wesinls
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i might be younger than you, first ride in the dunes was on my IT200 it lasted 30 min and i seized it--the rest is history
RE: XR75 i put an SL125 motor in one of these, used the SL rear swingarm and rear hub and laced a 14" wheel to it, made it street legal and was driving in the fast lane of the freeway when a CHP pulled me over, he said that wasnt legal on the freeway, but i told it it had a 125 cc motor and just had enough HP to be legal. all he could write me up for was the horn (that i installed inside the light assy) wasnt loud enough lolMan that sucks you sold it. That would be cool in the man cave.
Did you swap a Subaru in it after it seized?i might be younger than you, first ride in the dunes was on my IT200 it lasted 30 min and i seized it--the rest is history
Haha. No but knew I needed more power and every one I saw in Glamis had cr500s. That was early 90’s and had no money. I was about 30 old and had 3 children at the time. So I bought what I could afford. Cr480 air cooled. Problem is that thing gave you arm pump in 15 min of riding. I worked harder and finally could afford a 1985 cr500. And no I didn’t keep it stock. After 3 more cr500 the last bike had a stroked motor, massive ports mikuni44 carb on methanolDid you swap a Subaru in it after it seized?
Relive yore youth... :deal:Haha. No but knew I needed more power and every one I saw in Glamis had cr500s. That was early 90’s and had no money. I was about 30 old and had 3 children at the time. So I bought what I could afford. Cr480 air cooled. Problem is that thing gave you arm pump in 15 min of riding. I worked harder and finally could afford a 1985 cr500. And no I didn’t keep it stock. After 3 more cr500 the last bike had a stroked motor, massive ports mikuni44 carb on methanol
Nice Datsun! That brings back memories.When I was a kid all I thought about was motorcycles! When I was 10, after begging and working, my dad finally surprised me with this 1970 Yamaha 125 Enduro! I slept with it in the garage for the first week I had it! I absolutely loved that bike!! When I got my drivers permit I rode it to school until I got a car. As cool as the bike was, I could only take one person with me at a time and the car was safer for the girls.
The bike went into storage at my mom and dads house in 1977, with a little over 3000 miles on it and I lost track of it. My brother took over my parents house and I know the bike went into a storage container because I had no where for it. A few years later I heard the container got broke into and the bike was stolen! I was heart broken to say the least.
A couple of years ago I was talking to my nephew about it and he said he was in that container and he had seen the bike!! We went over there and after some digging we found it!! Almost 40 years lost!! So I grabbed it and took it home and it now stays in my shop with everything else!
I plan on getting it running and making it safe to ride again but not restore it and give it to my grandsons!
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