This wasn't intended, because I've just got this thing nicely sorted out. The Doctor really wanted the best CD200 Benly I could find, and I couldn't find one at sensible money, so I bought this instead, because she hated the MZ TS150 I bought from Sweller. *Sigh*. Life gets complicated sometimes. Sod's law strikes - I've just located (with some help from the esteemed Tim Crowther, who tipped me off that it was for sale on his company's noticeboard) the CD200 of her dreams. Well, I bloody well hope so, because I've just bought it sight unseen..... Anyway, that leaves this little GN250. 1991 model on a J, 27,000 miles, completely stock, very, very nice runner and (best of all) a brand new MoT. No tax, though. I'll throw in the rack that I put on it because I can't be arsed to remove it, and the grabrail that was in place before the rack was rusty anyway. You can have the grabrail too, obviously. Some corrosion on the engine cases, but nothing that won't polish up nicely with Loyblox and elbow grease. I might even do it myself if I can get a round tuit. New shocks on the back (some cheapo Taiwanese things but hey, new shocks are new shocks). Some arsehole cut the seat with a Stanley knife so there's a small black gaffa tape patch on it. The exhaust is patched underneath with bandage and paste, where the headers siamese. It's holding fine and not blowing, but at some time in the future it will either need a spot of welding or replacement. The silencer itself is perfect, but it's stained where battery acid blew onto the chrome, presumably because nobody knew how to fit a battery breather tube. And it's missing the right-hand side panel badge. Seven quid from Suzuki apparently, or less from a breaker. Bloody nice soft little engine. It's actually parked in our office car park as I write this, having carried me the 40-odd miles to work from The Chateau. It cruises at 60-70mph and tops out at over 80. Nothing startling, but decent enough. Fuel consumption is about 65-70mpg. Very low seat, which is why it was bought in the first place. Good tyres, decent chain, new rear brake shoes, plenty of life in the front pads, and I've just cleaned up the front brake caliper and greased the slider pins. The Crowth has got first refusal for - is it his sister? I unremember - but to be honest, I think she's looking for something a bit more powerful as a post-125cc bike, so I'm sticking it up here on the off-chance. Obviously it's 33bhp legal (something like 22-24bhp, IIRC). Yours for ukp350. Yep, slightly more than it cost me, but then I was very lucky to get it at the price I paid, and I've sorted out what needed sorting, added the useful carrier, and got a year's MoT on it. Perfect winter or town hack. if nobody wants it, it'll go on Ebay where I'm certain it'll make more, like about ukp400-425. <fx: Shylock> Trust me on this. SW London area. The email addie on this posting will bounce so try: Chateau.murray at dsl.pipex.com Oh, and it's red.
