The Motorbike Thread

[Nicko]

I've decided the time has come to thin out my modest motorcycle collection so over the summer I spent some time giving this one a bit of a spruce up.



Took it out for MOT yesterday and of course really enjoyed riding it - first time in at least fifteen years.

Nick

[simontie]

Thats really nice & clean not many going about, it will be worth a few quit now and fun to ride id keep it, 1980? Worth more now than when the were new
simon.

[Nicko]

It's a 1979 and would have been well under a thousand pounds when new. We paid 80 quid for it in 1986 - it was a bit of a wreck - and it was my wife's bike after she passed her test. It was parked up when we were expecting our first child.

After slumbering for about ten years, the bike was restored around the turn of the century when parts were still plentiful. Try getting a new oem full exhaust or plastics these days. I rode it for a few years but the last tax disc expired in 2005.

This year it's had new tyres and battery plus a bit of wiring work and other small bits to bring it up to scratch.

Value now? £3 - 4k....

It's great fun to ride, but keeping on top of all the MOTs, tax and insurance can become a bit of a burden.

Nick

[minitnkr]

Yomama, ma, ma, ma, ma ,ma. Very torquey as I recall.

[simontie]

yea parts are a bit of a night mare, my old XT250 iv not quite finished was a cheap buy but bits are like hens teeth or a dr's appointment!!!
I remember finding a pair of original foot pegs with the rubber infills nearly new, owner would not part with them but all that said she is just about complete iv had to use some lesser desirably items but I will change them out once I find them!!(if)
is the DT not tax and mot exempt now?
I have the 250 in my stash 1/12
simon

[Nicko]

I worry that this historic tax status will be used to beat us up at some point - only to be used every other Tuesday in January or some such.... I'll leave that to the next owner if they so choose....

I think the XT250 was rarer than any DT...

Nick

[Peej]

Time to dust of my leathers. Patiently waiting for next week to take delivery of my new beasty

[Nicko]

Superb!

Nick...

[Airborne01]

Oorah! I just love mopeds!

[Tim Marlow]

Nice…….just out of interest, how does it handle?

[Peej]

Nice…….just out of interest, how does it handle?

Not sure yet. I'll be able to tell you next week. Riden trikes in the past and they are loads of fun. Never had one of this size though. 850cc was the biggest.

[minitnkr]

Seem to recall the old hog trikes didn't corner well, but they had a shorter wheelbase than what you pictured.

[outrunner]

If that's a full power Vmax you had better put a wheelie bar on the back.

Andy.

[simontie]

Looks like alot of fun, let us know how so handles and more pic when you run it in
beach looks great toooo…
simon

[Peej]

Looks like alot of fun, let us know how so handles and more pic when you run it in
beach looks great toooo…
simon

Would be nice if it was a beach. Its frosty gravel in Bradford.