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Having seen that "Old Shit" i know you not only gave away a decent gold mine, but money as well. Hey, as long as you're happy.Originally Posted by Irving
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"when you're happy you enjoy the melody but, when you're broken you understand the lyrics".
Don’t let the age of that 400 fool you. That’s not necessarily a great “learning” bike - it’ll likely have some ridiculous power.
No kidding. A 400cc two-stroke is no joke.
Especially the IT400: Primitive suspension, nearly nonexistent brakes, questionable carburetion, and no powervalve,so it has the power delivery of a shotgun trigger. They're an absolute hoot to ride!
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You'll probably get to see it in person sooner or later.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Can I bolt on upgrades like shocks, brakes, and suspension without getting into custom stuff? Should I make it a cafe racer or something? Not sure I want a street bike though, I'd probably live longer on the trails.
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No good fix for the carburetion, that's a 2 stroke thing since there's no power valve to broaden the powerband. The rear shock is probably not economically feasible to fix, but fresh oil and recharging the nitrogen will help. As far as front suspension and brakes go, finding a disc brake front end from a mid 90s YZ250 would probably be the best upgrade, and should be fairly easy to bolt up. Either that, or just try to ride within the limitations of the bike, and realize that with most riders, it's not going to be as fast or competent as more modern trail bikes. It'll still go 99 percent of the places they'll go, but it's gonna take more time and finesse to do it.
Light a fire for a man, and he'll be warm for a day, light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life...
Discussion is an exchange of intelligence. Argument is an exchange of
ignorance. Ever found a liberal that you can have a discussion with?
Okay, so I got that DT400 running and rode it around for about an hour today. The power band is definitely different than the TTR 225. It feels faster, and I'm pretty sure is faster, but it's not quite a Honda CR500 or anything. On paper we're talking 30 hp (DT400) vs 15hp (TT-R 225). It's just enough more powerful that I was on the edge of getting myself into trouble (I'm a very inexperienced rider), but not enough that I couldn't get out of it. Basically, if I rolled into the power band in first or second while turning, it'd pick up the front tire and go straight. I know that's like day one stuff, but I didn't grow up on bikes. That gets your attention real quick. I need to take these bikes down to TFOG to get run through. Then I need to go ride in the dirt instead of putting around my neighborhood. The power band kicking in on the DT400 is fun and addictive, but it runs out of breath too quick to get into any real trouble. I wonder if I should make that one a street bike though. Might be fun, even though riding on the street makes me super nervous.
Yeah, I'm kind of afraid of it.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Anyone titled a motorcycle without papers? FIL got it but never did title before he died. Mobile home flooded after his death and we lost most of the docs. Damn, my life dounds like a country song.
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