HollywoodMX's xv920/TR1 Cafe super-dupe!

Hey here is my xv920rh cafe build as break from my kz build. I will get my kz done for spring. I got to call Les to get my kz custom trips made and then wrap up the bike.

www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=54733.0

Nice work, I dig that crazy pipe!

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guitargeek wrote: Nice work, I dig that crazy pipe!

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Thanks man!

The only bike that I bought new was an XV920RH. That was a great bike. Only problem I had was a failed Starter solenoid, so I bumped started it for a couple months.

Ya I replaced my starter with a 4 brush..much better.

First start after building the custom equal length exhaust.



Custom lower frame video..

I had the 82 920 for a while.I gave up on it.I was following totally redviragos teaching on the harness.I have never seen so much unneeded wiring before. Then you have the stupid starting system.Just not worth it to me.

wow.....thing sounds nice

crusierlover wrote: I had the 82 920 for a while.I gave up on it.I was following totally redviragos teaching on the harness.I have never seen so much unneeded wiring before. Then you have the stupid starting system.Just not worth it to me.

I'm assuming that was a Virago shaft drive, since you refer to someone called redvirago, not the chain drive RH920, totally different bikes, only thing they had in common was the 920 motor.
In Europe it was called the TR1, and I believe it was an 850.

steell wrote:

crusierlover wrote: I had the 82 920 for a while.I gave up on it.I was following totally redviragos teaching on the harness.I have never seen so much unneeded wiring before. Then you have the stupid starting system.Just not worth it to me.

I'm assuming that was a Virago shaft drive, since you refer to someone called redvirago, not the chain drive RH920, totally different bikes, only thing they had in common was the 920 motor.
In Europe it was called the TR1, and I believe it was an 850.

Red virago is a mod a virago tech forum who specializes in electrical.

I too have simplified the harness but it still wasn't simple enough. Today there are some real good threads of creative people building simple harnesses for them.

The 81 to 82 xv920r that was chain was identical to the tr1 except the 920 was 920cc and the tr1 was 980cc.

I have 980 jugs in my motor build. And I will be 1000, high compression, all tricked out.

Oh well, 850 or 980 a TR-1 is still a bike I'd like to have.
Among other improvements, the 920 RH and 920 RJ had enclosed chains that ran in a grease bath. I have no idea how long a chain would last, but I know it's much more than the 15000 miles I put on mine.

steell wrote: Oh well, 850 or 980 a TR-1 is still a bike I'd like to have.
Among other improvements, the 920 RH and 920 RJ had enclosed chains that ran in a grease bath. I have no idea how long a chain would last, but I know it's much more than the 15000 miles I put on mine.

People have reported 60k on the original chain and still fine. Lol.

Too bad it weighs a lot.