06-09-24, 08:51 AM
Hi thanks for your reply yes that was my thinking that with a bit of love the bike will far exceed my very limited abilities!
The engine felt ok for the short time I used it pulled well I am under no illusion the carbs will probably need attention and balanced at some point as well.
Currently have it up on axle stands under the frame, fairing and headlight off and touching up the light corrosion that has been hidden by the plastics.
Head stock feels smooth and light when up in the air can't feel any movement so not worried about that at the moment.
I have not looked at swing arm or rear suspension linkage yet, but when on the centre stand can't feel any sideways movement of the swing arm I will have a proper look when I get to it.
I have been away from bikes for a long time now last bike was an old SV650s the mk1 carb version, great fun but uncomfortable for a big bloke like me, the Suzuki Rf400r I had before that looked like something out of the 80;s but solid and not as slow as the figures suggested, had the gsxr 400 motor in RF600R frame.
Been pottering about on the sons Lexmoto LXR SE125 until he passed his CBT, very under rated cheap bike good fun if utterly gutless but thats 125's
The engine felt ok for the short time I used it pulled well I am under no illusion the carbs will probably need attention and balanced at some point as well.
Currently have it up on axle stands under the frame, fairing and headlight off and touching up the light corrosion that has been hidden by the plastics.
Head stock feels smooth and light when up in the air can't feel any movement so not worried about that at the moment.
I have not looked at swing arm or rear suspension linkage yet, but when on the centre stand can't feel any sideways movement of the swing arm I will have a proper look when I get to it.
I have been away from bikes for a long time now last bike was an old SV650s the mk1 carb version, great fun but uncomfortable for a big bloke like me, the Suzuki Rf400r I had before that looked like something out of the 80;s but solid and not as slow as the figures suggested, had the gsxr 400 motor in RF600R frame.
Been pottering about on the sons Lexmoto LXR SE125 until he passed his CBT, very under rated cheap bike good fun if utterly gutless but thats 125's