First bike was a brand new Honda CRF150
5 years later, I have a run down RG150!
That's a pretty cool project bike. Good luck with it![]()
First bike was a brand new Honda CRF150
5 years later, I have a run down RG150!
That's a pretty cool project bike. Good luck with it![]()
As per picture... it had been crashed 2-3 times, and the next crash, insurance wise, it got written off. Bought it from the assessor, who aimed to put it back together, but was leaving the country. Bought off trademe, from a couple of blurred pictures. Headlight and front mudguard did come with it.Turned out it was previously owned by another KB'er too.
It only needed a top fairing (JustFairings) indicator, rego (it was suspended) wof etc, and she was all mine, motor was sweet.
Crashed it twice while learning, but it stood up to it really well, until I was bottoming it out through corners, and moved up.
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
My first bike (a 1968 650 Triumph TR6P with a Bonnie head) had the front end and some motor parts in a box, the rest we wheeled into the garage on the rear wheel. That was on a Saturday, on the following Tuesday I was riding it. It looked okay and I thrashed the pants off it until it kicked the rods. I rebuilt the engine and sprayed the frame and tank gloss black, which made it look better all round and it was utterly reliable. Unusual for a Triumph, I know, but even stranger......it only had one very minor oil leak, from the gearbox mainshaft, and that was only when it was parked on the side stand. I later slapped it with Candy Black Cherry paint with ghosted pearl silver flames. I also chromed a swag of stuff, including the two-into-one I made for it and had a dream run for five years. Then I broke even when I sold it.
My first bike was a nifty fiftya blue one I just loved it
it got me everywhere I needed to go and the best thing about it was I didn't need to get a bike licence to ride it. She was my pride and joy, my first method of independance in the travel department and it came with a basket........... oh yeah
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OHH NO YOU WEREN'T --Damb thing looked like it had been living in the bottom of a creek for 15 years.
The carb/oil pump and oil tank were caked solid in gunge.
The "mounting block" is the right switch block/brake lever mount.
well is--thats past tense as its a mangled /dead mess.
BUT the dambed thing wants to go--Well it turns over on the lekkie start and seems to have compression.
To see a life newly created.To watch it grow and prosper. Isn't that the greatest gift a human being can be given?
Yea mate my first was a FXR, and I loved it that bike was legend as![]()
looks pretty cool.
I'd love todo up something bike, car, a willys jeep or even just some sodding engine from the 18somethings.
I once did up a trolly when i was a kid, bought itfor $50, stripped it, undercoat, paint, greese (and greese nipples - heh nipples....), new bearings in some of the wheels, new tyre, she was a beut, when we moved up from dunedin i gave it to this kid i babysat at the time, I hope he has as much wild out of control fun on it as i did.
Dunno but having your first bike has a good effect
First bike i had was a XR200 dirt bike and i rode it on the road to mates places etc. That was heaps of fun. I learnt heaps on that bike, the engine blew up so i learnt how to put a new engine in etc haha. But i also learnt how to hit trees, brake too late, how to fall off on wet grass, how rear brakes are really helpful etc.... Then I got an old GSX250 which spun a big end, that wasnt fun, had the girlfriend on the back and i rode it home going clunk clunk clunk nievely thinking it was just the clearances. arrgh! I had the XR for about 6 months then the GSX for like 2 months until the big end went. When i went to pull the GSX apart, i found dirt and rocks all through the engine... So im guessing someone didnt like me having a bike. I dont think it would of lasted 2 months with rocks in the engine. Oh well, after that i got a VT250 which i paid $850 for and sold for $2000 a few days later. Now im onto the MIGHTY GB400! It only gets better...
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