Well, I got a new bike recently....
It was a bit of being pushed into it, and a small amount of bribery, but now that she's nearly finished, I'm actually pretty stoked with it!
A lot more so after today's effort!
I wasn't ready to upgrade, but the boys convinced me to pick up a CRF150F
When I originally looked at it, I didn't want it cause I didn't want to sell my DRZ125 cause it was perfect for me, and I loved the colours.... I hate red, so I wasn't terribly keen. I was also worried that it would be too big...
So in order to convince me, I was promised that if I sold the DRZ125 and bought a CRF150F, the boys would sort out black plastics (cause I hate red) and pink graphics OR they were gonna get me pink plastics and black graphics LOL
They thought it would be an easy task.
So I bought a bike. Cost me $4k.
Then we started ordering parts....
Starting with plastics : of course, no one actually did anywhere enough research before they found the bike, so it wasn't until I'd spent $260 on a set of plastics, they arrived and were wrong. So back they went to the store.
I spent another $300 on a different brand, only to find that again, they wouldn't fit.
Apparently, most brands don't manufacture a plastic for the 150F. Only the 150R, which incidentally is totally different...
In the end, only one brand in the world make a set of A/M plastics for a 150F - Maier. And if you think about buying them from a store in Wellington, don't bother. They will only lie to you - I was told (to my face) that I had to wait three months for the other half of the kit I purchased, after being told it was all in stock, because (and I quote) "they don't keep them on the shelf, the company only make batches to order, every 3 months"
Utter rubbish as I discovered after contacting the American manufacturer, who had them landed on my doorstep 4 days after I paid for them.
I cannot recommend Maier enough, as they were fantastic to deal with, emails replied to promptly, they know their product and were able to ensure me that they had the correct parts for me, and their shipping estimate was 1 day longer than it actually took! Maier were fantastic! She even forewarned me of mounting differences and took the time to email me after it was all done and sorted to see if I'd gotten them installed okay!
Next up on my 'upgrade' list were;
New tyres front and rear
Barkbusters
Carved out and recovered set - gripper covered
Heavier grade oil in the front forks
Alloy bars
New 14T sprocket for the front
Rear grab strap
A few other issues I've had along the way were with my levers.
Apparently Zeta don't make an unbreakable lever for the 150F either... -sigh-
So we've managed to make a lever for the DRZ125 fit the clutch lever on the CRF150F but I'm still waiting on another brake lever after the first one ordered was the completely wrong one.
We're hoping a CRF150R brake lever can be made to fit....
Oh.. and I'm trying to source a black front numberplate that will fit the CRF150F too. I haven't found one yet :-(
Lastly, once my plastics had finally arrived, I was able to put on the new graphics that I got from AMR!
I put them on over a few nights, then today spent 4 hours cleaning my bike to UBER clean status...
Took off all the old plastics and got them all wrapped up for sale.
Put on all the new plastics and put the stickers onto the frame....
Then put her outside to model her new clothes.
What do y'all think?
ps. if anyone CAN'T recognise me at a ride now, you need new glasses! So you better come say hi!
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