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Nice...
motor spares
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-634874637.htm
or the whole thing
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-635006930.htm
'Good things come to those who wait'
Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it
'Good things come to those who wait'
Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it
...ok, not a 500 but i took my son for his first road/gravel/adv ride on saturday on a borowed off a mate xr250A yeahhhh!!!! was a 160km round trip from taradale up to the mangatutu hot springs. he enjoyed the ride and only put the xr over a bank once no damage done as the big clumps of grass made for a soft landing! gotta say it was dead cool having my teenage son out on an old twinshocker..although he reckons the brakes are a bit grim!
low seat height made it an ideal learner adv machine, although the lad has a decent amount of trailriding experience albeit on smaller xr100 and xr200's
im kinda hoping he'll be keen for more riding, but time will tell...he's xbox generation afterall
'the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun'
Cpt Edmund Blackadder
thats awesome mate, cant think of a better bike to learn on.... shit brakes shit suspension shit power if he masters that he'll be a pro
apart from all the shits its still got the old skool cool appeal
'Good things come to those who wait'
Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it
lol, yep...all the shit boxes ticked! yet so much fun, easy to start, comfy seat and reeeaaalllyyyyyyy economical
'the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun'
Cpt Edmund Blackadder
Back in the day a few of my mates had the 250's (think they were scared of the 500's) but they went really well and im pretty sure I saw 150kph on one on a favourable day
Still remember that brat brat sound they used to make
Nah mate, stock front wheel, actually think could have been 155 but didn't want to exaggerate
I'm pretty sure a tail wind, slip streaming a 5hundy, higher road gearing, an after market pipe and a nice loose engine helped a little though
They were great wee bikes. Looked great & were tough. Though not as easy to kick over (especially when heading up hill) as my orange XL175. My '79 XR185, never came with a key ignition so I had to get one wired in after getting sick of padlocking the bike all the time!
Looking forward to seeing your scanned pics Clint . No pressure
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