Harry Garage Dakar Bikes - XT500

[LordFlathead]

He's a lad

https://youtu.be/wSj9ivqV0To

[politeperson]

I love the XT500. Old school but still a good ride.

[Ed.]

Enjoyed that!

[RIDDA575]

politeperson said:

I love the XT500. Old school but still a good ride.

When I was a teenage lad many many years ago there was a guy that used to turn up to our favourite local fields/wasteland on light summer evenings and often at weekends and he was on an XT, this was a great place to mess about on bikes.
We as youngsters used to watch in awe and be totally amazed as this guy would speed through the ford and go across the hump-back bridge on the back wheel and carry on all the way to the top of the lane still doing a wheelie.
HAPPY DAYS.........
I heard from a mate a couple of years ago that this guy we used to idolize as youngsters now owns about 8 or 9 XT 500's.
And that by my reckoning is a right few quid's worth of bikes now.

[bimsb6]

RIDDA575 said:

politeperson said:

I love the XT500. Old school but still a good ride.

When I was a teenage lad many many years ago there was a guy that used to turn up to our favourite local fields/wasteland on light summer evenings and often at weekends and he was on an XT, this was a great place to mess about on bikes.
We as youngsters used to watch in awe and be totally amazed as this guy would speed through the ford and go across the hump-back bridge on the back wheel and carry on all the way to the top of the lane still doing a wheelie.
HAPPY DAYS.........
I heard from a mate a couple of years ago that this guy we used to idolize as youngsters now owns about 8 or 9 XT 500's.
And that by my reckoning is a right few quid's worth of bikes now.

They fetch good money at the moment, we have a ‘79 mostly original 500 non runner (its been sat for years) in the garage and were offered £4500 for it .

[RIDDA575]

I think the most I've seen one advertised for in the past 18 months or so is £7000

[Krikkit]

Nice video that, always enjoyed Harry's bike collection and it looks like a very enjoyable place to razz up and down on them.

[bimsb6]

RIDDA575 said:

I think the most I've seen one advertised for in the past 18 months or so is £7000

Saw one yesterday for £9k

Edited by bimsb6 on Sunday 4th April 21:58

[Oceanrower]

I've got one of those but it's not quite how Yamaha intended...

[ChocolateFrog]

Was a good video.

He didn't half give it the beans across the field. He's got some balls.

[RIDDA575]

bimsb6 said:

Saw one yesterday for £9k

Edited by bimsb6 on Sunday 4th April 21:58

Wow,, serious money that !!