Bike choice...

Try 10k.

That's what some geezer spent an Monkey Bikes UK in Leamington.

You can get a DOHC four-valve head conversion which costs something
silly like over two grand on its own.

I've got a catalogue somewhere if anyone wants to borrow it ;-)

Seriously, folks, something for every pocket. Nitrous kits, or just a
set of pattern rings. Chinese oversize piston or a Japanese engineered
110cc race kit. Cheap pair of shocks or proper gas struts. Monstrous oil
cooler or..... or something even more monstrous.

I tell you, I'm looking at my Dax and wondering....

 

Are they less than 6 feet long though?

 

That's the thing I want to avoid - plus it's hassle. I'd like
something light enough to almost lift on and off.

 

Simon Atkinson says...

How quick do you need it? I ask because the CB250RS is coming up for
grabs as soon as the GPZ500 is completed. A single 20 quid donation to
Riders for Health is all it will cost you and you get a shedload of
spares as well. There's potential to keep it running for as long as you
like, as there's the best part of 2 rolling chassis, and a spare
engine/box[1] for parts.

Interested?

[1] Blown up but still has good cam/head and gearbox/cases and
ancillaries.

 

Hmmmm...

Dunno... Not being ungrateful as I quite like them. Dunno... How
longhave I got to ponder before it gets snatched up?

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

CanAm - a bike for all seasons (most of them cold and wet, mind you).
250ccs of Rotax finest throbbing ringadings.

Ach Shirley, they're not too bad; I had one for a couple of years and
wish I hadn't sold it.

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

Hmmmm... 2 stroke.

Ideally I want a bike less than 6 feet long, that I can run on red
Diesel, doesn't come from India, cruises at 70 to 90, does 100mpg and
weighs 120kg or less.

 

Simon Atkinson says...

You have first refusal. It will be a while before it goes, so I'll affix
a little buff tag to the handlebars with "reserved for Mr S Atkinson"
then.

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_bikes.html

"Made like a gun - blows up in your hand."

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Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10

 

I was suspecting that might be the case... If you want a job doing...

 

Oooo-errr...

You know I'm going to pop round and check don't you?

 

174kg - and (mostly) made in India... Otherwise it fits the SOR
perfectly...