Bad ass! Yeah 80's Honda Bikes!!

Nice bike! :)

You said she's giving you fits. What's she doing or have you gotten her fixed yet?

yeah she is back up and running... the timing chain is slapping around a bit but once I get some $$ I can get a new one.

I have seen three ruined motors from timing chain slap. As the chain slaps the cylinder, it erodes small bits of aluminum/ magnesium. These bits drop into the crankcase/ engine oil and are circulated by the oil pump to the cylinder head/ everywhere else.

On the 3 XR200's I owned (Bought used) every one of them had timing chain slap, and every one of them had bad main bearings, and destroyed camshaft/ cam bearings because of the timing chain slap.

Of course, because they were Hondas, they still ran.

If you replace the oil filter constantly, you can get away with it for a while, but eventually it will catch up.

Have you tried substituting a different kind of spring in the tensioner?

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You and your bike are some beauties. :)