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Be gentle

 

no, it's a motorcycle..... and you gave someone some money for it.

Baby Jesus is smiling

Get in!

You need a hand picking it up?

Potentially!

Although with a bit of luck I'll try and get all the insurance sorted and ride it back.

On the face of things I think its a bit of a chuffin' bargain! As long as its mechanically alright it should be ideal for ragging around the lanes...

Looks a bargain to me!

Well the offer is there, let me know...

A very very kind offer - I will try not to take you up on it, but you know me... I'm a cheeky cunt for this type of thing at best, so expect a sheepish phone call at some point in the not so distant future

Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on April 03, 2015, 08:14:39 PM
no, it's a motorcycle..... and you gave someone some money for it.

Baby Jesus is smiling

That sounded a lot like Clarkson....you're not moonlighting on the side as his voiceover double Dan ?

Nice work dude - enjoy it!

My experience of cheap wr250's from eBay wasn't good!!

Hope you have a good one, great fun to ride. I spent more time with the engine on the bench rather than riding it!

Quote from: 1-600-matt on April 03, 2015, 09:40:13 PM
My experience of cheap wr250's from eBay wasn't good!!

Hope you have a good one, great fun to ride. I spent more time with the engine on the bench rather than riding it!

Don't say that!

Quote from: Chojin on April 03, 2015, 09:42:22 PM

Quote from: 1-600-matt on April 03, 2015, 09:40:13 PM
My experience of cheap wr250's from eBay wasn't good!!

Hope you have a good one, great fun to ride. I spent more time with the engine on the bench rather than riding it!

Don't say that!

If the rear suspension doesn't return to the same point when you compress it, the rear shock link and swing arm bearings will be utterly bolloxed, if it feels really stiff you won't get the swing arm or linkage apart without an angle grinder. I did two of them, I got mine apart with some serious difficulty, my mates we hammered the shit out of, but couldn't strip it down, both eventually went on eBay.

Even if it's burning all it's oil within a couple of rides, it barely smokes at all, check the rear number plate, if it is using oil the plate will be nicely blackened with an oily soot.

On the plus, even with fucked valves, worn cylinder and very tired rings, burning loads of oil... It always started first time... And even if the suspension is seized and fucked beyond belief, you can still ride it... Just you ass will hurt

Some good info there. Maybe I will take up Millhouse's offer as me and spanners aren't the best of friends.

Its cash on collection so if it's a crock of shit, I don't *have* to hand the money over.

Matt - did you have the F model? If so what year?

Quote from: Chojin on April 03, 2015, 10:06:14 PM
Some good info there. Maybe I will take up Millhouse's offer as me and spanners aren't the best of friends.

Its cash on collection so if it's a crock of shit, I don't *have* to hand the money over.

Matt - did you have the F model? If so what year?

You better get acquainted with the spanners, those bikes need a lot of work to keep them going right.

It's hard to tell a pig from a gem. Give it a good looking over.

I had a wr250ft. The t is 2005. My mate had a v which was a 2006. I don't know what the difference was from 2001, think they were very similar.