1960's came from the factory with that chain oiler.
My xl600lmh has this, the pipe is part of the passenger footpeg braket.
Great bike nice to see another tall bike with monster folks 🖖
he doesnt want to say he got the levers off of ebay. lol
Is there another place to buy motorcycles parts? Lol. If you're a mechanic, you basically live on eBay I think.
Yes Avs copies lol, I've bought them as well.
Hahahaha
Just after he says, fender and speedo are from Ebay... 😵
@@Ritalie I’m pretty sure there literally isn’t anywhere else to buy parts 🤣
Lovely job. Congratulations! Bears a passing resemblance to my Desert Sled.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
I have a 1988 xr600r and it's still all a dirt bike and I won't change it at all, I'm not a purist but I want to be able to blast done dirt trails as well as riding on the road. Nice job on this bike though.😊❤
Love the Bike & love the way you have built it Brother 😊, this is the kind of bike am looking for which is nimble agile & fun to ride Bike , Ride Safe Buddy 😊
Awesome! Love the thumper.
Never thought I would see a version of my old farm bike all dolled up in London.
Well, It's cheap
the whole bike is awesome , love the key idea
That oil breather/chain luber is so smart!
Quite a common thing on old thumpers
Great bike....looks and sounds great! Steve
Very nice ,,like everything about this bike the way you have done it cheersbshane UK
Got to love a big Honda single 👍🏼
This bike is now all I want.
Bevel out a groove in the ignition key and glue in a magnet so hopefully you won't lose it.
Great bike! If you do it right, kick back should never be an issue. Cycle through the kick slowly, once you reach the hard spot, you should be at top of compression stroke, release. Give firm strong kick. Should fire right up.
This isn't a comment telling you what you should or shouldn't do to your bike....its 'your' bike and you have it however you like mate. XR600s are the bomb whatever the style. I do have a hot tip for the Honda XR/NX though......you can(if you want to) get rid of the fuckin' 'horrible standard decompression lever by fitting a Honda CRF450 lever and perch. The type with the hot start lever built into the perch. You can connect the decompressor cable to the hot start lever and have a nice neat setup that makes for a cleaner look on the bars and gets rid of that ugly standard Honda lever that always looks ready to stab you if you have a spill!!
It's usually a straight swap over from the standard clutch/decomp levers with just cable adjustments needed. All sorts of CRF450/WR450 levers on Ebay, from £20 pattern ones to much tricker stuff. Works well and looks much better on my XR600.
This is my all time favorite.
Awesome bike, thanks for sharing.
Proper wheelie machine…. Love it.👍
I had a 1981 XL 500 Honda. Now that kicked back. Plus if I tried to use the de-compression lever it wouldn’t start.
The times I’ve spent sweating and cursing or rubbing my shin i lost track of. It did a proper job of laming me for months when it kicked back and bent my whole foot upwards as it did so! Trust me it’s not made to bend that way.
It always made me wonder why they made it with such a little part to actually put your foot on, solid metal, cruel and unforgettable x
It sounds very familiar lol. If only it had been more civilised on the start up I may still have it. I loved the ease of pulling away at the traffic lights and it’s tone and looks. Nothing like the Old thumpers. I’m 60 now, back then I was in my 20s
Very cool twist on a classic beast man I just posted 4 vids of my 91 bigbore XR600 thrashing with some mates years ago luv the big pigs keep em coming cheers
Easily one of the coolest thumpers I've ever seen! Cheers from Louisiana P[>
Work of art!!!
stunning bike
Sweet looking ride that,Luke.Just right for urban/off road lunacy 👍👍
That is absolutely stunning :(
Grrr big singles stir the blood! Good stuff!
It’s a twin.
I would buy that, looks great.
Honda CG125 tanks must be going up in value nowadays. Every second hipster sled I see has one. (small tank makes engine look bigger)
This bike look so nice
well done mate. love it
Guys I just found ur channel after watching videos about the v7 moto Guzzi because I think about buying one. I came across Alex's one and definitely fell in love with it. But then I started looking at ur other videos and now I'm lost... I want a LOT of them^^ Anyways I'm enjoying ur channel right now :D
Thats a proper looking motorcycle i luv it!
Awesome build! :)
Love that oil breather pipe
looks great fun nice job
Very cool my friend.
I like ur style man! 👍🏼
If you think she’s a man you need to get out more.
Looks great mate.
Lol I love that so loud Enough so people will know I am coming lol I love 🤣🤣🤣
Where is the rear fender? Doesn't it ever rain over there!
He doesn’t ride in the rain 🤔
the seat is long enough to tread off the water
Soil Space good luck with that
He never rides it
My first bike I bought new was a Yamaha 550 xt 1982 model.loved that machine🙂
nice and simple.
That's a beauty !!!!!!
Sweet machine, I’m looking for an XR650L to build in a similar manner in the US. Fortunately, they’re still available new, and have electric starters. Very similar otherwise.
I love it! I would like to have a bike set up like that
Luv my 85 xl600, wish I still had my 81 xl500 a beast of a wheelie machine with a 23 inch front wheel. Like a woman they only hurt you once kicking them over then you learn fast and find the sweet spot.
Looks great
awesome bike!
As a kid we’d buy whatever we could get and strip/saw/ chop it so we could thrash it around an improvised track on our local fields. Most of them eventually resembled this bike but in the 1960’s cost was circa £5 . I guess I’m missing the point here
This is awesome
My heart ❤️ that is so beautiful.
I loooove XR 600 !!!!❤️ i Drive although a ´89 in red ....
I Drive a 87er 👍👌
-98 here, with 80s plastics :)
Great tires choise,most bike like this often used tractor's tires.
...that’s it...I’m building one! 🤙🤙🤙 🏍 🏍 🏍
would luve to as well doesnt look like to much work!
Ive got a 2008 XR650. I might do this also. Very good looking bike. Id love to get my hands on a late model Guzzi V7 90deg twin motor and trans and make it work in an XR chassis.
It definitely grows on a person
I love it:-) your bike ! right now I'm kind of customizing my 2009 Honda CRF 230 m with knobby tires huge rear sprocket homemade crash bars also going to come off the crash bars brackets with a rack above the front wheel in front of the headlight for hauling a gun or bow or sleeping bag off grid when I haul something also my big military panniers saddlebags sissy bar to haul gun or or bow Camp gear for Outback camping and Adventure hunting she's slow. With the big sprocket but I'm building it for trail mostly off-road trail riding hunting and adventure exploring wilderness dirt and Trail
Looks like fun.
Nice down to earth video Luke ! I had a stock yamaha SRX600 single. Does that count as a thumper ? It was a little bit meek power wise and the design worked in parts and not in other parts but I liked it a lot and it drew a fait bit of attention.
Really nice 👏
amazing what you made from the xr
That's a damn cool bike :)
Muito linda aqui no Brasil e difícil ver criações assim parabéns
Beautifuuuul!!!! 🤙👏👏👏👏
Cool bike 🏍
so what's the second lever on the clutch lever side? rear break for wheelies? or choke? great build... looks sick..
You probably found out already but it's a decompression lever before kicking it over
So so cool
My dad passed his 600 xr down to me, man bikes with more ass than most people can take on the track or trail
Love it.
Nice bike but those tank badges are following the wrong line. Needs a rear mudguard too for me.
agreed
I think it looks spot on
Nice, i wouldn't use hot oil/steam from breather to lube chain.
Its not to lube the chain....it is to lube and extend the life of the sprockets. O-ring chains dont need lube.
@@highplainshollarhomestead3188 At 5:57 states it is used to lube chain!
@@skandix why is it bad?
@@blackwersus The heat will destroy o rings, and the chain was not designed to be oiled with used dirty oil.
Get fork guards, dirt will destroy the seals really easily on the upside down forks!
I thought the new ones were upside down!
@@brianmorrison9066 they are? But the new bikes have fork guards and they are higher performance than the older standard forks.
@@nalyd6386 Did he say the year of the bike?
Beautiful!
stunning build really is but i have to question the pipes id say they are restricting the engine i would consider a slight wider pipe but its beautiful tho very welldone
Nice bike but why you'd have an indicator others can't see is just silly. As is having a disguised key and then telling everyone.
took the words right out of my mouth!
I've spoken to some people that run these impossible to see indicators and apparently they are just to please inspection and they favour using hand signals if needs be.
I personally like my indicators to be as visible as possible
... but I thought you had @@notimetoexpIain ?
@@ClaudeSac the name really doesn't fit me since I like explaining things, might consider it an anti-name
They just need to kick start it
Looks great, the only thing I dont agree with is the lack of an electric start but hey to each their own.
XR-600's are easiest 600 thumper to kickstart. Use the compression release to get the piston just past TDC and kick.
Forgot, increase the pilot jet about 4 sizes richer than the stock factory size.
Saves having a massive 14ah battery and a great big starter motor on the front. Also no flat battery jump starting issues. I don't think the xr600 even had a battery anyway. The xr250/400 never did. Also probably saves 10kg off the weight
Wow that sounded tasty
Very cool!
Im curious on how that cg125 fits the xr600 frame. New brackets to mount it?
Nice bike, I really like it