Honda ascot FT500

[the great gazoo]

This is one badass little thumper, only produced 2 years(82 & 83). I've been searching for one of these for a couple of months now & am trying everthing & contacting everyone I know to get one of these. If anyone knows of one for sale please con137939tact me, Thanks, TGG

[big specht]

Your too late I sold what was left of one bought for the top end this summer. Those things are a hot item and they are know for starter issues I don't know how many calls I got about the starter bindix the are disscontinued from honde or are real expensive cause that's one thing every body asked me about. They are out there but the one i found for sale arn't cheap. I found the one i got at a garage sale for 350 it had starter issues but ran and after dissasembling the engine it had a aftermarket carb,cam and piston it was a good score.

[Big Mike]

Pardon my ignorance, but is this what guys are using to build their Ascot 500x using a 350x bottom end?

[big specht]

Yea that is why I bought mine:naughty:

[Big Mike]

Great Gazoo, I found this for you, not sure if it is what you are looking for though: http://hartford.craigslist.org/mcy/2759580092.html

[Vealmonkey]

There's no way that hacked up street bike is worth $2000.

[Big Mike]

Gazoo, I also found this one, but i was gonna grab it for the ascott head but after reading all the posts about the swap, i am all set. http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/mcy/2755942493.html

[big specht]

There's no way that hacked up street bike is worth $2000.

People are proud of those bikes Hell I had guys pissed that I wouldn't sell parts off of it before the guy that I said I would hold it for got there

[RapidRick]

You guys are on the wrong coast, there are several out here on the left hand coast mostly. :drool:

That cafe racer would bring that out here. :Bounce

I've been trying to sell a complete FT500 motor and another that I use to mock up with for months and not takers in So California. :(

I know Vealmonkey's looking for an xr motor, have your found one yet???? I'm looking at another one just down the street.. :naughty:

[Vealmonkey]

No xr engine yet. Ninja was going to hook me up, but needless to say that won't be happening.

[the great gazoo]

Mike, I am 100% interested! If you're willing to grab it for me, I can be up there ASAP & I'll give you a finder's/storage fee also. Wow, I'm exited as hell!
And NO WAY is this bike being turned into a trike(yet, LOL).

[the great gazoo]

Well I drove 11.5 hours last weekend & picked this one up for 5clams, It's in decent shape & has only 9k miles on it. I've o/hauled front & rear brakes, still need to o/h petcock & shorten the shifter that's on the bike, the ascot uses a linkage type shifter, & it pivots on a post at the curve of the frame, by the peg. The tab's broken off, so the P.O. just used what he had, my heel is on the peg when shifting, so I'm gonna shorten it.

[Vealmonkey]

That's a pretty sweet machine for 5 bills. I know you've been hustling to get everything straightened out to get it rideable again. Best of luck.