So, this is my new machine - bit of a project but not planning on doing too much to it, it won't be a long running project. Mainly just want to get the special edition banana forks swapped for plain old straight ones and generally tidy it up.
I'll post some more pics when it's cleaned up and has straight forks and bars etc.
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Is that bits of piston ring firing out your tailpipe?
Pretty much, bent fork stanchions, bent handlebars and a bent bar riser/clamp. I already replaced one of the indicators that was smashed (just happen to be the same as DT125 which I had lying around since putting mini carbon ones on my DT). Yokes look straight but I won't know till I try put straight forks up through them. But yeah just needs a good tidy up, check and tighten all over and I'll give it an oil and filter change and see how she goes. Cost me £1450 and should owe me about £1800 done providing there's no surprises. It's got a few quids worth of extras on it already. The Akrapovic cans are about £450 new, the handguards and sump guard are about £100 each, and it's got heated grips and an Scottoiler thingy.
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Oh, there is a small scrape on corner of the tank and the ignition barrel has been messed up a bit - it works but you have the wiggle the key a bit to get it to turn
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Is that bits of piston ring firing out your tailpipe?
hmm bendy lol not too bad tho, nice lookin bike tho m8, tbh if i had one id cut the passenger seat bit off n have a proper stubby rat style bike lol get a custom stubby pipe made n put the lights n plate right tucked under the riders seat with all tiny indis n stop n tail light, thtll look kl as **** with the front end looking all meaty as it does, and the wheel base looks quite sort aswell or is that the fronks being bent? lol
It is a short bike, and all the weight is towards the front, bent forks do make the wheel base an inch or too shorter though. That's the idea behind the lateral shock, it puts the weight of the shock forward in the frame. It supposed to make handle better, the short wheel base and the front loaded weight distribution. All I know is it makes F**kin hard to bump start, a 660cc single with bugger all weight over the back wheel, you just gets black streaks on the tarmac, LOL.
Yeah, I am a big fan of the streetfighter look Bradders, if I keep it I'll definitely tidy up the rear end. Don't know if i'd hack it right down but I'd like to get a nice race stylee single seat unit on there and little plate and lights etc.
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