Check out this excellent ’72 Honda SL 70 my friend Ronnie Welch picked up at the 2010 Diamond Don’s Riverport National. This bike looks totally original — fenders, speedo, pegs, everything. Only one slight dent in the right side of the tank. Even the seat is in excellent condition! It’s amazing. And it runs. The [...]
Entries Tagged as 'sl70'
An all-original vintage Honda SL70
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Vintage
Tags: back-in-the-day·bikes·DiamondDons2010·RonnieWelch·sl70
Old school pitbike races – Honda SL70 and XR75
October 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Racing, Vintage
Recently my old school friend Ronnie Welch sent me a bunch of pictures from TVRC’s annual “King of the Ant Hill” race in Texas. If you were under the misguided belief that pitbike races were some new phenomenon, well, let me assure you that the only thing truly new in dirt biking is the backflip. [...]
Rebuilding the Honda SL70
January 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Vintage, Workbench
The first motorcycle I ever bought with my own money was a red 1972 Honda SL70. The picture is my younger brother David jumping the bike across the football field at Moore Jr. High when we were kids. Can you imagine trying that now? I think I sold the bike to David, but I can’t [...]
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