Honda XL

The Honda XL models are motorcycles intended for road and off-road use. They succeeded the SL models at the start of the 1970s. Several models were built in the Honda XL range. The single-cylinder models include the XL 125, put on sale in October 1975 with twin shock absorbers, the XL 125 S from 1978 to 1987, the XL 125 R from 1982, the XL 175, XL 185 S, XL 200 R, the XL 250 family, XL 350 R, XL 400 R and S, and the XL 500 S, built from 1979 to 1982 with 498 cm3, 34 hp, four valves and a weight of 129 kg, and the XL 600 R. The V-twin models are the XL 125 V Varadero, XL 400 V Transalp, XL 600 V Transalp from 1987 to 1999, XL 650 V Transalp from 2000 to 2006, XL 700 V Transalp from 2007 to 2014 and the XL 1000 V Varadero, and the XLV 750 R of 1983 to 1986. The inline-twin XL 750 Transalp followed in 2023.