Top End Reassembly: Honda XL600R Part 7

Completing the engine rebuild! The top end is the most likely place for these bikes to fail. In this videos I reassemble everything from the piston up. This includes the piston, fitting the piston rings, bolting down the cylinder bore, the head, including cam chain tensioner, cam shaft, valve cover with lifters, the side covers, clutch components, gaskets, seals, oil tube and all the related hardware. With this completed, I'm ready to bolt it back into the frame.
The intent of these videos is to help beginners understand how these bikes work and how to fix them when they don't! Using parts from my years of collecting, I have almost everything to rebuild this bike except for a few small items and the major gaskets. By using used parts and simple tools, it is possible to do a lot of the work yourself and keep the cost of repairs to a minimum. Motorcycle engine repair doesn't need to be complicated. I hope you enjoy it and please subscribe to see lots more that are in the works!

[@robt8263]

This the best Honda engine rebuild clip I have seen. Great photos showing details of the detailed engine components and valve seating piston ring end gaps decompression lever etc. I feel a lot more confident about refreshing my XL350

[@jasonselinger]

Wow, thank you! It’s fun doing these! I don’t know much about the 350, but I’m sure it all more or less the same idea. Just take your time and pay attention to how it comes apart. Take pictures or a video if you think you’ll need a reminder. You’ll be fine.

[@nikolasstamoulis2805]

so well explained, thank you!

[@plusblood5101]

Awesome

[@andrnovik4141]

Recently I have rebuilt engine for my XR600R. Now it is street legal and ready to fight. Good luck.

[@jasonselinger]

Thank you! Best of luck to you! That’s a great bike!

[@elijahschool2725]

you should have way more subs thank you

[@jasonselinger]

Thanks, I appreciate that! It’s just a slow process, I’m getting more all the time!

[@elijahschool2725]

@@jasonselinger all the best man

[@jorgevillaelx7723]

Hola..muchas gracias. Hay algún método para revisar y descartar que el tensor de cadena distribución está dañado o correcto?...

[@jasonselinger]

I think that as long as the chain has been tightened, it must be working.

[@НиколайКонищеа]

Всем привет,где можно найти детали на этот двигатель.

[@НиколайКонищеа]

Мне нужен такой двигатель.