Hello all.
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No I really wouldnt, im not like that. I bought my DTR with under 10.000km on it, and motor has never been opened. Bike was absolutely stock. That didnt stop me from making it mine, and use it for everything from small mx tracks and enduro, to multi day trips with all my sleeping gear.
To me apperance meens nothing when its not legit. And I have the bikes to prove it :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Its a bit funny that theres talk about removing speedometers, or not fitting them to not clock up miles, in the same thread where a guy basically says you cant trust the milage on bikes.... Gee wonder why :upside-down_face:Anyway, the talk was about not fitting low milage clocks, not about not riding low milage bikes. Pretty significant difference. He made it pretty clear that the bike has more mileage than the clocks, which you said it would be criminal to fit.... Who are you trying to fool by doing that, what good does a low mileage clock do you, on a bike with far more miles on it
Where im from thats called fraud. :winking_face: (definition of fraud: "wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain")Also, whats the point of having a bike, if its not to ride it? ( I know, I know, but its not for me)
Have a nice day.@jens-eskildsen Likewise, I have no intention of selling my bikes. Even if I did, the past MOT's and the condition of the bikes speak for themselves.
I know what you're saying bud, I don't discredit that. I was merely stating, there is something to be said about an OEM discontinued rare and or expensive part, counting mileage up when it's low. If Oldmans clocks were 10k then I wouldn't see the point, but it's 20 years old with 46 miles on the clock which is incredibly special, rare or whatever.
The fact of the matter is, these bikes are 20 years old, they've lost all their money now. For me, as an enthusiast, I like seeing these well preserved parts.
When I rocked up to buy Oldmans 88 DTR and I see it's got clocks with that mileage, I would 1. Believe that to be the case 2. Backed up by the impeccable standard that he has restored it. The fact it's done 30k+ mileage is irrelevant. It's practically a new bike.
I know you're right, it's just that little thought process in my head. In Japan they don't use miles, they use KM. If you look at my cars MOT, the mileage goes up or down depending on how they recorded it. Some say 100km and others say 110k miles. There's 50k miles in a single year between MOT's, when in actuality it only did 10k miles.
It's all irrelevant anyway, as said, Oldmans DTR is probably in better condition than when it was new lol.
And I haven't ridden my DT for about 4 years now. It hasn't been about riding it for a long time. I merely enjoy seeing it and working on it.
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On another thread the 89 is going to someone else, a very good friend of mine since childhood. All he is paying is the cost of parts and what the bike cost me. That has 5223 miles showing, absolutely no idea if that is correct. No doubt you could go on ebay and find a similar year of bike for a lot less, but as Calum pointed out it is ,like my red bike, mostly new in almost every respect. All new bearings throughout, braking system rebuilt with new seals and piston, frame and metalwork all refinished, not a single component has been overlooked or left without refurbishing even down to the chain rollers. He has picked some items to his personal taste like the Romeu exhaust and Galfer front brake disc to name a few. He did offer to pay me for the restore but how can you put a price on the hundreds of hours I have spent on it including running down correct parts without out it being a ridiculous price. At the end of the day I have enjoyed doing it and will be pleased to see it back on the road, I know he will look after it like I would. It was not my intention when I bought it to move it on, not really sure what I would have done with it to be honest but have always liked the white and red bikes colour scheme so just as likely I would have kept it. Would I sell a bike to a lifelong friend with the intention to defraud him? No way, nor would I to anyone else either, he is fully aware how much has been done and in all honesty has probably exceeded the finish I achieved with the red bike, mainly due to A being in better condition to start with and B learnt a lot doing the red one that meant I was better prepared.
With any vehicle of that age mileage is a very small part of the overall picture and if someone was seriously considering purchasing a similar project would no doubt be aware of the lengths taken to restore an old battered bike back to its best. Each project is different and I let my efforts speak for themselves, if anyone thinks it's fraudulent then more fool them.
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On another thread the 89 is going to someone else, a very good friend of mine since childhood. All he is paying is the cost of parts and what the bike cost me. That has 5223 miles showing, absolutely no idea if that is correct. No doubt you could go on ebay and find a similar year of bike for a lot less, but as Calum pointed out it is ,like my red bike, mostly new in almost every respect. All new bearings throughout, braking system rebuilt with new seals and piston, frame and metalwork all refinished, not a single component has been overlooked or left without refurbishing even down to the chain rollers. He has picked some items to his personal taste like the Romeu exhaust and Galfer front brake disc to name a few. He did offer to pay me for the restore but how can you put a price on the hundreds of hours I have spent on it including running down correct parts without out it being a ridiculous price. At the end of the day I have enjoyed doing it and will be pleased to see it back on the road, I know he will look after it like I would. It was not my intention when I bought it to move it on, not really sure what I would have done with it to be honest but have always liked the white and red bikes colour scheme so just as likely I would have kept it. Would I sell a bike to a lifelong friend with the intention to defraud him? No way, nor would I to anyone else either, he is fully aware how much has been done and in all honesty has probably exceeded the finish I achieved with the red bike, mainly due to A being in better condition to start with and B learnt a lot doing the red one that meant I was better prepared.
With any vehicle of that age mileage is a very small part of the overall picture and if someone was seriously considering purchasing a similar project would no doubt be aware of the lengths taken to restore an old battered bike back to its best. Each project is different and I let my efforts speak for themselves, if anyone thinks it's fraudulent then more fool them.
FinI hope your friend appreciates the quality of your build. I don't possess the ability to restore to the level you have gone to. Dare I say you rival scrims builds.
What do/did you do for a living may I ask?
Aww man, I don't own a television. I sold it as I have no need for that dribble. I am too busy reading. That said I have my PC which I use for Netflix etc.
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Hello Calum, I am a hvac service engineer, mainly involved with large building plant primarily gas burners and process equipment Inc BMS and air con. Management level now so easy life!
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I'm looking to rebuild a dt125 as a first project. This looks a good place to share experiences and info. I'm looking at a prospect at the moment. A 1993 that looks all original, a non runner with 21000m on the clock. What do you think about the mileage guys?
