A.Lee

I'm after a SOB, thinking of a 250 single cylinder,something that can be
left outside without worrying about its condition, when I saw locally a
Indian Enfield,350cc. Described at having a noisy top end, but this one
looks like it'll be selling for less than £500, so £100 on new head
parts wouldnt be too much of an hassle.
Mechanical repairs are no problem, it looks reasonable condition - are
these ok for a general runabout, all weather local bike?
Anything else to look out for on them?
Thanks
Alan.
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Lozzo

A.Lee said...
> I'm after a SOB, thinking of a 250 single cylinder,something that can be
> left outside without worrying about its condition, when I saw locally a
> Indian Enfield,350cc. Described at having a noisy top end, but this one
> looks like it'll be selling for less than £500, so £100 on new head
> parts wouldnt be too much of an hassle.
> Mechanical repairs are no problem, it looks reasonable condition - are
> these ok for a general runabout, all weather local bike?
> Anything else to look out for on them?

Try and find a half decent Honda CB250RS. They out-perform the Enfield
in every repect and are a damn sight more reliable. My old one is
currently sitting there with about 195,000 abused miles on the clock.
You just need to do very frequent oil changes to keep the top end from
wearing out. As they takle a pissy amount of oil it's not an expensive
undertaking.

Ebay sometimes throws up a bargain if you look.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-
CB250RS_W0QQitemZ4618618126QQcategoryZ9806QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-CB250-RS-CB250RS-1980
_W0QQitemZ8045044134QQcategoryZ10460QQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Honda-CB250-
RS_W0QQitemZ4620912288QQcategoryZ9806QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

The quite clean and tidy black one looks interesting cos parts are easy
to come by.

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The Older Gentleman

A.Lee <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote:

> I'm after a SOB, thinking of a 250 single cylinder,something that can be
> left outside without worrying about its condition, when I saw locally a
> Indian Enfield,350cc. Described at having a noisy top end, but this one
> looks like it'll be selling for less than £500, so £100 on new head
> parts wouldnt be too much of an hassle.
> Mechanical repairs are no problem, it looks reasonable condition - are
> these ok for a general runabout, all weather local bike?
> Anything else to look out for on them?
> Thanks
> Alan.

The electrics are a bit iffy. And the drum-braked ones are s underbraked
you wouldn't believe it. They're nice to ride up to about 55, and
horrible above that.

Get a Suzuki GN250 - faster, just as easy on fuel, cheaper to buy,
charming bike, modern lights and brakes.....


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BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....

Ken

The Older Gentleman wrote:
> A.Lee <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm after a SOB, thinking of a 250 single cylinder,something that can be
> > left outside without worrying about its condition, when I saw locally a
> > Indian Enfield,350cc. Described at having a noisy top end, but this one
> > looks like it'll be selling for less than £500, so £100 on new head
> > parts wouldnt be too much of an hassle.
> > Mechanical repairs are no problem, it looks reasonable condition - are
> > these ok for a general runabout, all weather local bike?
> > Anything else to look out for on them?
> > Thanks
> > Alan.
>
> The electrics are a bit iffy. And the drum-braked ones are s underbraked
> you wouldn't believe it. They're nice to ride up to about 55, and
> horrible above that.
>
> Get a Suzuki GN250 - faster, just as easy on fuel, cheaper to buy,
> charming bike, modern lights and brakes.....
>
>
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> Trophy 1200 750SS CB400F CD250 x2
> GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
> BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....


So speaks the voice of experience..............removed any XS650 cams
recently have we?.....................lol

k

^..^ Lone Wolf

"A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote in message
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Wotcha.

> Mechanical repairs are no problem, it looks reasonable condition - are
> these ok for a general runabout, all weather local bike?

Yep - mine starts no matter what the weather throws at it.
Be prepared to change the original Indian main bearings after about 10 or 12
years

> Anything else to look out for on them?

Loads of silly little things - but non of 'em important enough to really
worry about.
http://home.freeuk.net/thewolf/bullet.htm

Read that - it should put you off owning one for ever.


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Andy Wegg

"The Older Gentleman" wrote
> MZs have the same qualities and they're better bikes.

Though if you don't like strokers....


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The Older Gentleman

Andy Wegg <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com> wrote:

> "The Older Gentleman" wrote
> > MZs have the same qualities and they're better bikes.
>
> Though if you don't like strokers....

Buy an MZ four-stroke?


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Andy Wegg

"The Older Gentleman" wrote:

> Buy an MZ four-stroke?


If you can find a good one for 500, I'll have it!


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^..^ Lone Wolf

"The Older Gentleman" <chateauSPAMKILL.murray@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
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Wotcha.

>> > MZs have the same qualities and they're better bikes.
>>
>> Though if you don't like strokers....
>
> Buy an MZ four-stroke?

Rotax = left foot kick.
Left foot kick is all well and good if you have an enormous flywheel to
carry the momentum, sadly, Rotax engines have next to no flywheel effect at
all.
I really used to like those Rotax motors until I worked on a few.
Very nice when running, but some very weak design in the electric start
department.

Still - each to their own.


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Mark

^..^ Lone Wolf <lonewolf@moonshiners.org.uk> wrote in message
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> "The Older Gentleman" <chateauSPAMKILL.murray@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
> message
>
> Wotcha.
>
> >> > MZs have the same qualities and they're better bikes.
> >>
> >> Though if you don't like strokers....
> >
> > Buy an MZ four-stroke?
>
> Rotax = left foot kick.
> Left foot kick is all well and good if you have an enormous flywheel to
> carry the momentum, sadly, Rotax engines have next to no flywheel effect
at
> all.
> I really used to like those Rotax motors until I worked on a few.
> Very nice when running, but some very weak design in the electric start
> department.
>
> Still - each to their own.

How about with a Yamaha 660
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-MZ-RED_W0QQitemZ4610868817



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platypus

Mark wrote:
> ^..^ Lone Wolf <lonewolf@moonshiners.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:4414738d.0@entanet...
>>
>> "The Older Gentleman" <chateauSPAMKILL.murray@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
>> message
>>
>> Wotcha.
>>
>>>>> MZs have the same qualities and they're better bikes.
>>>>
>>>> Though if you don't like strokers....
>>>
>>> Buy an MZ four-stroke?
>>
>> Rotax = left foot kick.
>> Left foot kick is all well and good if you have an enormous flywheel
>> to carry the momentum, sadly, Rotax engines have next to no flywheel
>> effect at all.
>> I really used to like those Rotax motors until I worked on a few.
>> Very nice when running, but some very weak design in the electric
>> start department.
>>
>> Still - each to their own.
>
> How about with a Yamaha 660
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1998-MZ-RED_W0QQitemZ4610868817

Or a Jawa:

http://www.jawamotorcycles.co.uk/

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Andy Wegg

"^..^ Lone Wolf" wrote

> Left foot kick is all well and good if you have an enormous flywheel to
> carry the momentum,

Doesn't bother me on the Morini. But it's not exactly a massively high
compression engine.


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