Just put down a deposit on a like new 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot with 4,535 miles. Going to pick it up on Saturday! Wanted something different and found this bike in great shape. Will post pics when I get it home.
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Very nice.
Being such low mileage and stock i would bet it increases in value rather well.
The crappy ceramic that Honda used on the exhaust from that era is one of the first things to go.
Being such low mileage and stock i would bet it increases in value rather well.
The crappy ceramic that Honda used on the exhaust from that era is one of the first things to go.
Within the past couple of wks., A local guy just bought a VT500 Ascot, 8000+ mi. Really looks good, but like said it looks too small for a 500. The guy here weighs appx. 240lbs. seeing him riding it down the road on it looks like a duck on a june bug. Yours looks red, like a Honda dirt bike red, The one near me looks more like the metallic deeper, maroonish, Maui red, like the red on the "83" CB1100F Honda. Either way, they both bring back memories. Congrats.
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Congrats on nice bike,
Please resist the temptation to put a pod filter on it, just re jet and go. Go to the Yahoo ascot group, tons of useful info about everything on this bike.
Enjoy!
Gaucho
Please resist the temptation to put a pod filter on it, just re jet and go. Go to the Yahoo ascot group, tons of useful info about everything on this bike.
Enjoy!
Gaucho
Well, I did it again! Bought ANOTHER 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot. This one needs a few small things fixed, but it only has 6,300 miles on it. Honda Red like the other one. I'm pretty sure this one will be for sale when I get all the little things fixed! Why does anyone need 4 bikes they keep asking?????? I always answer, why not!
Got Ascot #2 home today. Put a battery in it, added fresh gas, drained the old gas out of the carb and she fired right up!
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Just out of curiosity how do you like riding the Ascot? A friend of mine has a VT500 Ascot and I always found that the seat wanted to push me forward and the pegs seemed too far back. It was probably the most uncomfortable bike I've ever ridden.
Its a fun little bike to ride. I'm 5'11" and the seat does push me forward some. I would not want to ride it on a 1,000 mile trip but they are fun to ride around the horse farm backroads and in town!
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First bike i learned to ride was an ascot single, good memories
