... That was my first Bike .. In the US the Name on it is Enduro ... Brought back memories .. I could feel the bike as you went thru the gears ... good job
Fuck that, a sick wheelie is 100% worth the cost. Whats the use of modern medicine if we don't use it right! We're helping promote internal limits and medicine
When I used to play baseball, my favourite position was catcher. My knees could no longer take it. I had a friend tell me, if you want to keep playing, maybe you should play another position. This extended my playing days for a few more seasons. I applied this logic to riding. Had to give up the single trail (trail bikes). Still have bikes, just not the ones that could potentailly shorten my abilty to ride.
Spot on man! A key part of the planning that came out my down time was to transform the KLX and CRF into light ADVs so my son and I could do more exploring rather than belting around thru the scrub. We’re planning some big trips now which is half the fun! Cheers👊
You're over thinking it. There are two kinds of people in the world, those who ride bikes and those who don't. If you ride shit can happen, you just deal with it and move on. Get well soon and get back on your bike and enjoy yourself.
You really captured the sounds and feel of the bike, the bike has gone but as I have one and put a dynojet kit through it I can tell you it sound like someone has done that as I took the kit off as it always fouled the plugs, the standard jetting never did though.
Ha, yes, the legendary short changing hydramatic! I had an Aunt that had a hydramatic silver premier/red interior that I desperately wanted to get my hands on but of course it went to one her kids that wasnt interested and just up and sold it without letting me know!😩
@@kawakarma Make sure it's turned on in the menu. The quickshifter is kind of addictive after a while. It ads a whole new perspective to riding. You have to be above 2500 RPM to use it tho...
Looks great mate. I think this bike is a bit of a unicorn. It's probably the only bike one can buy new in 2024 which is still carbureted, has a backup kickstart and no electronic assists. It's a bit like the DRZ (which you can still buy a kickstart conversion kit for) but this one has more power in stock trim and is a much lighter bike. Believe it or not quite a few people have put some adventure miles on the KLX450R and it's been touted as having a very reliable engine.
@@dune7824 Ha, I’d just resolved to sell the KLX and get a CRF450RL and you send me a message like this! My son and I planning some longer trips and doing some light ADV mods to his CRF450RL, already got the Nomad 20L tank on it and actually think I can get one to work on the KLX and seat concepts on both. I love the KLX but quite a lot of parts for it are tricky to come by now and the CRF is I think maybe the best platform around for this kind of go anywhere conversion. It’s certainly smoother if not a touch heavier than the KLX and the CRF’s 6th gear is a thing. And the fuel injection is actually pretty nice and a bit less temperamental. Well now you make me think twice for sure tho! Cheers 👊
@@dorstefan you’re right, the ZH2 is v smooth and after 6500kms on it I’m used to the way it pulls - and pulls and pulls if you want it to. But when I first rode it the bike was like nothing I’d ridden before and the way it looks ‘beast’ does come to mind - total blast! 👊
@@Donotcareabyouropinion Ha yeh. You can keep it tame of course but it’s not what it was built for and the monster is always grumbling and twittering there ready to be released at any moment! 😁🤙
Hi mate , you have done a great job on your DT . Just picked up a 76 model yesterday , it’s a 250 as well . Looking forward to getting into it . All the best with it .Safe biking . Cheers Reece . From Drouin .
@@mndbinaisse8382 Awesome! ‘76 was a great year for the bike. Just changing tank shape and paint job really stepped up its enduro appearance. All the best with the restoration. I found it so therapeutic and stuck my mantra of only working on it when I felt like it (which was most of the time anyway!) and just stopped when anything got a bit frustrating! Look forward to seeing how your comes up if you post a vid. Cheers
@@kawakarma I concur! But if I had one in my early twenties,I wouldn't mind spending all the time in garage tinkering with it as long as I could ride it on Sunday's mornings without major problems.And the half fairing version is double as sexy in my humble opinion, doesn't hint that SS(supersport) designation so much,as it isn't a supersport in the real sense of the word,again in my humble opinion 🙃
Im having the same issue with fowling plugs also. Im working to figure out why. Theres something wrong thats causing it. I hope you told the buyer the issue before he gets stranded somewhere!
Certainly told him it ran rich but he didn’t care as he was buying it to completely strip and restore the bike as his first motorcycle project after spending years restoring cars! So everyone was happy!
600SS was my first bike after passing my test in "96. Cost me £4000 second hand. Got used to the power really quickly. Chopped it in for a 748 a year later. No regrets 😊
@@thetonetosser yeh I actually bought it for my daughter’s first bike - you can see that vid - but she never rode it - wife said no way! Even tho it’s not, it looks fast but does have a bit too much Italian character- she bought herself a Kwacha 400 instead! Also, v happy actually, sold her for $1,500 more than I’d paid and only spent about $500 on it while I had it😁👊
@@kawakarmaI always wanted a RVF400 back in the day. Finally got one a couple of years back. Lovely bike to ride but I'd forgotten how low powered these bikes are. Had it a couple of years then sold it. Now I want an RC45 but my bank account isn't interested 😊
I was sad when I sold my 600 Supersport. Then 2 days later someone bought my Moto Guzzi Griso. 2 italian princesses gone in 48 hours. I would buy another Supersport without hesitation. Maybe the 900 one day.
I enjoyed watching the restoration of your 600. Nicely done! I think if I ever get another Ducati it might be a Sport 1000 although I’d probably need help getting shoehorned into the riding position!😁👊
I bought a 73 RT 360 that’s having an entire engine rebuild. 12 volt conversion. I live in Blackwood SA so your contacts for painting and shock absorbers would be very helpful. Cheers
@@markrobinson4981 Hi Mark, here are the contact details for who I used and would recommend for paint and shocks. Going to make some vids of your restoration? Keen to see how it turns out! Cheers Daniel Stone Auto Paint - did a great job on my tank and oil tank 0405 500 471 41 Chapman Rd, Hackham Hard Chrome Services - straightened and re-hard chromed the front shock inner tubes. 8295 2822 135 Mooringie Ave, Camden Park *I did get rear springs re-chromed somewhere near Daws Rd but can’t find the details - lots of companies around that can do this. Hoey Racing - put the front and rear shocks together 8262 3600 3/111 Research Rd, Pooraka
@@kawakarma thanks so much for the info. I will take some photos and videos of the process and would like to put it together for a RU-vid video or give it to my lad to do. Thanks again
@alanpratt5580 oh cool yeah i bought mine April 2000 the first green one in Western Australia. Good luck might hope you track it down, what city did you sell it in ?
Nice job...Sadly to many of the DT’s were MX’d (stripped) back in the day. I broke the frame (multiple times) and bent the crankshaft on mine. Fortunately parts bikes were cheap. I would love to come across a good DT250 again with a pile of parts...I’d be a lot nicer to it today.
Ha, yeh, did do the air filter but not sure it’s worth it for me to mess with the ecu- I generally use less than half the throttle most of the time as it is😁👊 but every now and then it nice know that there isn’t much out there quicker off the lights - you know just getting well out in front of the traffic for safety!
Ha, the ZXR used to still terrify me from time to time too until I bought the ZH2. Now I’m slightly terrified all the time! But I read it’s probably good for maintaining testosterone levels or something!😁👊
