agour wrote:
Lots of food for thought there! I'll rule the drz off then, and stick at the lighter bikes.
I can also appreciate the idea of keeping the 200.. I've spent a lot of time on it, and I know the externals of the bike inside out now. I've changed a lot of parts, and know that everything is sound.. Putting in heavy duty tubes, changing reeds, fixing the loom... etc. I couldn;t say the same about another bike if I sold it.
I did just go to look at a ktm 525. I wouldn't have considered it, if it wasn't £800. It was cheap supposdely because the clutch was making a rattle (which it was). That seems a common issue and shouldnt be hard to fix.
If it wasn't for the fact that the bike was blatently cloned. The guy only had the right hand side of the V5 (not a major issue on it's own).
The frame number was stamped onto a metal plate, then riveted over the original. Oh and the engine number didn't match the HPI.
When I pointed this out the guy quickly decided he didnt want to sell it and pushed it back inside.
Some poor buggers stolen bike we assume then ?
Report it to the police.