Cont.... Its too good to start ploughing through the rough and throwing her down the road, but for an all round bike, it'll do nicely. Not fast mind you, but then who wants to go fast when you're on one of those. Take your time to enjoy. ;-)
Hi Jez. Thanks for the comments. Am on the lookout for a left hand side panel and left wing mirroe if you can help out. Are you local. Had a DR back in 1980 then sold it. Saw this one on ebay and got it at a good price, however needed repainted and minor mechanical repairs done. Intend to do a spin round Ireland in the near future.
I have 5 bikes in bits 2 running, One in trail trim and one in Enduro/Rally trim. I got sidepanels from Governors bridge spares but they aren't listed at present. I'll have a look to see what I've got but doubt if I have one spare
I paid 670 for mine two years ago from a guy in London. Paid 75 to get her over to NI. Great wee runner but a bit grubby. Spent about 100 get the plastics and tank repainted and 150 on replacing chain, sprockets and chain rollers and a good servicing. Shopped around for front and rear carriers at local bike shops 50, and military bags to act as panniers. I'm now going to get engine overhauled. A good one can go for 1500 plus on eBay. If she's really mint go for it and use her on roads and lanes.
Retro, Unfortunately no. I carry two spare fully charged batteries for the zumo. I have tried on different forums to get advice on how to run a sat nav off a 6 volt battery with no luck. I believe there is a system but its a tad expensive
She's a beauty! If you still need parts, I have a set of wheels complete with brakes, a set of forks and swingarm and a tank. All needs work, but doesnt seem to be too easy to find parts nowadays.
Looks nice, wanted to see what these bikes were like as my mate has just restored one, complete strip down and rebuild, he's now offering to sell it to me...
My first dr was in 1981. It was new and very easy to start with the decompression lever. This one is the same year and was easy to start. Now its a bit of heart attack to get her going. My intention is to get the engine really sorted out and the decompression lever looked at as I think this is the problem in getting her going. They're a great bike when they going and a real head turner. Off road they're ok but I prefer roads or lanes.
spikerjack46 There don't seem to be many for sale so i'm struggling to judge values. What would you guess for a fully restored example? It's mint, like new condition. I know the chap has spent a lot of money on it and many hours rebuilding it. Regards..
+spikerjack46 I have a fully restored 81'DR500SX that perhaps is the best example in the world. It really upsets the XT500 crowd! I highly recommend you get a copy of the workshop manual from EBay off e-classicbike.com and adjust the decompressor from the book. I use the bike as a cafe' racer and it gets LOTS of attention as you never see one of these on the road for well over 30 years. Mine owes me A$11K and I was offered more than that by an enthusiast. Mine was a complete worn out wreck when I got it off the original owner. I also have a DR400T 81' enduro for restoration that will be another Vinduro bike to match my PE400X.
Красивые места! Beautiful places. Thanks for the tour.
Cont.... Its too good to start ploughing through the rough and throwing her down the road, but for an all round bike, it'll do nicely. Not fast mind you, but then who wants to go fast when you're on one of those. Take your time to enjoy. ;-)
Hi Jez. Thanks for the comments. Am on the lookout for a left hand side panel and left wing mirroe if you can help out. Are you local.
Had a DR back in 1980 then sold it. Saw this one on ebay and got it at a good price, however needed repainted and minor mechanical repairs done.
Intend to do a spin round Ireland in the near future.
I have 5 bikes in bits 2 running, One in trail trim and one in Enduro/Rally trim. I got sidepanels from Governors bridge spares but they aren't listed at present. I'll have a look to see what I've got but doubt if I have one spare
Beautiful part of the world
I've a bunch of 400 stuff, no bike as good as yours though
I paid 670 for mine two years ago from a guy in London. Paid 75 to get her over to NI. Great wee runner but a bit grubby. Spent about 100 get the plastics and tank repainted and 150 on replacing chain, sprockets and chain rollers and a good servicing. Shopped around for front and rear carriers at local bike shops 50, and military bags to act as panniers. I'm now going to get engine overhauled. A good one can go for 1500 plus on eBay. If she's really mint go for it and use her on roads and lanes.
Retro,
Unfortunately no. I carry two spare fully charged batteries for the zumo. I have tried on different forums to get advice on how to run a sat nav off a 6 volt battery with no luck. I believe there is a system but its a tad expensive
She's a beauty!
If you still need parts, I have a set of wheels complete with brakes, a set of forks and swingarm and a tank.
All needs work, but doesnt seem to be too easy to find parts nowadays.
Are you running that GPS on the 6v battery?
Looks nice, wanted to see what these bikes were like as my mate has just restored one, complete strip down and rebuild, he's now offering to sell it to me...
My first dr was in 1981. It was new and very easy to start with the decompression lever. This one is the same year and was easy to start. Now its a bit of heart attack to get her going. My intention is to get the engine really sorted out and the decompression lever looked at as I think this is the problem in getting her going. They're a great bike when they going and a real head turner. Off road they're ok but I prefer roads or lanes.
spikerjack46 There don't seem to be many for sale so i'm struggling to judge values. What would you guess for a fully restored example? It's mint, like new condition. I know the chap has spent a lot of money on it and many hours rebuilding it. Regards..
+spikerjack46 I have a fully restored 81'DR500SX that perhaps is the best example in the world. It really upsets the XT500 crowd! I highly recommend you get a copy of the workshop manual from EBay off e-classicbike.com and adjust the decompressor from the book. I use the bike as a cafe' racer and it gets LOTS of attention as you never see one of these on the road for well over 30 years. Mine owes me A$11K and I was offered more than that by an enthusiast. Mine was a complete worn out wreck when I got it off the original owner. I also have a DR400T 81' enduro for restoration that will be another Vinduro bike to match my PE400X.