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'Ello all.
To keep me sane during a house move, I'm planning on what project to put in my shiny new garage.
I fancy a cheap flat-tracker project. I'm looking at superdream 250s, Yam XS250 and similar.
The brief:
Will be used as a light, chuckabout bike I can just pull out the garage and pop to the shops/see a mate/go to the seaside with. Anything over 50 miles or so and I'll use my sensible commuter NC700X. Just something to put-put-put around the countryside on enjoying the view.
Needs to be pretty cheap (sub £500 on ebay) so I'm not scared of trying out/having a go at new things. Also I'll be broke.
Parallel twin ideally, but I'll consider a single.
I want an upright position, but the seat needs to be pretty low because I've got a 28in inside leg. Watching me on the NC is either hilarious if you're a mate or terrifying if you're my girlfriend
Able to hit 80mph on a good day/Cruise at 65-70.
Simple to work on.
250cc isn't a limit, if there's a 350/400 that will do the job, let me know (I know there's a 400 superdream). Oddly though, I don't want anything particularly powerful. I'm after squeezing every ounce out of a little lightweight.
Oh, and kickstart option preferred!
Thoughts so far are that the superdream is more plentiful but I don't like the look of the frame that much. Prefer the yam frame but hear the engine's not too great. Looking at the z250 but Kawasaki have unkindly produced a modern z250 and the googling is harder!
Some inspiration:
To keep me sane during a house move, I'm planning on what project to put in my shiny new garage.
I fancy a cheap flat-tracker project. I'm looking at superdream 250s, Yam XS250 and similar.
The brief:
Will be used as a light, chuckabout bike I can just pull out the garage and pop to the shops/see a mate/go to the seaside with. Anything over 50 miles or so and I'll use my sensible commuter NC700X. Just something to put-put-put around the countryside on enjoying the view.
Needs to be pretty cheap (sub £500 on ebay) so I'm not scared of trying out/having a go at new things. Also I'll be broke.
Parallel twin ideally, but I'll consider a single.
I want an upright position, but the seat needs to be pretty low because I've got a 28in inside leg. Watching me on the NC is either hilarious if you're a mate or terrifying if you're my girlfriend
Able to hit 80mph on a good day/Cruise at 65-70.
Simple to work on.
250cc isn't a limit, if there's a 350/400 that will do the job, let me know (I know there's a 400 superdream). Oddly though, I don't want anything particularly powerful. I'm after squeezing every ounce out of a little lightweight.
Oh, and kickstart option preferred!
Thoughts so far are that the superdream is more plentiful but I don't like the look of the frame that much. Prefer the yam frame but hear the engine's not too great. Looking at the z250 but Kawasaki have unkindly produced a modern z250 and the googling is harder!
Some inspiration:
Edited by crofty1984 on Tuesday 29th July 21:30
Edited by crofty1984 on Tuesday 29th July 21:34
RumpleFugly said:
You'll get an SR250 for £600-700 which is a common base for a small tracker.
A friend owns this and it's an absolute blast down little country lanes.
Yeah, that's the kind of thing I'll be building. Maybe a single would be better. Though I was looking forward to twin high level pipes! A friend owns this and it's an absolute blast down little country lanes.
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