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Post by cerberus73 on May 29, 2011 2:18:23 GMT
oh man i gotta stop buying bikes... just went and bought a tatty but roadworthy Yamaha SR 125... 11 months mot, 12 month tax £200.... but 38,000 miles and tired but i did drive her near 50 miles home... now that gives me the Yamaha SR 125, a RXS 100, a Honda C90 and my 1967 Triumph T10... the C90 and the SR are roaded and running... the RXS is running but a project..(anyone got uncracked side panels for it lol) and the Triumph is a long term project.
Really though i need to lighten up on the bikes, or at least get these ones done before i get any more... its worse than crack (both kinds) for addictiveness.
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Post by TerraRoot on May 29, 2011 8:10:35 GMT
yeah but there only small, they hardly take up any space, and there cute... you can't put them down! other people will only rag them into the ground and not appreciate how many years of dedicated service a faithful little bike can do.
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Post by garryl on May 29, 2011 9:40:15 GMT
oh man i gotta stop buying bikes... just went and bought a tatty but roadworthy Yamaha SR 125... 11 months mot, 12 month tax £200.... but 38,000 miles and tired but i did drive her near 50 miles home... now that gives me the Yamaha SR 125, a RXS 100, a Honda C90 and my 1967 Triumph T10... the C90 and the SR are roaded and running... the RXS is running but a project..(anyone got uncracked side panels for it lol) and the Triumph is a long term project. Really though i need to lighten up on the bikes, or at least get these ones done before i get any more... its worse than crack (both kinds) for addictiveness. Don't know how you find the time for all those bikes - I struggle to commit the hours needed for one!. In an ideal world I'd like two bikes, one complete that I can ride and another which I'd be restoring - then when the resto is complete I'd ride that and sell the other to fund the next project and start all over again.... Sadly, I don't live in an ideal word..  |
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Post by cerberus73 on May 31, 2011 0:26:18 GMT
alright after searching for a good second hand speedo, ive decided that this SR needs to be bobbered, so im looking for a small chrome 80-100mph universal or easy to get speedo from another bike that will allow me to use the standard cable and drive... and a good bates style headlight... any suggestions lads as yamaha want £169 quid or something mental like that for a replacement speedo. im also thinking universal cut to legth style rear mudguard, a abbreviated front mudguard, a solo bobber style seat and remove weight. nowt expensive though as i want it to still just be a cheap hack. any input or suggestions would be great.
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Post by wrighty on May 31, 2011 8:45:50 GMT
Got a good selection of bikes there... can never have too many.  Found an sr bobber for you,a little bit of inspiration.  |
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Post by davytelford on May 31, 2011 21:17:21 GMT
where do you find the time
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Post by argentum40 on May 31, 2011 22:07:55 GMT
mate i know where your comin from lol... over the weekend i had to seriously stop myself from buyin another bike although i was seriously tempted... it was an X7 and a runner but needed alot of parts... i was amazed i actually walked away lol
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Post by cerberus73 on Jun 19, 2011 1:45:02 GMT
Well i just gone n done it... again, well didn't buy this time so much as "acquire" a acquaintance of mines i knew had this Kwaker GPz550 1981 in the bottom of her garden, she parked it up there 198 months or so ago when it needed a new set of header pipes, been on sorn since and she needed a couple parts for her apple mac which i happened to have laying around anyways... so we cut a deal, i now own a hedge fresh tired red 81 kawa.. what to do with it is the question, it needs a seat, and it needs the brakes doing, and header pipes and a general damn good fettling. look at her mouldy goodness...  |
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Post by dungbug on Jun 19, 2011 6:55:21 GMT
Nice Kawa.  |
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Post by TerraRoot on Jun 19, 2011 7:16:53 GMT
 posted this last night, its a sign! you must get a Eddie Lawson Replica seat and big fat 17" wheels, it's the law... |
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Post by wrighty on Jun 19, 2011 7:53:28 GMT
/\ /\ /\ /\ This +1 ;D
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Post by cerberus73 on Jun 19, 2011 10:23:56 GMT
If only i had the cash to do her up like that... so many bikes, not enough cash. she will be done el-cheapo, she needs a damn good scrub to start with. and a inspection to see what is what n what is shot.
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Post by TerraRoot on Jun 19, 2011 13:05:36 GMT
Money is no real problem, the seat is fooked so you might as well sort an ELR seat,( reshaped foam and a cheap recover) the tyres brakes and the chrome on the suspension is all probably long past best and would cost more to fix then to buy a new bikes complete front end from the breakers, heck it would cost less to buy a bike with all the running gear you want and a blown engine, oh look you've bought yet another bike!
this happens on a never ending cycle for me..
Tip: make sure the spare bikes engine is very very dead or you might find your self fixing it...
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Post by dungbug on Jun 19, 2011 13:36:55 GMT
heck it would cost less to buy a bike with all the running gear you want and a blown engine, oh look you've bought yet another bike! this happens on a never ending cycle for me.. Tip: make sure the spare bikes engine is very very dead or you might find your self fixing it... I used to have that opinions with VW bugs, would always buy them to use parts from but end up keeping them.....This was when a 'breaker bug' could be had for under 100 sheets.  |
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Post by cerberus73 on Jun 19, 2011 15:21:39 GMT
true terra, i know the motor of that one is a good engine, as i had it running last yr when i first became aware of the bike. finding one will be a problem since its the 1981-82 D1 model with twin shock, not the more usual uni-track ones. and as far as im told there isnt to much interchangeable even though they look the same stylistically... and since she is first of the breed she might be worth doing as original as possible... or its cafe racer time lol!
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