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Re: Modern day TDR250

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weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:04 pm
XT660X
Too tall for my little legs, actually it's a combination of a wide seat that's high, the XT seat isn't as high as a DRZ400 but is a lot wider.

That and the 660 Yamaha engine is more like 40bhp and not free revving - might be better with an open exhaust though, I've ridden the 5 valve version of it in 690cc, full race trim and it was completely different.
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:06 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:04 pm
XT660X
Too tall for my little legs, actually it's a combination of a wide seat that's high, the XT seat isn't as high as a DRZ400 but is a lot wider.
Then the clear answer is the KTM690 we said about 30 posts ago :D

Go demo/test one and see
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:08 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:06 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:04 pm
XT660X
Too tall for my little legs, actually it's a combination of a wide seat that's high, the XT seat isn't as high as a DRZ400 but is a lot wider.
Then the clear answer is the KTM690 we said about 30 posts ago :D

Go demo/test one and see
Too ugly
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:09 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:08 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:06 pm

Too tall for my little legs, actually it's a combination of a wide seat that's high, the XT seat isn't as high as a DRZ400 but is a lot wider.
Then the clear answer is the KTM690 we said about 30 posts ago :D

Go demo/test one and see
Too ugly
Then you want the moon on the stick that doesn't actually exist mate.
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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What about a TDR250?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203491481231 ... SwgeVgxMp0

<and people are taking the piss out of my GSXR paint job!!!?
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:10 pm What about a TDR250?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203491481231 ... SwgeVgxMp0

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weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:10 pm
Then you want the moon on the stick that doesn't actually exist mate.
Well yeah, that's why I'm hard to please
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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You'll just have to make your own.

I look forward to the build thread... without any pictures on it.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:10 pm What about a TDR250?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203491481231 ... SwgeVgxMp0

<and people are taking the piss out of my GSXR paint job!!!?
£7K!!!! I could buy a proper bike for that, I've got enough old tat.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:15 pm You'll just have to make your own.

I look forward to the build thread... without any pictures on it.
It might already exist, I may have just changed direction on what I was doing with my YPVS a bit, as I think with decent suspension it would do the job very nicely.
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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As I mentioned before, what you want is a Nuda.

Good luck finding one for sale.

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I know someone with a Nuda, he's an utter twat
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My next door neighbour had one.

He died. Of cancer, nothing Nuda related.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:25 pm I know someone with a Nuda, he's an utter twat
They're exceptionally rare...

Nudas, not twats.
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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Ok, you're going to laugh your tits off, but what about an early 650 Versys. Plenty of tuning bits to make it SuperTwin spec, spend some money on the suspension, job jobbed!

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weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:27 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:25 pm I know someone with a Nuda, he's an utter twat
They're exceptionally rare...

Nudas, not twats.
He's on his second one, he wrote the first one off in a big way, he's also written off at least 4 CBR600s, we were chatting about him on Saturday, and someone I know who has the nickname Dangerous Brian (with good reason) considers him the most dangerous rider he's ever known.
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:30 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:27 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:25 pm I know someone with a Nuda, he's an utter twat
They're exceptionally rare...

Nudas, not twats.
He's on his second one, he wrote the first one off in a big way, he's also written off at least 4 CBR600s, we were chatting about him on Saturday, and someone I know who has the nickname Dangerous Brian (with good reason) considers him the most dangerous rider he's ever known.
I still think you'd find them too big, powerful and heavy anyway. You may as well get a 990SD if that's the case.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:30 pm Ok, you're going to laugh your tits off, but what about an early 650 Versys. Plenty of tuning bits to make it SuperTwin spec, spend some money on the suspension, job jobbed!
It has been considered, but I can hardly say yes to a Versys when I called a KTM ugly.
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:30 pm Ok, you're going to laugh your tits off, but what about an early 650 Versys. Plenty of tuning bits to make it SuperTwin spec, spend some money on the suspension, job jobbed!

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fuck me, he said the KTM690 was ugly !
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Re: Modern day TDR250

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That 650 twin is a crackin' motor tho'