Bloody finally got the forks back from DAS ,only took 4 months to have them re-valved , sprung , shortened & travel reduced , Couldn't see a lot of point haveing forks with 300mm of travel on a bike with 250mm of ground clearance... CR250 forks / Ohlins shock , hopefully will make it a diffrent bike.. replaced the CR disc with a 320mm .. didn't think the little CR one would pull up a 170kg XT to well.. hopeing it might stop... Now just need to find a head light for the screen.. Any ideas on LED lights that will pass WOF ? A Ohlins S46DR1 shock out of Germany was only $692.35 NZ on my door step.. quoted $1300 here for the same shock.. ..............................................
Cost $180nz on my door step... I'm very temped to take a mold off it as I have to sand it , paint it blue... http://www.rallyraid.co.uk/shop/proddetail.php?prod=RRXR650F ....................
You should be able to do some sweet jumps with that lot bolted in I had a bit of a look around recently when I upgraded the 640 light & didn't see anything Hi/Lo in LED. I'd be inclined to get the cheapest thing that fits in the hole with a std H4 then get a badass LED spot like this alongside it to augment high beam. Cheers Clint
I did find one on e-bay... had 3 LEDs , one for low / all 3 for high... But its a 7" round replacement unit.. If they made a square unit it would be perfect.. HERE............. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...12?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2c6fe6a368 ..
Well I need something to ride while the XT is in bits.... 06 TTR250.... quite a trick wee bike for a budget Yamaha. Rear shock has spring pre-load / rebound & compression damping.... Forks have air valves & adjustable pre-load... 6 speed box... Elec & kick start...275mm/11" wheel travel...Weight 130kgs fully wet... Came with a Yamaha GYTR pipe... Has a nice new set of Michelin AC10's on it now.... It looks as if it uses the same friction plates as the WR250F... So it will get a Rekluse EXP... PS.... Whats the best way to carry a step ladder on a bike..
Hey Pete since moving to Christchurch you seem to have developed an affliction for buying blue Yamahas - XT660R, WR250F, TT250R. Has Gerry Brownlee appointed you saviour of the Chch motorcycle industry or is it your midlife crisis? Whatever you must be having fun.
LOL.. I didn't get the WR in the end.... Thought about it desided the motor was a bit to short lived for what I wanted to use it for...
yeah Pete, any more bikes and you'll need a dealers licence All good though, can never have enough bikes
the on again / off again project is on again.. Now I have to sort these steering stops out.... I haz a cunning plan..
front end done.... still got to put the Ohlins in the rear just waiting on swing arm & linkage bearings so I can do it all at once... Have another front wheel..thinking of having a 18" rim laced in to for seal & gravel.. just a tought at the moment...
That is a real nice looking XT Pete, do you think you have stripped much weight of it so far with the single exhaust and any other mods? Reason I'm asking is I reckon the 660 might be a great upgrade from my XT250 but the stock XT660 looks a little heavier than it should be with the likes of the heavy twin pipe system.
Other than the pipes it's quite hard to save any real weight.. There's a lot of weight in the motor & the frame could never be called under constructed.. they are 165/170kgs in stock trim..
