De-Ranged
9th January 2009, 08:48
Don't know if you guys would be interested in this, I've noticed there arn't many build style threads onsite, thought it may appeal, its a little project
Turning an old DR250 into a little Hard tail rat bike simlar to the 200cc version here
kikker5150 bikes (http://www.kikker5150.com/hardknock.html)
I've had my learners licence since they started the sceme never bothered doing anything with it becouse I was riding it was trail, yea well now that I'm going to build a rotory powered trike I sort of want a full licence so if I have to ride a 250 I'm gona have some fun getting there
The intent is a budget of no more than $1000 including cert and road costs I run a small engineering shop so building stuff is no problems, was planing on building the frame, and what ever else I can't find cheap or trade for, but I want to keep as much rat as possible :Punk:
So far I have 1 and a half 87 DR 250's one motor goes but is blowing a fair bit of smoke and another thats been sitting with the tapit covers off for long enough to grow moss in there :laugh: but its got plenty of compresion fingers X'd its good enough inside to swop onto the smoky motor all that cost me 2 doz woodstock that I got for storring a mates parts truck at my shed :shifty:
I've picked up a pair of steel gards that I'll mod and a rear brake light for $50 from the local wreaker :laugh: don't want to make to many trips there!! nice guy tho
Been a few yrs since I rode and I remember the 21" front wheel wasn't the best on road any comments do i ditch this in favor of a 19"
Any suggestions on where I can track down some old school indercators that are nice and small I want it legal but still with the stripped down bobber look of the old indians :drool::laugh:
Cheers Reece
Turning an old DR250 into a little Hard tail rat bike simlar to the 200cc version here
kikker5150 bikes (http://www.kikker5150.com/hardknock.html)
I've had my learners licence since they started the sceme never bothered doing anything with it becouse I was riding it was trail, yea well now that I'm going to build a rotory powered trike I sort of want a full licence so if I have to ride a 250 I'm gona have some fun getting there
The intent is a budget of no more than $1000 including cert and road costs I run a small engineering shop so building stuff is no problems, was planing on building the frame, and what ever else I can't find cheap or trade for, but I want to keep as much rat as possible :Punk:
So far I have 1 and a half 87 DR 250's one motor goes but is blowing a fair bit of smoke and another thats been sitting with the tapit covers off for long enough to grow moss in there :laugh: but its got plenty of compresion fingers X'd its good enough inside to swop onto the smoky motor all that cost me 2 doz woodstock that I got for storring a mates parts truck at my shed :shifty:
I've picked up a pair of steel gards that I'll mod and a rear brake light for $50 from the local wreaker :laugh: don't want to make to many trips there!! nice guy tho
Been a few yrs since I rode and I remember the 21" front wheel wasn't the best on road any comments do i ditch this in favor of a 19"
Any suggestions on where I can track down some old school indercators that are nice and small I want it legal but still with the stripped down bobber look of the old indians :drool::laugh:
Cheers Reece