New bike and it's a riot....

[alibx11]

Went out for a run on the GTR on Sunday and came across a couple of bikes in a front garden for sale.....

So had to stop and make a little inquiry... Needless to say I had to buy it.... the Yamaha SR125 that is....

Bought it for my son who is still only 16 but said we'd get it fixed up before he turns 17 ready for him to start biking.

Rode home on the GTR, showed the pictures to number 1 son, he liked it, thank goodness, and then got her indoors to run me over to ride the beast back... It was a riot.... slightly bent forks as the old fella had hit the back of a car last december, rear tyre was nearly flat, only 12hp when it was new, (God only knows what it's got now) .... got it up to 55mph and then put the head down and it nudged 70mph, which with me sitting like a 20st gorilla on it was a surprise...... and I still enjoyed it for a short blast more then the GTR.

Brought back the fun of biking from 30 years ago... cost the princely sum of £200, Mot'd, taxed, running perfectly, great fun.

So now we've got the engine on the bench, swing arm out and hammerite'd, rear tyre replaced and am awaiting a lot of bits bought on ebay ... forks, chain & sprockets, service stuff etc.... gonna be fun.. I'm looking forward to getting it sorted as much as my son and he thinks it's a cracker.... it's great to see his enthusiasm for bikes that I used to have, for some reason we seem to lose it as we get older and buy bigger, newer and more expensive bikes.

If I had the room I would have treated myself to the beautiful GS425 sitting behind the Yam but unfortunately I don't. 

[coman37]

How much was the GS?

Coman

[alibx11]

He was asking around £800 which i thought was pretty cheap for it, was in real good condition too.

Had the oddest back tyre on it though...