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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: J Hop on November 03, 2006, 07:55:28 PM

Title: New bike
Post by: J Hop on November 03, 2006, 07:55:28 PM

I just "won" 1999 XR400 on ebay, 25miles away ;-) waiting for seller to get back to me.

Mud........here I come !

Title: Re: New bike
Post by: Bill Rutter on November 03, 2006, 08:33:02 PM

Congratulations. A race off-roader straight out of the box by all accounts. A bit too "focused" for doddery old duffers like me though :-)

Title: Re: New bike
Post by: J Hop on November 05, 2006, 09:26:28 PM

I picked it up today, a bit tatty but no horrific surprises, Just needs the usual chain+sprockets/service/everything adjusted+greased.

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/tommytopbox/udre.jpg)

Oh, and I will have to sort that numberplate !

Title: Re: New bike
Post by: Steve H on November 06, 2006, 08:21:00 AM

Looks good, did you say you wanted this for commuting ?

Title: Re: New bike
Post by: J Hop on November 06, 2006, 07:00:13 PM

Yes but I've only got a 7 mile each way trip to work, all on b-roads (lots of potholes and patches on top of patches). Obviously I will have to lose the knobblys for the road work, not becuase I'm worried about the handling but because the tarmac will ruin them. The XR's have a reputation to be bulletproof, I hope this turns out to be true of my one.

Impracticalities : No ignition switch (its got a steering lock but I dont have the key), No battery, I can only just touch the ground.

I will fit indicators because I live off a main road, and I dont want to get shunted while turning off.

Reading the owners manual, it recommends when new to run the engine in for a whole 15 miles !