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Offline Slakewell

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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2010, 05:38:16 pm »
So I could weld twin shocks on my 84 KTM and be legal?

Mind you a stock 84 510 husky would be the better bike If you could get it started.
Current bikes. KTM MC 250 77 Husky CR 360 77, Husky 82 420 Auto Bitsa XR 200 project. Dont need a pickle just need to ride my motorcickle

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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2010, 06:28:08 pm »
So I could weld twin shocks on my 84 KTM and be legal?
No.. Not for Evo

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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2010, 06:38:27 pm »
I love a 4 stroke special as much as the next man.... but hell that thing doesn't do it for me.

Hell looks like what was left over after the swap meet. Has the classic mark of crap special, foam filter hanging in the breeze.
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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2010, 06:48:08 pm »
It's too much of a bitsa.
Those 500 DR motors look too big and heavy and i think they are more prone to breaking than a 500 Yamaha. There's a good reason everyone uses Yamaha engines.

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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2010, 07:46:52 pm »
John, Dr 500 motors are Built strong with maybe a bit of over kill.     Thier down fall is that they are heavy MF ;)

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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2010, 08:44:22 am »
I've refrained as long as I possibly can on this one, but they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Must be lots of sight impaired people in the world!
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Re: Awesome DR500 hybrid
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2010, 10:05:47 am »
  Whats with the 900mm of rear travel ??? you'd have to mount this thing like roy rogers 20metre runup and over the arse end, no thanks :P