Bikes you've built?

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Lawman

I like that BMW so much I might just have to copy it. Is it considered a compliment or an insult these days if someone just nicks all your ideas?

Is the steering damper on the BMW a factory thing or did you fit it? I remember ones like that on old RD200s I think.

Shug

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Mr wilson

Is the steering damper on the BMW a factory thing or did you fit it? I remember ones like that on old RD200s I think.

Shug

From memory & I've Googled to check it, it was OEM BMW

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bm...amper&tbm=isch

Originally Posted by Red Herring

I like that BMW so much I might just have to copy it. Is it considered a compliment or an insult these days if someone just nicks all your ideas?

Go for it, nothing that original or groundbreaking on my build just an amalgam of ideas, the paint was my choice and the biggest extravagance.

This is the picture I saw that gave me the idea and inspiration:-

Steering damper was OEM too BTW.

I love the chop, sorry to hear it was nicked good on you for going for it.

I always wanted a TDR used to race my mate who had one when I had my X7!

Not really built anything new but I have done a nut and bolt restore on this over the past 18 months. Why? I was 17 and riding a scabby AR125 when these were first released. I dreamed of having one of these or an NSR250 but no chance for a spotty teenager with a part time job in McDonalds.

Roll on 20 or so years and I was in a position to buy a second bike purely for fun. I was aware that prices of 2 strokes are going through the roof so it was basically now or never. This thing was a right mess when I got it but is now pretty much pristine.

These are great to work on as they are so mechanically simple and I still think they are one of the best looking bikes ever made. Riding wise they are fairly useless 95% of the time but on the right road on the right day no other bike I have ridden comes close.

I would also like to get my hands on a TDR one day but like everything 2 stroke prices are starting to get silly... Also love the BMW - that kind of conversion is another step up in skills.

Looks like a new bike Spoon, credit to you. As you say, heaps of fun