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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: spooky on July 02, 2021, 03:22:24 PM

Title: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 02, 2021, 03:22:24 PM

Condor/honda arrived this morning, all seems fine, just need to change to hysterical licence class... should be fun

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: mthee on July 02, 2021, 04:36:19 PM

I really like the look of it 👍😎

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: CrazyFrog on July 02, 2021, 05:52:38 PM

Interesting bike, looks great. Wishing you many happy hours riding together...

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: Itsme on July 03, 2021, 06:40:49 AM

Very lovely indeed. I bet you have tons of fun on that. Does it look like it was an easy conversion?

Spartacus

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 03, 2021, 09:48:06 AM

I think it looks relatively easy (for a competent engineer) rubber mountings still used, rear wheel reversed and gearchange swapped via linkage, just taxed it so might get out for a ride later..

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 03, 2021, 10:39:15 AM

just had a 6 mile ride in rain... smooth as anything, front brake very very good, very comfy apart from bars are too low, i like it

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: themoudie on July 03, 2021, 04:42:21 PM

So, the 'Thrapston Flagellator' has now had a canter on some Scottish roads, rather than the congested flatlands of Northamptonshire. Good to read that the 'old bird' bops along and stops! :)

Just had a wee afternoon 'siesta' having been for a 90 mile bop on the 450 through Strathearn, Stirling and the Ochil hillfoot villages, before returning via Glen Devon and Gleneagles and getting soaked within 4 miles of the house, in the distance of about a mile! Bu**er! ::)

Good health Rufus and I think that you will enjoy the highways and biways of the Borders and D&G with it. Just watch out for marauding 'Thumperteers' from the North and South! ;)

Slainte, Bill

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 05, 2021, 03:26:59 PM

It goes very well, comfortable, quick enough, 3 gallon tank, brakes are superb, easily the best drum brakes I have used and better than some discs. Gearchange is very good
considering all the linkage and it is smooth thanks to rubber mountings..

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: themoudie on July 05, 2021, 11:14:14 PM

Aye Rufus,

Any idea what the lining material is on the brake shoes?

I am just wondering if they are the original shoes or a new set that have been re-lined and using a more modern friction material?

Thank you for your time.

Slainte, Bill

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: Itsme on July 06, 2021, 08:33:03 AM

Hi Rufus

Sounds like you've got a good bike there. I like the gear change crossover as it looks like the kind of modification I could achieve with my limited skills.

What are your plans for the Conda? Touring, greenlaning, sprinting? All of the above?

Spartacus

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 06, 2021, 08:48:23 AM

All of the above probably, plus shopping !    :)

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: spooky on July 06, 2021, 09:26:29 AM

Quote from: themoudie on July 05, 2021, 11:14:14 PM

Aye Rufus,

Any idea what the lining material is on the brake shoes?

I am just wondering if they are the original shoes or a new set that have been re-lined and using a more modern friction material?

Thank you for your time.

Slainte, Bill

I have just ordered a new front tyre and tube so when the wheel is out I will see if there are any identifying features...

Title: Re: Conda 250
Post by: themoudie on July 06, 2021, 11:20:25 AM

Thank you Rufus.

Bill