Having riden a sl175 they may be a small engine but wow they are a fun bike. Kept thinking wow its loud then saw where the pipes ended. I hope you enjoy the heck out of that bike there is just something special about them
They are 250cc Hodaka forks - off a road rat or something? It was out in the parts yard and they looked like a big upgrade over the stock honda! I adapted the original stem bearing to fit tthe hodaka triples and sleeved the honda axle to fit in the forks. Also had to make a new brake arm but that was easy. Out back are can-am shocks. It all fits the 'free parts bike' theme!
@@zachsbikeadventures I’m currently building a 1970 sl175 as a hair scramble racer, I love the videos and love hearing that thing sing through the woods. What spokes did you use to do the 21” swap? Haha I’m very interested
@@BrendanCautrell The rim and spokes were pulled off of a yamaha ty250. The SL has a larger brake drum so the spokes are too long but if you lay them over more (one extra cross) they are the perfect length. It was a total stroke of luck that I figured this out. I'm glad to hear there will be another off road SL out there! People never believe what these things can do offroad and they get lots of attention.
Having riden a sl175 they may be a small engine but wow they are a fun bike. Kept thinking wow its loud then saw where the pipes ended. I hope you enjoy the heck out of that bike there is just something special about them
I do enjoy the heck out of it, just need to get out on it more often...
I love how this bike sounds in the low rpm
Its bark is bigger than its bite 😅
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Nice bike!
Thanks!
What forks are you using?
They are 250cc Hodaka forks - off a road rat or something? It was out in the parts yard and they looked like a big upgrade over the stock honda! I adapted the original stem bearing to fit tthe hodaka triples and sleeved the honda axle to fit in the forks. Also had to make a new brake arm but that was easy. Out back are can-am shocks. It all fits the 'free parts bike' theme!
@@zachsbikeadventures I’m currently building a 1970 sl175 as a hair scramble racer, I love the videos and love hearing that thing sing through the woods. What spokes did you use to do the 21” swap? Haha I’m very interested
@@BrendanCautrell The rim and spokes were pulled off of a yamaha ty250. The SL has a larger brake drum so the spokes are too long but if you lay them over more (one extra cross) they are the perfect length. It was a total stroke of luck that I figured this out.
I'm glad to hear there will be another off road SL out there! People never believe what these things can do offroad and they get lots of attention.
@@zachsbikeadventures thank you for actually responding and do you ever go to mid Ohio AMA vintage days?
no I've only ever raced here in Canada. I'd love to get down to the states for some bigger crowds @@BrendanCautrell