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Popular Post tortron Posted March 16, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Clean sheet. Might go ride it further than 20m and see how it goes You want it? I'll sell it for the price of a new one cos how often do you see one of these that's road legal (i checked the fleet data just quickly and theres 4 of this model on it, pre 1991 is what i think it is, so a rare bird) 15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Bought this for parts for the other yellow 200. Been sitting for a year and not running. So ideal for me cos I only want the brakes and a couple small bits. Check the gas. Full of fresh 91 Check the plug. Freshly wire brushed. Turn the key. Lights all work so must be a good battery Press the starter button. Nothing Kicked it over a few times. Nothing Kicked it over with the plug out. Dead. Kicked it over with a good plug out. Dead Remember that the last blue DR had a dicky kill switch. Press it a few times and its gummy as and not clicking in and out. There's some suspicious green growth on the bike so probably it was in the pond at some stage, or a south facing shed. Opened the switch up and it full of gunk, probably bovine in nature. Wiped it off on my jeans and clamped a bit of wire across the solder joints. Kick it over and there's a visible spark this time. Put the plug back in and kick it BANG all the unburnt fuel sitting in the exhaust ignites and knocks loose an ankle deep pile of the finest cow shit North of the bombays. Kick it again and it slowly chugs into life in a cloud of black smoke, clearing up after a couple of revs and settling into a nice tight idle, not a hint of the typical suzuki top end is fucked, so just send it rattle that these get if you even think about running them 1ml of oil below the level line. Once the black smoke cleared, the white smoke began, unmistakably wd40 that was coating the engine and header, so perhaps it didn't have a top end oil leak like I had suspected. Still no life on the starter but that will just be the same problem I'm guessing. Rode it around, shocks are still good, probably the forks are leaking but that's the usual. Also the brakes don't do anything which again is typical farm bike spec. Rotor looks well below 3mm. And the seat is torn and brake light isn't working. Now I don't feel like wrecking it $900 will ride it away today with a better seat and il probably fix the starter or I can do the brakes and bump up the price to cover parts 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Can we have a stocktake of how many DR’s that is now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 1985 complete 1987 complete less brakes 2008 - complete (this one) parts 2003 - stripped and half sold off, some went on the 87 4 additional 1980s frames aboout 6 sets of forks 3 front wheels 3 small bins of misc parts and a dr250 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 What's a front wheel worth? (From your stash or otherwise) Know a young teen trying to get a beat up farm bike rideable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 heres one for $50 if you can pick it up https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/parts-for-sale/wheels/listing-3017315376.htm?rsqid=2bbe90cd5f7f45bba03241080632755c-003 otherwise its around 100-150 from the other wombles on trademe. usually with no tyres unknown bearings and unknown or missing rotor i would sell a chrome wheel with new bearings, inspec rotor and a knobbly tyre for 80, or an aluminium rim one for 100 with no tyre 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 wow, that DR looks great!!!! Hows it go on the road compared to the GN? be lots more usable with the extra capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 I haven't gotten to ride it yet, too busy and have like 10 bikes right now. generally they have the same top speed unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tortron Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 I wanna sell my 87 if anyone is interested its complete minus the entire front brakes and needs a rear brake linkage rod wheels have new bearings, swingarm is rebuilt, comes with shock and linkage bearings pretty sure the rest of it is there, all plastics, headlight is a little melted but fine for offroad. dunno much about the engine, has the kick start welded on, comes with a new kickstart and shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Pretty close match on this vinyl. Will do the sides and the front number panel, no point in sticking anything to an old plastic tank Then I have some graphics to go on top, should be rad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Oi you don't need any more bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Don't be jelly of my empire of fucked suzukis I actually have some 90% bikes that Id like to get to 100% so I can sell for cash money So I bought 1.5 crashed gn250s and another dr200 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 6 hours ago, tortron said: another dr200 I know you bid against Kim and then me ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Oh did I. What bits do you want 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 /you can't have any, all the Dr200 are mine I just want some bits for my 87, the other guys parting out bikes want more than a whole bike for the bits I want 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, tortron said: Oh did I. What bits do you want None I was just being cheeky when I saw u guys at it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Too bad, I'm dumping the bits I do t want at yours on the way home 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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