i have a chance of buying a honda xl600
what are your thoughts on this bike?
honda xl600
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sidecarguy
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honda xl600
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jawa350 w/sidecar
suzuki rv90
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jawa350 w/sidecar
suzuki rv90
yamaha xj650 seca
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emperorjordan
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depending on the year... if its a kickstart.... its gonna be a "dog" to start. I hope you are fairly tall and muscular..... 
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When I die, I want to die like my grandfather--who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car
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Not really. A-buck-n-a-bit of me can start one with no trouble. Just make sure the automatic de-compession is working properly. If it's not (the cables tend to fail over time), nows a good time to put an aftermarket manual type on. It's about the same cost to fix the stock system, and gives you control over the de-comp activation.emperorjordan wrote:depending on the year... if its a kickstart.... its gonna be a cookie to start. I hope you are fairly tall and muscular.....
Keeping the bike tuned up helps alot too, 'specailly the carb.
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Well I have a time sating the one I have, its more like a work out then anything for me. Even my friends have a problem with it. Id say try to see how it is to start for you before you by it. Otherwise they are great bikes. A friend of mine has take it every where in the mountains with no problems, even two up.