Old honda mechanic advice
My two cents worth. Who "overhauled" the motor? was it the only honda he has overhauled? Not to depairage someone's mechanical skills but in 30 years of being a paid mechanic I have seen some "overhauled" motors that were a waste of time and money and a headache to the next buyer. If you notice this bike has a automatic cam chain tensioner so it would be hard to overtighten. One thing to be aware of would be worn out cam chain sprockets that are not fitting with the new chain. Take a test ride and see if the bike smokes on start up or after getting hot.....that is a bad sign. Here in montana people spend $1000.00 on partial overhauls on XL and XR honda's. That said I just sold a 86 XL250R that was original with 4K miles and new tires for US $2000.00.
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