How do you keep a dual sport in good condition over 40-plus years? Easy: You just don’t ride it. And that’s what we see here, with a 1974 Honda XL100 that saw a few miles, then sat unused for decades, under the same ownership. It’s one of the nicest first-generation XLs you’ll ever see, if you’re looking to own a piece of history that could arguably be called the direct ancestor of all today’s dual sport machines.

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这是1970年代初期，日本摩托车制造商正在迅速将英国人从陈列室中伸出来。特别是，本田决定针对摩托车界的每个市场领域。除了CB550和CB750之类的自行车外，本田还取代了BSA Lightning系列或Triumph Thunderbird之类的大无聊机器，Honda还建造了小型越野车，乱码和双重运动。与BSA矮脚鸡和其他轻型街道和拖车自行车大致相同。但是，尽管欧洲经常为这些机器使用两冲程引擎（通常是基于旧的DKW RT 125设计），但本田使用了四杆。在1970年代初期，本田拥有SL系列，该系列演变成TL系列试验自行车和XL双运动。XL100中的气冷两阀OHC发动机基本上是更新的SL100单缸。

即使是日本的其余比赛，也仍在使用两冲程的小型CC，甚至是中量级的Enduros（当时称为双重运动）。直到1970年代末或1980年代初，这种情况才会改变，因此本田确实在这里炸毁了一些领土。这很有趣，因为自行车本身当然不是技术巡回演出，而且性能是有限的。XL100的扭矩约为10马力和5磅英尺的扭矩，即使与当今最基本的双运动相比，悬架（双后冲击）肯定受到限制。有一个19英寸的前轮和17英寸的后轮，两端都带有鼓式制动器。这不是种族自行车。

A solid performer

那么，为什么您要在1974年购买XL100呢？因为它很有趣，简单且可靠。

即使在1970年代初期，本田也享有很高的声誉。海滩男孩们唱着他们的“小本田”，而不是他们的“小霍达卡”。就像今天一样，在海外市场中，像XL100这样的机器变得更有意义。Whether you were on an Asian goat path or cobblestoned streets in Europe, little bikes like this were always more popular outside North America, in areas where distances traveled were shorter, roads were more bumpy, or riders didn’t have enough money to even dream of a four-cylinder roadburner. They didn’t want a high-strung enduro bike; they just needed to get to work, or head to back-country trout lakes, or check a fence in the back pasture. In the days before ATVs, machines like this filled many of the roles that quads do now, since they were cheap and easy to ride over rough terrain.

那些扎实的表现确实将本田建立在今天的品牌中。即使是非骑士也可以看到大红色的自行车是坚韧而可靠的，许多XL士兵数十年来一直持续使用，直到骑手再也找不到零件或证明维修费用是合理的。

Take a look through ADVrider’s archives, and you’ll see many forum references to these machines;this Vintage Singles thread is a good place to start。尽管他们缺乏速度，但许多囚犯还是对这些自行车开始的美好回忆。

这辆自行车在这里？

这些照片中的机器在加拿大东海岸的新不伦瑞克省出售。请参阅下面的卖方描述：

I am selling my 1974 Honda xl100 enduro, this bike is completely original including the tires other than aftermarket replica mirrors with only 855 original miles since new. I purchased this from the original owner last year and have papers in my name. This would be a nice piece to add to a vintage motorcycle collection. I’m asking $4500, If you are seriously interested please contact me, I’m not interested in shipping this bike and not interested in trades. located in Quispamsis NB

CAD是4500美元,约为3500美元USD—probably less than you’d see similar machines go for on Bring a Trailer or other similar sites (BaT saw a ’74 XL100 with 7,000 miles on the odometer sell for $6,369 last month). However,请注意，卖方不想将自行车运送到美国或以其他方式处理跨境麻烦。也许您可以谈论他到卡纳克斯坦某个地方的运输，但是如果愿意，美国买家最好亲自出现。

It’s pretty close to the US border, though (about 90 minutes north of Maine), so if you’re looking to get a vintage bike in unmolested condition (even the original tires!), this could be a weekend road trip for a New England resident. It’s for sale on Facebookhere;通过该广告与所有者联系。