![]() So why would you buy an XL100 in 1974? Because it was fun, simple and reliable.Įven in the early 1970s, Honda had a strong reputation the Beach Boys sang about their “Little Honda,” not their “Little Hodaka.” And in overseas markets, just like today, machines like the XL100 made even more sense. There was a 19-inch front wheel and 17-inch rear, with drum brakes at both ends. The XL100 made about 10 horsepower and 5 pound-feet of torque, and that suspension (twin rear shocks) was certainly limited even compared to the most basic dual sports available today. ![]() That’s amusing, as the bike itself is certainly no technical tour de force, and performance was limited. That didn’t change until the late 1970s or early 1980s, so Honda was really blazing some territory here. Even the rest of the Japanese competition was still using two-strokes for their small-cc and even their middleweight enduros (as dual sports were called then).
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