XLR125 questions...

[Willdat?]

I remember that. Have you (wildcat) fixed your DR? From memory you and your group of experts (mates) slated that motorbike shop and came up with an easy fix yourselves. I am sure everyone would be interested to know what the Shop said when you pointed out how easy and cheap it was to fix and how great your bike goes.

I don't know if anyone ever claimed it was an easy fix, however the mistakes made that required almost 50 hours of labour on the clock, to leave the bike not running reliably at the end has left me unable to recommend their services.

So the bike isn't going?

Since coming out of the shop the bike has run on several occasions (including last night!). I'm not a mechanic, nor do I claim to be, but it's getting there!

I think the story had better be finished. From what I know it isn't going because the DR was removed from the shop to stop them spending good money after bad. Is that right NADS?

It had to be removed from the shop because there was no money left in the pot to fix it, I spent $3k on the bill, and took it back to the shop a few days later with the bike still not running when hot. The shop in question spent another 15 hours (at their cost) on the bike and couldn't get it to run reliably and they gave up.

Will, this was on TM and has been offered for $1550..... there are bargains out there if you look. Let me know if you're keen.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=311431351

Cheers Ward, I'm realistically a bit stuck until wife goes back to work. Going to try and get a carb kit for the DR250, if that doesn't work I'm rewiring the bike extremely slowly!

[Willdat?]

Woah. Good deal.

That's why it's sold already, that's a crazy good deal!

[Woodman]

Shite, that is a good deal. Will have to try this trademe thing one day.

[Willdat?]

bits4bikes.co.nz got me two front sprockets, a 12 and 13 tooth, $9.50 each, no shipping, just picked up from filcos. 12 tooth is not correct fitment but 13 tooth is on. Managed 90km/h into the strong southerly yesterday along the bypass...14 tooth was 80 km/h tops

Kinda want to head up Hurricane hill again, but probably need to sort my bar risers before that (with the 4" of rise the slightest tap of the bars, ie. when I drop it means the throttle gets wound open every time I turn the bars).

Getting wifey back into painting pretty pictures so may be able to increase pocket $ soon...

[warewolf]

Just found this, from Volvo P1800:

Cars sold without overdrive had a numerically lower geared differential, which had the interesting effect of giving them a somewhat higher top speed (just under 120 mph) than the more popular overdrive models. This was because the non-overdrive cars could reach the engine's redline in top gear, while the overdrive-equipped cars could not, giving the latter a top speed of roughly 110 mph (177 km/h).

Sound familiar?