Project DR is underway

[far queue]

Slightly off topic, but I met Far Queue today, damn nice chap, and he got to see the DR in the flesh, while I drooled at his 650.

Great to meet you Kro and see the DR in the flesh, you've done a great job there. It's certainly a labour of love, well done mate. I passed on your details, so you'll probably have another visitor sometime some if you haven't had already.

[Wellyman]

Updates, Updates please Mr Kro! But an enjoying the progress so far..
pervet if you dont have anything relevant to Kro's project, fuck off, this is some really challenging work he is doing, I know as I have rebuilt a bike from scratch before.
WM

[kro]

Updates are coming, I am just waiting on baited breath for this money, which should be here tomorrow.

I am having a blast selling DR engine parts on trademe, I got sick of looking at the two dud engines I bought, so I started stripping them, and found they had some good saleable stuff on them, and I have sold some of the parts already. I might just make my money back on them, which im very pleased about.

One question for the mechanics out there. How the heck does one remove the flywheel on a DR 250?. I got the nut off, but then what do I do? is it on a left hand thread, or is it a gear puller job or what?. I don't want to bugger it, and break the magnets.

[far queue]

pervet if you dont have anything relevant to Kro's project, fuck off ...

Hahahahaha, excellent, succinct, and to the point, and I heartily agree

[Sketchy_Racer]

Kro,

Nice job on the bike man. Very good effort.

RE: the flywheel. You will more than likely need a flywheel puller. You can -Sometimes- get them off with a hammer, but you need to be prepared to wreck the flywheel, which you don't want to do.

-RG

[kro]

Thanks RG100, I wondered if it was a specialised tool job.

Good to see you home safe there FQ, you missed the weather perfectly, it's been HOSING down here for the last 2 days, absolutely miserable matey.

[far queue]

Good to see you home safe there FQ, you missed the weather perfectly, it's been HOSING down here for the last 2 days, absolutely miserable matey.

I'm pleased I missed that then, my tent was pitched in a hollow at the rally - I wondered if it was a wise move as I was putting it up. I guess, I got lucky.

[Ivan]

Thanks RG100, I wondered if it was a specialised tool job.

Good to see you home safe there FQ, you missed the weather perfectly, it's been HOSING down here for the last 2 days, absolutely miserable matey.

you shouldnt ever hit it as you can damage the crank as well i make my own specilized tools to do the job

As sometimes you cant get a bit to fit flywheel puller

[cheese]

I got a flywheel puller for $20 from super cheap auto.

[kro]

Thanks cheese, I'm off to Supersheep tomorrow, for my own puller. That sounds a bit rude doesn't it?.

[cheese]

ha ha ha

My puller was too big for teh hole!!

WRT got one the same and grinded it down a bit to fit.

[kro]

Right, I have scoped out another whole DR 250 on tardme, with a complete spare engine, and the engine in the bike supposedly rebuilt. I will bid on this tomorrow, and see if I can swing it, and if I can, by Friday next week, I should have the DR damn near finished.

I'm going riding with my brother today.
1 x KLX300R
1 x KX250

The green team !!!!!!!

[NordieBoy]

So did you get blown away by the power and handling of the tuned 250?

[kro]

It's pretty scary tbh, I can't honestly say i would enjoy riding a 2 smoker, the power just comes on so hard, and so fast, which is sooooo not my riding ability or style. It's fantastic for a bit of a blast, doing wheelies in 3rd on the power, but man....... it's hard work.

Hopefully the mighty DR is reborn in the next week or so, and I can get back to riding like a Nana.

[NordieBoy]

You should have seen Shane throwing it around during the Pony Express race at the North v South.
He was 1/2 a lap behind a 125 2-smoke and caught him at the end of his 2 laps.
As he went around the first corner you could tell he was giving it everything and he'd either catch him or ride home in the ambulance
He was quite pleased he could hold out Brad Thomas on his RM400 for a few laps as well.