shova1 Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 Very lekker Shova, on my list. I just need to cut back on bicycle time.Ja, adventure biking does eat into bicycle time, don't cut back too much as the fitness helps the hours negotiating technical dirt road riding.
V12man Posted May 31, 2015 Posted May 31, 2015 The monster is so sweet.Buy the monster - if you don't like it, it will be easy to move along...
mazambaan Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Absolutely Shova1; on the uphills I long for a motor bike, stuck in technical rocks, a stream crossing and singletrack with all that heavy kit, a bicycle. Of course when you bliksem off a bicycle you wish you had all that heavy kit.
Ed-Zulu Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Those of you who build bikes will know - you take 3x as long putting it back together as it took to pull it to pieces. The whole day working, and not much to show...Hi Andymann, your contributions have me coming here every day for updates...dig what you're doing! Grebel 1
Andymann Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Hi Andymann, your contributions have me coming here every day for updates...dig what you're doing! Thanks! Sorry no other updates - I have a problem with the piston - it's not OEM, and I now need to try and find rings for it. Not so keen to buy a Genuine Yamaha piston unless I absolutely have to! FARMBIKE and Ed-Zulu 2
Wannabe Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) Thanks! Sorry no other updates - I have a problem with the piston - it's not OEM, and I now need to try and find rings for it. Not so keen to buy a Genuine Yamaha piston unless I absolutely have to! Don't know if he is still operating, google Neil smith at NS Two Strokes. He helped me quite a bit in finding hard to find spares for all the RD's I rebuilt.Also a stunning guy, really knows his stuff around a two stroke.He is / was in Benoni. Edited June 1, 2015 by Wannabe
Andymann Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Don't know if he is still operating, google Neil smith at NS Two Strokes. He helped me quite a bit in finding hard to find spares for all the RD's I rebuilt. Also a stunning guy, really knows his stuff around a two stroke. He is / was in Benoni.Thanks yup I know him well. Last resort I will get a Pro-X kit from him, but for now I'm going to try and keep everything OEM - on this particular bike there were a few piston changes, and minor modifications, something the aftermarket guys don't always know about - in this case it seems like there was a part number superseded (Yamaha is know for doing this type of stuff), and the piston I have, while still being OEM, has been discontinued, so you cant get rings for it. The "old" type rings used to flutter at high revs causing wear, so they have reverted to a new design Wannabe 1
NotSoBigBen Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Saw this at the circus down south today. Was wondering about the Vincent/Norton engine combination, were those not separate manufacturers/bikes?
Spokey Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 One of my favoutites of the different engine/frame combinations, The Dresda Triton, this 1968 model, Triumph engine in a Norton frame. NotSoBigBen and nathrix 2
Andymann Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Ok so I snuck in a days leave yesterday and really got a whole lot done. Piston issue is sorted (I bought a new piston and another set of rings) and most of the hard graft is done now. The only two negatives are the new sticker kit and fork boots which have still not arrived (I suspect they are gone for good), and more of a bummer is while the bike will probably be done for the 1000Bikes, I managed to qualify for the SA Duathlon champs in Bloem that same weekend, so I won't be around. Oh well, such is life! Here are some pics of the progress... Ed-Zulu, Wannabe, Stretched@Birth and 3 others 6
Lexx Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I'm glad Harley Davidson is bringing in a new bike, and a lot cheaper than its bigger brothers. This 750 Street looks awesome. Just R95000.Still Trying to convince Wifey to let me buy one...
Stretched@Birth Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 A few guys on here might be interested in this ad - RD350, many a schoolboy's wet dream http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/fourways/original-yamaha-rd350-roadbike/1001289249680910281543809
the nerd Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 A few guys on here might be interested in this ad - RD350, many a schoolboy's wet dream http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-motorcycles-scooters/fourways/original-yamaha-rd350-roadbike/1001289249680910281543809 He is on Tik, maybe if he is asking R65k he can put a new battery in first... Stretched@Birth 1
Stretched@Birth Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 He is on Tik, maybe if he is asking R65k he can put a new battery in first...Yup, would help his sale to put a battery in. Would be interested to know what that bike sold for new.
Andymann Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 He is on Tik, maybe if he is asking R65k he can put a new battery in first... R65K is the going price for a good YPVS - I sold mine for R50K two years ago and the guy didn't even flinch. If you follow the 2-stroke forums on FB the prices for 2t's have gone insane - RZ500's (if you can find one in SA) will be close to R120K..... RZ50's - yes the things we used to buy from our mates for R1000 will now go for close to R30K.
the nerd Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 R65K is the going price for a good YPVS - I sold mine for R50K two years ago and the guy didn't even flinch. If you follow the 2-stroke forums on FB the prices for 2t's have gone insane - RZ500's (if you can find one in SA) will be close to R120K..... RZ50's - yes the things we used to buy from our mates for R1000 will now go for close to R30K.Agreed. I shoulda used an emoticon ha ha but for R65k he can chuck in a battery.
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