@Stevie-Wonder The RX/SX/MX just have better bits, immediately I can see that the shock is better, the swinging arm is better and probably the engine might be less restrictive.

I've ordered an RX swinging arm, SX shock for it. New piston, rings and gaskets. New plug, two stroke oil and gearbox oil. Full Arrow system, 28mm Flat Slide and VForce3 reed system for it. Would benefit from a new 28mm inlet as this one is starting to perish.

I need to raise the bike a few mm as it's a bit short for me, company in Germany make a jack up kit, but appears they won't ship to the UK, so I will probably just make my own jack up kit.

I'll whip the clutch cover off and make sure it's not going to shred the balancer shaft gears. There is a heavy rattling sound under load, that needs looking at.

I'll take off a few pieces run them through my shot blasting cabinet and get them looking pucker.

Plan is to thrash it on some green lanes, keep an eye out for brand new genuine panels and get it all refurbished in the future. But for now, I'm enjoying the dutty look as all my other bikes are pristine.

@oldman any updates on the TDR 250? Looking forward to seeing it.

@hotshot-iii My current bike is in the house, but I own my place. And it's because I have ran out of garage space!

@calum I only found out myself a couple of years ago and they are very subtle differences. Most people wouldn't even notice. I only know because I read it somewhere.

Late to the party, I must’ve been pissed and missed the post 😂

Merry Christmas and a happy new year lads! Hope everyone’s doing well, in good health and you spoiled yourselves a little over xmas

@ninja Merry Christmas!

Jeez, can't remember the last time I rode my DT!

@calum Yep KTM chassis with a 500cc 2T thumper, imagine that as a road legal SuperMoto!!! 🏍🏍🏍

@calum said in 2020 Husky TE 300i Dyno test:

Yamaha TZ 250

Yeah a pure demon of a track bike for-sure;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPmyEFZ_d30

I'm not sure if this is still FS but hey what an investment;

https://motorcycles-for-sale.biz/sale.php?id=42341

@calum I'm sure there's some to be had in the EU if you could find a good example and import it back into the UK. I'm not sure what the import duties are like now since brexit, but it would be well worth the hassle if it could be done. i bet it would be a beast on the road for-sure. 🏍 💨

@calum said in Funbags or Airbags?:

I don't mind the idea of the motorcycle suit with the airbag in it. If it makes it safer to ride then I'm all for it.

Good point. Safety is the most important but I hope its a bit more comfortable.

I seen a post a few days ago he is shipping to the uk again

@ninja Fancy 😛

Wow, it's nearly been 12 months since I made this post.

Well it's been a lush week and I've been out on the bike to work almost everyday.

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It is in dire need of some much TLC.

Rear tyre needs replacing (Diablo Rossa's on their way). The gearing needs reverting to stock, rear wheel bearing has seen better days and the chain is utterly maxxed out. I've taken out three links and gone up the road to see it's already stretched again!

Alas joys of owning ancient motors!

@goprokid95 What brakes have you put on? Is it just the 1.8 Brakes?

I could do with some bigger brakes for my MX5. Turbo + Stock Brakes = Disaster 😛

That said I've had it years and not had a problem yet.

@spookdog I'm in Dorset, near the coast. There's three of us down here that I know have DT's. Mines currently off the road in prep for the summer but the other two I see on a very regular basis!

@calum never truer words spoken and yet I’d never really though about it. Instead I can only think of the times I hadn’t thought about it but should’ve. I’ll remember that one for sure.

Unfortunately my mate got pissed the night before and called me 30 minutes after we was meant to meet to say he’s hungover and can’t move, typical. With a week long forecast of snow and that being the one clear blue sky sunny day we was gonna get for a while you could imagine how I was feeling 😂

All’s not lost though I gave the local boys a shout and we sat outside in the sun having a smoke, a couple beers and doing bike stuff. My personal idea of perfection.
I made the most of the day giving the RM a proper good deep clean and tending to every little rust spot I could whilst my mate Tom did a couple bits on his ‘04 YZ85 Big wheel

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5 minutes of working off the brown sticky muck caused by that rust gel and you can already see the difference made. Pretty simple, the rust gel has a tendency to make everything look a lot worse then it is when you’ve left it on too long / it looks like the rust has grown. This i thought to be really annoying until a realised it actually works as a good way to highlight where I’ve missed / haven’t cleaned yet.
If you do things the way I did buy a small/medium sized copper wire brush and scrub the spokes one by one.
You can already see a shine start to come back to places that I thought would have been trash.
The chain use to be so badly rusted that even after cleaning it I’d assumed it was a gold chain. Nah, turns its definitely silver hahaha
Sprocket bolts and everything all look nice and new now

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All I’ve used to bring this hub and wheel back was hammerite rust remover gel, a small and large copper wire brush and hot soapy washes uses either demon shine or rhino goo products as well as muc-offs premium brush kit. (The brush kit is a seriously good buy for anyone, there’s 6 different brushes all with rubberised and tips so you can never accidentally scratch or damage anything whilst cleaning)
Dare I say it though, considering what this originally looked like it has no place looking this good!

@calum Fair enough, but "While in India, he was tasked with setting up and running a training programme for army motorcyclists."

"As part of the Fourteenth Army, the so-called "Forgotten Army", he served in Arakan in western Burma (now Myanmar) – where he survived dengue fever.[10] Moore returned to the UK in February 1945, to take a training course on the inner workings of the Churchill tanks, learning to become an instructor. He did not return to the regiment, remaining as an instructor and the Technical Adjutant of the Armoured Vehicle Fighting School in Bovington Camp, Dorset, until he was demobilised in early 1946".

"Moore raced motorcycles competitively – he purchased his first when he was 12[14] and wore the number 23.[19] He rode a Scott motorcycle, winning several trophies.[6] Moore was a member of the Keighley and District Photographic Association between 1934 and 1936, as his father had also been".

A biker and a tank instructor, fits in here nicely!!! 😁

@stevie-wonder I would say the Mito is more comfy than the RS.

The way the panels are inline with the frame, as opposed to on my RS your knees rest on the making it feel rather cramped.

But yeah this bike is a hoon.

@nottsbiker said in Question for those that has their dt stolen an recovered:

Best place to store a motorcycle is indoors and if you cant do that a garage. I've had DT's parked outside chained up and been woken up in the night by the sound of rattling chains - had to sleep in the winter with the bedroom windows open just to try and hear if anything was happening to my bike!

Second this. I’m privileged on a level most arent with how secluded and private where I am is. People just don’t nose around here and there’s a real good community.
The sort of place where my next door neighbour left his pushbike outside for year because it had a flat and it never got moved, you know that type of area.

That still didn’t stop a van pulling up on our road and a couple boys coming around and start lifting up bike covers and walk off with one of his bikes

The truth is there isn’t a true deterrent for thieves, it’s just probability so make sure you do everything within your power to reduce those chances because even if you live in an area like mine you’re still at risk.

In a weird twist of fate though the thieves drew a short straw. They had a choice of trying me and my bike, my neighbours 83 ke100, cafe racer cg125 or the chink Lifan 125 dirt bike thing that has a seized engine, flat tyres and had sat for months. Guess which one the dull cunts robbed... yep you guessed it 😂😂😂

Needless to say, whilst the violation of that happening was definitely a reality all of the boys got a fucking good laugh out of them.
(Sidenote: some tools etc got stashed at arms length and around in case the cunts tried it again)