In Aug this year, I hooked my trailer and took a trip out to Ermelo to see a man about a bike.
The pictures looked pretty good and after exchanging some info with the seller, I decided
to chance a trip and see if it was as good as it looked. 05 Dakar with 47000km.
Up close and personal, it didn't tick all the right boxes, so I was going to turn it down, when the
seller made me an offer I couldn't refuse. So bike on trailer returned home with me.
I realised right off the bat that I would need to tear deep into it to make it mine, but baring some
evidence of a backyard mechanic getting to grips with it, it was mechanically pretty decent.
I did the basics to get it through roadworthy etc and used it the past 4 months as my daily commuter.
Its now on 53000, and when the temp light came on a few weeks ago, I knew it was time.
This was the advertised bike.
Indicators are after market and were low wattage causing them to flash fast, no connectors, everything just twisted/soldered wires taped up. sorted with resistors.
Bottom chain roller was just a bolt with bits of bearing floating on it. Made a temp one with copper tube, PVC pipe and some washers.
Replaced oil filter, air filter. Oil, coolant, front and rear brake fluid.
Removed tatty hand guards.
Front rim is Excel.
Tail light is a cheap led generic one. Works, but looks terrible.
Join me for the next month or two as I turn it into something more in line with what I want.
The pictures looked pretty good and after exchanging some info with the seller, I decided
to chance a trip and see if it was as good as it looked. 05 Dakar with 47000km.
Up close and personal, it didn't tick all the right boxes, so I was going to turn it down, when the
seller made me an offer I couldn't refuse. So bike on trailer returned home with me.
I realised right off the bat that I would need to tear deep into it to make it mine, but baring some
evidence of a backyard mechanic getting to grips with it, it was mechanically pretty decent.
I did the basics to get it through roadworthy etc and used it the past 4 months as my daily commuter.
Its now on 53000, and when the temp light came on a few weeks ago, I knew it was time.
This was the advertised bike.
Indicators are after market and were low wattage causing them to flash fast, no connectors, everything just twisted/soldered wires taped up. sorted with resistors.
Bottom chain roller was just a bolt with bits of bearing floating on it. Made a temp one with copper tube, PVC pipe and some washers.
Replaced oil filter, air filter. Oil, coolant, front and rear brake fluid.
Removed tatty hand guards.
Front rim is Excel.
Tail light is a cheap led generic one. Works, but looks terrible.
Join me for the next month or two as I turn it into something more in line with what I want.
