Recent content by Gino

kark indeed  ;) i am ok thanks. not one fracture or break. its miraculous!

i MIGHT. my  scoot got written off wednesday  :( no more DRZ i might get the wreck back though

waiting in anticipation.  :thumleft:

Howsit.  :thumleft: i have gotten quite far, she is almost completely stripped down. just have the shock absorbers at the back and the fork to remove. but the shocks are proving tricky. will keep at it. i havent had time to load more pics :( once i have the shocks and forks out, i will start...

thanks guys. i have been putting some feelers out regarding the carbs, got 2 places that have, but pretty expensive (but half the price of being Rayed - hahaha) ;)

looki looki what i did found! SUPER STOKED! ORIGINAL TOOL KIT AND PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas came early! amazing to see!!! :biggrin:

oooo, just fitted new rear rotor and pads, first time i've done that. rotor looks great! this self service thing is actually quite fun when you get intro it haha.

hmmm, took the tank and rear fender off. the tool compartment on the left side of the tank is locked. and no, i dont have the key  :xxbah: took it to a locksmith to see if they could pick the lock, they couldn't! grrr!!! the good news, is that there seems to be something in the compartment, it...

Hi FM. it is definately a R50/2. thanks! this Carb story is a mission, i think one might be completely wrong. oh well.

>:( took the Carbs apart ! ! ! ! ! 1. 80% of all the little specialised fittings and springs etc are missing. 2. the left and right Carbs are not a matching set, although both part numbers were used in R50/2 production. on a good note the VIN number says that the bike was manufactured on...

eish, jammer, keep looking, they are out there! there was one with a sidecar in the cape somewhere if i remember correctly? think it was 40grand?

eish, jammer, keep looking, they are out there! there was one with a sidecar in the cape somewhere if i remember correctly? think it was 40grand?

Update: so after a little digging i have discovered that this bike might be a /2 model: R50/2 or a US version, the R50US. this was after sourcing an engine number spreadsheet, and matching it up to my engine number. this was also backed up by the speedo, which has blue gear shift points on it...

thanks for the response and wishes Dogs! much appreciated! will update us and when things happen! SCHWEEEDT! :thumleft:

Ok Dogs, here the old lady is ! ! ! ! collected her yesterday. I am so stoked about it! She is going to be stunning! have a look ! ! ! Gino ;D