Honda Targets Kids

HONDA TARGETS KIDS

How many of today's motorcyclists got their start on a small-bore Honda such as an SL70 or XR75? Well, many more may do the same with the 1997 XR70R, which will fill the gap for first-time riders who are too big for a Z50, but too small br an XR80R. The newest and smallest member of the XR family mates the venerable CT70 powertrain with an all new single-shock "hanger" chassis, which suspends the two-valve Single from above. A three-speed automatic transmission, drum brakes and a U.S. Forestry Service-approved spark arrestor round out the low-tech package, which should require next to no maintenance. With its 26-inch seat height and styling that mim ics its larger brothers, the XR7O is the four-stroke alternative to Yamaha's PW8O and Suzuki's DS8O. Priced at $1 599-$350 less than an XR8O-the XR7OR might just be the minibike for the next millennium.