Road Legal Enduro/Motorcross +Daytime Mot

[TheHighlander]

Afternoon Ladies/Gents,

I've got good roadbike but fancy a winter hack.

Where I live we have a couple of fields/moorland we can run in so was planning a RMZ 450 that's for sale locally, it has a daytime MOT but has ZERO lights on it, no break light, headlight, horn or anything, not even a stand runs out of MOT end of the month.

Just curious about this as I literally know nothing about daytime MOTs etc.

I'm just wanting something I can ride in the fields and moorland which the local farmer owns, he only allows it from November to March time and saves me using the pick up to move the bike.

[TheHighlander]

So went to see the RMZ, turned out it was an utter pig to kick start,I knew it would be but not 8-10 kicks even after getting it to TDC, lad said it usually starts first kick...... along with a few other things I wasn't a fan.

Anyway abandoned that idea and found a

2008 KTM 250 EXC Six days (bigger fuel tank amongs other extras)
All paperwork
90hrs - 2000 miles on it
2 owners
MOT for 10 months
Stickers are all worn

FULL lighting kit, speedo the works so no faffing about

comes with

Stand
new piston kit
spare tyres
spare plastics
sprockets for off road use (haven't been on it before)
Rapid fill fuel can

Current sprockets on it are geared for the road so it can do 75mph max more than enough for me on the back roads.

£1900 - collecting it Saturday (70 miles away)
It's a youngish lad who has it, he's done 4hrs on it and decided it's not for him and bought a S1000RR instead fair change that.

Will post up some details when i get it along with some pics.

[TheHighlander]

Off to collect the bike tonight after work (wee 2hr drive)

Sold one of my sports bikes on Saturday - Advertised it in the morning and someone came to buy in the evening, got what I paid for it 1 year ago and i've done 400 miles on it.

Will let you all know how I get on today

[TheHighlander]

Krikkit said:

Any joy then Highlander?

Managed a ride out today as the weather wasn't too bad, saw loads of groups of trail riders, mostly on Husky and KTM TPI's it seemed! One Honda 250 Rally which looked very much outgunned.

Yes

Drove 2.5hrs after work last night to collect it, turned out to be a very young lad but bloody hell he described it perfectly.

Starts 1st kick, runs perfect, clutch drags in first a little bit.

Anyway got it home and went out on it today and it's a complete hooligan machine. It's been a hwile since I've been on a crosser.

A few things I have noticed

1 - I need mirrors (lad gave me 2 brand new ones
2 - They wheelie so bloody easy which I didn't expect for a 250
3 - Need to take it easy on the road with the tyres, theyre a decent compoint but a bit skittery in the wet.

Took it offroad and I was laughing like a child from start to finish.

[TheHighlander]

Here you go

1st one is from today's outing and 2nd from the advert.

[TheHighlander]

Thanks.

Up my way there's plea t KLX, KMX, XR400s for sale around the £1k Mark and they're running projects.

You've got plenty of choice.

[TheHighlander]

Aye that's what I was surprised about.

I also forgot how cool 2 strokes sound.

I'm lucky where I am it's all single track roads, woods, fields.

Looking forward to doing some good rides over winter.

Ordered new spark plugs, proper jack up stand for it. Lifting it onto the current one isn't fun.

I'll. Probably cha ge the graphics as I've got 2 sets of six days ones so will modify a set.