wild foamy Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Woke up to a very nice email from eBay today, "you have won the auction for..." Meet the new project... 'Mong' :/ Hopefully this one will be a quick turn-around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted April 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2013 Woke up to a very nice email from eBay today, "you have won the auction for..." Meet the new project... 'Mong' :/ F*CK I was fancying that myself Not...yer mad...mad I tells ya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Yeah, fuck this im going to stop drinking, or change my password to something harder to remember when im pissed. Atleast if i can get it rideable for Squires i wont have to ride a H*nda there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted April 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 22, 2013 bleedin 'ell foams what yer like! how much was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 £100... Buuuuuut... Mileage unknown no keys wheels and brakes ceised missing indicator lens battery is toast tyres look deformed (and probably are perished) plastics probably faded mudguard needs new paint maybe it runs, maybe it doesnt dent in the tank Not sure wether to tart it up and sell it or break it for parts, problem is they are only worth £500 tops when they are in good nick, and parts are cheap anyway so not much point in breaking it, it even has a V5 so no reason why it couldnt go back on the road, be a shame to let another classic go to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Well foamy I have a manual if you want to pm me your address and I'll send it down to you. My boy ran his for 2 years and only "lost" £50 when selling (Whisper it, but when I saw the title, I thought this was going to be another 'grouching' episode....sorry mate) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Give it time Jimmy, there are plenty of Grouchy moments to come with this one i think..................................Sorry Foamy i hope all goes well, i really do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Ah piss! ive bought another DT50 aswell, im now changing my ebay password to something harder to remember when im drunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 brake your fingers foams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Why not turn it into a little business buy them cheap, get them to start up and at least ride then flog them off to someone to restore and make your self a little profit? If they already start up and ride then tart them up with a bit of T cut and fix the REALLY cheep cosmetic parts and flog on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Not a bad idea Noise, although i know for sure there is money in breaking the DT50s, i sold the shock, swingarm and carb off the last one for £70, so thats pretty much my initial investment paid for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up.yours Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 my idea will save you the initial outlay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yes but then i wouldnt be able to sit in my room and masturbate furiously, thats the done thing for us lonely single people nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 No thats just the done thing for you RAF boys, see if you joined the real mans gang then you'd be too busy to masturbate and buy silly things off of Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yeah, as if i would want to spend months on end on a boat at sea with lots of men, scrubbing the decks with lots of men, down in the galley with lots of men... pfft... gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted April 24, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2013 That SR doesn't look half bad Foams. Hardtail it, forward controls and lose the plastic. Get a few beers down you and go onto fleabay for a welder and a big angle grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Nah that sounds like effort, plus ive never really been a fan of hacked bikes, too many people have done it. aslong as i can get the barrel out and cut a key blank to fit with the pins in (shouldnt be too hard, worked on the XJ alright), then if it starts i will give it a quick coat of paint, buff the plastics and i may even put it through an MOT if nothing needs doing then flog it on, ive already got a battery on order and bought a new indicator lens for £2.50, from the photos all i can see that is missing are the rear indicators. if it doesnt run i will break it for parts, would be such a shame to let a near-complete classic bike go to waste, but tbh i really dont want/need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yeah, as if i would want to spend months on end on a boat at sea with lots of men, scrubbing the decks with lots of men, down in the galley with lots of men... pfft... gay Sorry im not that gay I used to spend weeks in a dark Forest under a sheet snuggled up to men. Nothing like being a grunt on the front line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild foamy Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Ah fair point, i think it was mikey who was in the navy, my bad anyway, i like my warm comfy duvet too much, the though of running around a field jumping over things with the rain pouring out of every crack i have doesnt seem to appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Nah that sounds like effort, plus ive never really been a fan of hacked bikes, too many people have done it. aslong as i can get the barrel out and cut a key blank to fit with the pins in (shouldnt be too hard, worked on the XJ alright), then if it starts i will give it a quick coat of paint, buff the plastics and i may even put it through an MOT if nothing needs doing then flog it on, ive already got a battery on order and bought a new indicator lens for £2.50, from the photos all i can see that is missing are the rear indicators. if it doesnt run i will break it for parts, would be such a shame to let a near-complete classic bike go to waste, but tbh i really dont want/need it hey foamy that looks the same colour as my xs, tip I bought a can of canbrush candy red c011 off ebay, sprayed over silver basecoat its a very close match, really nice finish too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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