DB1k 2010 ideas thread

[NordieBoy]

Ok cool, just paid for a shiney 2003 CT110, doesnt have Hi Lo but from an article i read i dont think i will need it, failing that theres always transplants WOOOHOO

Officially you only need low beam...

[NordieBoy]

Yep still got the chaly in bits in the shed. It is a 50 (has to be reg as a motorbike though) which is pathetic but I'd love to stick a 125 in it.

Actually if you loosen up the throttle cables so it can't go past 50 odd kph then they can be registered as a moped.

It's just not much fun on the beach with all the power now available though.

You could also strap it onto the back of the XTZ so you couldn't be called a trailer faggot

[zeRax]

Officially you only need low beam...

No no no, doesnt have the 8 speeds- Hi low 4 speed box, just the postie 4 speed box, but i dont think That will be a problem, first gear will be low enough !, specially for me and the missus eep,

not hi low headlight :P, although because its a 2003 it has 12vdc, so i will be having my HID spotlight on it wicked sick mental etc ;D, hey Fran, do u still have that big XR tank? i could borrow it for the dusty perhaps ;]?

[NordieBoy]

hey Fran, do u still have that big XR tank? i could borrow it for the dusty perhaps ;]?

That may well be bodged on to my 125...

I don't have a 125 yet but maybe I could restrict the 250's carb by 50%.

[zeRax]

no no thats illegal and doesnt count :P, just like the nice nice XL125s on trademe that looks mint bored to 145cc, i was so tempted, but id feel so guilty !!! couldnt do it, postie all the way

[buggsubique]

think I'll be going tail end charlie and strappin yer little scooters to me engine bars when yis break down, knees ache beyond the help of voltaren and yer will t'ride fell out yer rear end 200 km's ago...

[Peril]

Trade me seems to be a bit light on road legal sub 125cc bikes that are cheap enough to not care about destroying.
Who is the one asking Q's about that Kawasaki farm bike?

[NordieBoy]

think I'll be going tail end charlie and strappin yer little scooters to me engine bars when yis break down, knees ache beyond the help of voltaren and yer will t'ride fell out yer rear end 200 km's ago...

Dunno. Jatz'zzz 125 has got a very comfortable seat.

[cooneyr]

Trade me seems to be a bit light on road legal sub 125cc bikes that are cheap enough to not care about destroying.
Who is the one asking Q's about that Kawasaki farm bike?

I agree. Got an automatic search set up that emails me new listings and all I get is scooters. Not really going to cut the mustard on a adv route with lots of water crossings etc.

Cheers R

[warewolf]

Carry it across, hold it above your head

[cooneyr]

Carry it across, hold it above your head

I could but I'd get wet booties then

[Skinny_Birdman]

I watched the Top Gear 'Vietnam special' the other night, and now I am sort of keen for the lo-cc challenge. I reckon a nice legal AG100 would do the job.... We had a legal one at a farm I used to work on, I wonder how many others get/continue to be registered. Thankfully my own big bore AG175 is safely in Dunedin with my sister now, or I'd be frantically removing the '175' decals off the side panels.... Will there be enough postie bikes and GN/SR 125s to go round, I wonder? They do seem scarce, at the budget I am thinking of.

[NordieBoy]

CG125 - That's the beastie to look for.

[Racing Dave]

By lucky chance, I just happen to have one of those in my garage...

[cooneyr]

More ideas needed. Has anybody got any good ideas for accommodation for the two day riders in the area around Lake Onslow, Lake Poolburn, Alexandra? We could just stay at motels or camping grounds but that really isn't in the spirit of the DB1k to date.

Access to a one big or a couple of smaller bachs (or is it crib down that way) at Lake Onslow or Lake Poolburn would be more fitting. Shearer's quarters would also be an option.

Cheers R