I brought my bike on ebay in October of 2005. I paid $3500,
looked ok in the pic above. Never judge a book by its cover. On closer
inspection & running, roadworthy etc; new battery, new tyres,
new horn, new chain & new rear disc rotor. Be warned, dont buy
off ebay if you cant look at it up close. Of course some people do get
lucky, i feel that i paid $1000 too much.
On riding, it is rather slow off the mark
till it gets too about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle then takes off, like a powerband.
Does have a bit of a problem, every now & then it will drop 2nd gear
under load. The seat is a little uncomfortable after about an hour or 2
of riding time. My boss has exactly the same bike, same year, his seat
has been modified and his doesn't have the sluggishness of mine off the
mark. I have ridden mine for about a year & put 3000 kilometres
on her, yes i have put in a lot of complaints but it has been a lot of
fun at the same time. All the while i have been doing bits n pieces to
her, cleaning her up & adding mods.
After the roadworthy, Nov, 2005
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January 2006
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Feb 06
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March 06
A bit of paint
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April 06
Barkbusters, seat cover
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May 06
Well, my plan is to go supermoto, ridiculous the price you have to pay
just for 2 rims. I can go buy 4 new alloy rims + tyres for my car for the
same price as 2 rims for a bike, talk about ripping us off. Price we enthusiasts
have to pay i suppose.
I have pulled her apart, was going to do
some engine work while she was in bits but have run short on funds, maybe
next year. Just a thorough clean, paint job, some new bearings &
a few trick bits if there is any money left over.
Dr bits
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All the paint stripped off
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Undercoat
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Almost done
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This is a fairly large project for me, i'm only a backyarder, i'm
no mechanic but i'm handy with a spanner, will be interesting putting her
back together again.
Putting it back together
Lowering
the DR
