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Oldhondaguy:
Hi everyone, I  joined this forum because I just picked up an 82 FT500 last week at a vintage jap swap meet. This little bike is in great condition and is a blast to ride, I was told by some fellow riders at the meet that the engine on this bike is not stock as it has a compression release and a kick start shaft, would any one know what these upgrades are from and what did it do for the engine. I will post some pics as soon as I figure out how. Thanks

J6G1Z:
Well... It sounds like someone either added the kick starter & the compression release, or swapped an XR/XL engine into the frame. Do you still have the electric starter?

Congratulations on finding an Ascot. Make sure that you read the "Ascot Essentials" in the Tech Section. There are a couple of things that you should check on or perform. Like changing the jets to richen up the mixture some.


Good luck
J.

Oldhondaguy:
It has the starter and tack drive, numbers on the engine case says its an 82 ascot. It looks like someone was setting it up to flattrack it they added Works gas shocks, supertrap exhaust and a sargent seat.

J6G1Z:
Sounds like you found a very cool version of an Ascot. I sure wish Honda had seen fit to manufacture these bikes with a back up kick starter. Hell, they put kickers on the CB750 for a while. I wonder what kicking that over was like.

Do you know how to take & post up pictures? I'd like to see your bike.

J.

thumperdh:
I'm with j6 on this one. I really want to see some pics of that bad boy.

Welcome to the club.

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