Tubehunter Posted December 28, 2016 Posted December 28, 2016 A bit of holiday fun! Table Mountain in the distance! Grebel, Gandalf, dirtrider and 3 others 6
the nerd Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 I may be able to get my hands on two RD350 Frames and spares but no motors or forks... Would it be worthwhile to start on something like this? Grebel 1
Wannabe Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 I may be able to get my hands on two RD350 Frames and spares but no motors or forks... Would it be worthwhile to start on something like this? YES!!!! Can always retrofit a more modern fork to it (TZR250), and to find a motor should not be too difficult. (lots of Banshee's still around) Andy!? Grebel, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and ChUkKy 3
the nerd Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 Sounds promising. What would the frames be worth?
Wannabe Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 How complete is the frames, is it still straight, is the controls and clocks there (these are difficult to find) etc.. It will still cost a bit to source and fit missing parts.Retrofitting can be a challenge sometimes.
Grebel Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 I may be able to get my hands on two RD350 Frames and spares but no motors or forks... Would it be worthwhile to start on something like this?Could be an interesting hybrid project... nothing a welding machine, grinder, pencil, paper, and a bit of ingenuity couldn't fix. Depends on how much you can get them for though......
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 If the frames have papers and wiring looms its worth it. Wouldnt pay more than R4000 for them though, at the most.Without papers its a beaurocratic mess of police clearances, etc.Withour papers it would be a track or show bike
Wannabe Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 If the frames have papers and wiring looms its worth it. Wouldnt pay more than R4000 for them though, at the most.Without papers its a beaurocratic mess of police clearances, etc.Withour papers it would be a track or show bike Ditto Andymann 1
Andymann Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 YES!!!! Can always retrofit a more modern fork to it (TZR250), and to find a motor should not be too difficult. (lots of Banshee's still around) Andy!?Its all possible - just depends on how much patience and time (read RRRRRRR's) you have. On the Scrambler I am building currently I have already run into some problems - DT front wheel doesn't fit Velocette front forks, DT front forks wont fit Velocette yoke, DT yoke fits into Velocette frame but the steering stops don't line up so the forks will hit the tank... Tank from Honda fits the Velocette frame but it's too deep so I have to cut off the bottom and reweld it to make it fit. So I guess I am saying if you are handy with a spanner, a lathe and a milling machine then its lovely project. If not, you are going to struggle! Wannabe 1
Andymann Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 I may be able to get my hands on two RD350 Frames and spares but no motors or forks... Would it be worthwhile to start on something like this?The problem you might have is if you are missing the seats, tank and basics like wheels to make the rolling chassis its going to be a mission to build something up out of two frames. And then if they don't have papers as the guys have mentioned, you'll never be able to get them on the road. Banshee motors will bolt right in, but the problem you have there is that a lot of the ATV engine and frame numbers have been flagged on NATIS as non-roadworthy, so you'll never get clearance to get a disk anyway even if you get one which is all legit. A few years back when Jade Gutzeit (I think) went to race in Europe the race rules stated the bikes needed to be road legal. Jade rode a modified YZ250 then, so we had to register the YZ250 for road use. It was a mission to unblock the YZ250 model code on eNatis to allow it to be issued a License number - but we eventually got it right. So, in case anyone is wondering, the YZ250 2-stroke is able to be registered for road use in SA........ Wannabe 1
the nerd Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Thanks for all the insight. However the bikes were way less complete than the guy mentioned so I passed on them. Wannabe and BSG 2
Fire Engine Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 So i decided that I was going to give it a shot to make an exhaust with an expansion pipe. And I think it worked out pretty well.trim.4BC21CCE-6F9B-46FB-A491-AD135C2FE247.MOV Grebel, Wannabe and Ed-Zulu 3
Fire Engine Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Looks like the video is not working.lets try again. trim.C5F69ECF-B5FE-40AF-8571-42B2A2F28011.MOV
Andymann Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Looks like the video is not working.lets try again.That's impressive. The next one will be a lot easier!
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