kiwibrian
24th March 2009, 19:33
Used to own a couple of bikes bikes a year or two back. Bought an XL250RC about 6 months old at the time; then traded up to a new XR200RD the following year. Loved that XR light, nimble, and had a front wheel so that you had three points for it to sit on when you flicked out the kick stand and left it for a bit. Nice burble from the stock exhaust with the baffle out so people who didn't look out for motorbikes could hear you coming.
Currently have an XR250RE off road project in the garage that needs a bit of work:rolleyes:. Head gasket looks like rtv, a few broken studs, no decompression cable, etc. I do have the parts, just finding the time. Will probably fix it up and shift it on, shortly after buying it I messed up the old body so don't fancy having to kick over those notorious engines.
Quite keen on a dual purpose bike of some description with electric start (luxury in my old age), wont be too serious off road, good as a commuter and maybe the odd longer excursion on the road (250-400km) to get off road. Not a lot of me at the moment (turn sideways and I disappear) so don't want anything too heavy and a pretty limited budget in these economic times. Reasonably handy in the garage so don't mind a bit of work on an older bike with character as long as parts are available.
Good list! Light, electric start, good tank range, high speed not required, good on road and reasonable off. What does anyone think?
By the way. Hello
Currently have an XR250RE off road project in the garage that needs a bit of work:rolleyes:. Head gasket looks like rtv, a few broken studs, no decompression cable, etc. I do have the parts, just finding the time. Will probably fix it up and shift it on, shortly after buying it I messed up the old body so don't fancy having to kick over those notorious engines.
Quite keen on a dual purpose bike of some description with electric start (luxury in my old age), wont be too serious off road, good as a commuter and maybe the odd longer excursion on the road (250-400km) to get off road. Not a lot of me at the moment (turn sideways and I disappear) so don't want anything too heavy and a pretty limited budget in these economic times. Reasonably handy in the garage so don't mind a bit of work on an older bike with character as long as parts are available.
Good list! Light, electric start, good tank range, high speed not required, good on road and reasonable off. What does anyone think?
By the way. Hello