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Clubroom => Trail & Track => Topic started by: Tony T on April 24, 2012, 08:31:22 am

Title: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Tony T on April 24, 2012, 08:31:22 am

You know when you sell a bike and tell the buyer that you want first option if he ever sells it again? Well, I did that nearly 15 years ago and on Sunday came that call!  ;D
My old DR750 that bought new in 1988 is coming home again. Hopefully it works out better than when I bought my old KX back...............   :D


(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/Tony_T12/DRZPosterweb.jpg)

Apart from the engine being out of it, it doesn't look a whole lot different. Plus all the cool, factory bits are still there.  ;)

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Gerard De Ruyter (Twistandshout) on April 24, 2012, 08:47:18 am

What an amazing looking machine Tony.  I don't think I've ever heard or seen this one before.  Was it a standard manufacture?

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Tony T on April 24, 2012, 08:54:45 am

The DR750 was a standard model, but I managed to get my hands on some of the factory bits that Suzuki made for the guys that ran them at Dakar.
I also fitted an XR front end, Ohlins rear and took a lot of weight off it.
Interestingly, the kit also came with blue prints so an engineer could remanufacture parts at a later stage.
I kept those............ until my shed burned down..........  :'(

Here's a stock one
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/Tony_T12/IMAGE0015web.jpg)


 and the full blown factory jobbie
(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/Tony_T12/Big1.jpg)

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: vandy010 on April 24, 2012, 10:46:39 am

thats a bitch'n bit of gear Tony 8)
i really dig the Safari/Dakar style bikes

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: EML on April 24, 2012, 11:39:03 am

Vandy-wanna buy my XTZ750-it's a Yammy and just as good as that.

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Tony T on May 11, 2012, 04:00:14 pm

Thanks to Simo63, I'm picking her up tomorrow...........  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Davey Crocket on May 11, 2012, 07:37:36 pm

Thats cool Tony....everybody on here has a bike/bikes that they wish they could get back.

Title: Re: Come to Daddy............
Post by: Tony T on May 12, 2012, 06:58:57 pm

Yep, I've spent more time in the saddle of this bike than any other I've owned over the years.
She came back today with the IKEA treatment......... some assembly required..........  :D

(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/Tony_T12/IMG_0678.jpg)

(http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/Tony_T12/IMG_0685.jpg)