I will follow your progress. The xt 500 PD bikes are really beautiful.

Wasn' t this a long time ago? JCO is retired last year or the year before and I thought the new GM of Sonauto sold the bikes?

Hi i also just bought a bleu 1vj which needs restoring and live in holland. I found mine on "marktplaats" . I think we have to tackle the same problems. I also need a new steering lock, you can also find parts with kedo in germany, sometimes cheaper as ebay and very good service . Best regards, ian

Thank you Mezo, I have bought the bike 2 weeks ago and taken it completely apart, I first want to tackle the block, which is a challenge on its own. I will upload some pictures later, perhaps on a other chapter of this forum
Best regards,
Ian

Hi my name is Ian and I live in Zandvoort , Holland. I bought a bad 1VJ which needs a rebuilt. Before this bike I rebuilt a TDR250 with a lot of help of the members of the UK TDR forum. Finished after 18 months of hard work, riding it scared me so I sold it again. I am a member of the Dutch XT500 ...