I'm hoping I can find someone to buy one from privately or a dealer or something. Hopefully Carl hears back from the manufacturer cause I sure would like one.
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I'm hoping I can find someone to buy one from privately or a dealer or something. Hopefully Carl hears back from the manufacturer cause I sure would like one.
I am still waiting for Carl to get back to me when he hears back from the manufacturer.
I would be in for one of these...
Sigh... no word yet. Not even sure if the same guy is still in charge!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by yvrgy200
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Hi Carl,
Any word yet on the rack ?
Unfortunately not despite more than a few emails. I may have to go about this differently. :deal:
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MICRider, I see you are from Alberta. Did you have any problems registering your bike? I just order a SM200 Motard from Toys4Boys in Calgary. They are going to ship it to me in the crate. I am fairly good with wrenches so it shouldn't be to big a deal to setup. Didn't charge me any dealer setup. Coming to Grande Prairie. Hope it is here this week. Bought it for my soon to be 16 year old daughter. Hope to get her into riding with me on my KLR 650.
I´m 1 piece. But... in Spain!
If any user need it, i can send. I remember it cost me about 50€ whit transport.
Regards.
No problem registering it at all. You should get a piece of paper with it (I think it's called an "NVIS"?) from Toys4Boys and that's pretty much all you need. My insurance company (Wawanesa) quizzed me a bit about it to make sure it wasn't a crotch rocket but other than that no problems. I laughed about the crotch rocket thing at the time, but when I got my KLR, Wawanesa refused to insure it outright saying that it had "sport bike like qualities". Wawanesa seems very paranoid. Great little bikes the KSM200's, your daughter is going to love it! They're geared quite low, your KLR will probably be in first, and the KSM will probably be in 2nd or 3rd to keep the same speed. I regret selling mine when I got the KLR, I thought I would never use it anymore so let it go for $1000 less than I paid (and I hardly had any km's on it). I really wish I had hung onto it for tight trailriding as my KLR seems a little heavy for that. I bought mine from a dealer... Think I paid $2700 all in with the enduro tire package. That thing purred like a kitten... I miss it.
Cheers,
Stew
Edit: Oops, I meant to reply with a quote to spooks post... I accidently hit quick reply instead.
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Originally Posted by Moonbloodsflow
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I had to trim the bracket down and drill new holes to fit under the rear cover. Used some tubing for spacers and longer bolt on the rear.
Painted the rack black and drilled another set of hole in the rear to lower it a bit and let the brackets tuck under the rear plastic better.
XT225 rack off Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAH...Q5fAccessories
Another choice that might take my mods and fit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamah...Q5fAccessories
I have an XT225 with a rear rack so I was able to eye ball the modifications necessary to make the rack fit.
Well I just put on my first 400 miles on my XP200. I use it to hunt the desert areas of California. I made my own rack out of part available at the local Loswes. I have not owned a motorcycle before and was wondering why the oil got so brown? Is this dust through the air filter? In any case I changed the oil and it looks fine. Also any suggestions on important maintenance during the breaking first use. Also the bike does not go well through sandy patches any suggestions on better tires that will still work well on road? Thanks ...TEN
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Ten;
Do you have any close up pics of your rack?
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Here is the rack I built. Very solid. I am looking for a metal box to bolt to the framing. Any ideas where to get a small metal box? Also how does the tachometer work?. My tack is not working and the wiring diagram is not very good. I want to check the connections but do not want to take apart the wiring harness...
With that rack, won't the plywood get wet and expand and break? I hope not, otherwise it looks great. I love seeing things people have made themselves.
You could have a look at those cheap metal dvd boxes, about 300mm x 220mm, they are big enough for tools and a few odds n sods and they lock but the lock is weak. If that is not big enough then places like 'supercheap auto' or 'halfords' or whatever they are in your country (which is it?) have a large selection of strong tradesman's tool boxes in diamond plate or galvanised steel in all sorts of convenient sizes. Even black ones!
I used to have a metal ammo-box bolted on my bike many years ago, it was very strong and took a good padlock. Still sits in the shed full of tools after fortv years. The world is full of them, cheap.
Nowdays I just strap a decent (student's size) rucksack very carefully onto the back of my bike, I had to look through quite a few for one that wouldn't hang over onto the exhaust or into the wheel but it is waterproof, collapses down to flat, and can of course be worn on my back easily when I get off if I so want. It was only a couple of bucks in a 'cheap' goods discount shop and I often put a waterproof plastic container inside it to protect soft stuff like loaves of bread from squashing! Sounds daft but this works so well I haven't bothered looking for more expensive stuff. Just make very sure the straps don't dangle into the wheel! I have ridden mine on gravel and mud and bumpy tracks many times without it shifting. Oh yeah and I even have a polystyrene insert box with an extra, padded aluminium foil type liner (supermarket, $2) that means I can carry frozen goods home in the full heat of summer! AND it just takes my crash helmet with a squeeze.
Hey guys, putting together an order. Need a sense of who's interested. Please sound off at this link...
http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...1401#post21401
Thanks!
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I just made this rack - Works well. I've attached a givi plate but can remove at any time. I'm thinking about rounding the corners to make it look a little better. I also had to trim the grips. Bit worried that it's blocking of my rear light a little - Has anyone gone and got a small numberplate and cut this mudguard?
Here's what mine looks like cut, laurpat. Notice that I made a hugger for the tire to keep the spray away from the rear shock. The plate light was an LED set I had laying around.Attachment 3315Attachment 3314