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A much more sensible option. I did a few H&H enduros when I had mine. Not the lightest bike but they are solid, reliable and pretty forgiving.
Check to see if the spacer behind the front sprocket has been swapped for a stainless one. The std spacer is mild steel and can rust causing the oil seal to rip and dump the engine oil. The early ones had a ridiculously loud exhaust but I think they sorted that on the later bikes. The headlamp also came hard-wired to hi beam despite having a twin filament bulb; easy enough to fit a switch. Most of these things will have been sorted on a used bike. If you have any questions, ask away. I had mine for a few and racked up enough miles on it. Found a picture of it in road trim. That exhaust got flattened when I got punted off by a car - I used some of the metal I saved from it to make the brackets for the screen on my Xch. No other damage to the bike though. http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/o...2-0276_IMG.jpg |
Rossi, road tyres on a DRZ...???? Criminal...!!! Will check the sprocket gizmoid mod. I've entered the Cornish Coast2coast trial next sunday, getting MT43's fitted next sat, pick the thing up next thurs... nothing like last minute planning eh ?? Will be tapping into your font of wisdom then with ref to DRZ banter, thanks for offer.
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No problem.
I found the bars were a bit low and too far back. Standard bar risers were no use as they move the bars slightly further back. A set of offset risers which position the bars further forward worked wonders. The 3-spokes were a blast on a twisty road but the main purpose was to save wear on the knobblies. |
To all the participants, thanks again, and I've put a few words and photos into an entry here:
Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers' Stories - Ken Thomas Photos are mainly Steve's and Jack's, and 3 of mine. Cheers Ken |
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