XLV holiday snap, somewhere in East Gippsland ...

Sharkey's Honda XLV750R page

On this site:

Other XLV-related sites:

XLV750R Workshop Manual (thanks José)
Oz Honda V-twin Adventurers
Jurgen (www.xlv750.de).
Rolf (www.xlv.ch).
The RS750 is in some ways the XLV's granddaddy. The NXR750 is a much more distant relative.

Mailing Lists:

xlv750: world-wide XLV specific mailing list
OZ Adventure Riders: Offroad touring in Australia
Honda V-Twin Adventurers: Honda V-Twin Chookies

Whatever happened to my XLV?

On the way home from Wintersun 2004 a gearbox bearing failed completely, filling the engine with steel and aluminium scrap, pretty much destroying the engine. Oddly enough, it got home anyway, and it was only when I drained the oil and a ball-bearing or two fell out that I realized just how badly I'd stuffed it. If I'd had the sense to stop in Ouyen, there'd be a lot more recoverable.

The good news is, I've just sourced a replacement engine from Greg H, and hopefully it'll be returning to the road soon!

More photos:

Now at SmugMug

What's in a Name?

The XLV is a part of the Honda XL series of road-trail bikes.
The XLV is a V-twin.
The XLV is a 45°V, and 45 is XLV in Roman Numerals. (also 750 cc is approximately 45 ci)

That still doesn't explain the R, of course :-)