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  1. 07-31-2012, 06:14 PM #1
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    Best way to get around....post event?

    We as a group....have made some preparations for being able to get around the farm post event.

    I went a bit happy about a year ago and bought 6 fairly high end bicycles at swap meets and yard sales....I then serviced all of them....bought a few extra replacement parts...and decked a couple out with "luggage" racks.

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    after....



    This is one of the 6....and the last one. They are now stored at the BOL...hung upside down in the storage building.

    I have also began working on this project....



    It has been completely torn apart and gone through.....painted....and is being assembled now. it is a Honda XR200R.

    I just picked up a Suzuki 350S DR dual sport....it is going to have the same done to it....I'll snap some pics before I begin to tear it down.

    These along with the 4 wheelers, JD Mule,and Rhinos....not to mention the Kubota and a wagon....should be able to run for a while until the fuel runs out.

    What do you have in stores for extreme rationing of fuel?
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  2. 07-31-2012, 06:26 PM #2
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    Nice!

    btw... do you have a manual tire pump? patch kits?
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    One thing that I found about our stored mountain bikes is that if they are in a hot store unit the plastic and rubber degrades rapidly. I recommend extra tires, and tubes. Sounds like you got it squared away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper-T View Post
    Nice!

    btw... do you have a manual tire pump? patch kits?
    Yes....multiples....I get the pumps at every yard sale I see them at.....hit them with conditioning oil for the seals.

    I dropped the cash on a tire dunk tank about a year ago when I got my tire changer...it came with a very nice plug and patch kit....all the tools for scuffing. I'm going to order a refill kit this fall....all the adhesives are still well within date.

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    We have mountain bikes... Been looking into getting them outfitted with airless tires.

    http://www.airfreetires.com/shopping...cle-tires.aspx

    Sold my old XR200... Still kicking myself for that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by realist View Post
    One thing that I found about our stored mountain bikes is that if they are in a hot store unit the plastic and rubber degrades rapidly. I recommend extra tires, and tubes. Sounds like you got it squared away.
    I planned for the bikes to have only 2 different sizes of tires.....so we have a couple of each size tire....a couple extra rims....a couple spare tubes for each tire....a couple extra chains.....a chain repair kit....spoke replacement kit.....and a cable repair kit with 1/2 a spool of cable.

    I bought a bike swivel stand at a estate sale for $25.00....so that's covered too.

    All said....there are 9 bikes at the BOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slowz1k View Post
    We have mountain bikes... Been looking into getting them outfitted with airless tires.

    http://www.airfreetires.com/shopping...cle-tires.aspx

    Sold my old XR200... Still kicking myself for that!

    yup...hard to kill them....I just got a new carb for it that was cheaper than the rebuild kit....go figure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Echo2 View Post



    yup...hard to kill them....I just got a new carb for it that was cheaper than the rebuild kit....go figure.
    My only gripe was the drum brakes.... Felt like they were made of wood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slowz1k View Post
    My only gripe was the drum brakes.... Felt like they were made of wood.
    LOL....that is about the best description for them I have ever heard.

    The newer Suzuki has twin piston disc brakes.....when I took it for a run.....I about tossed myself over the handlebars...
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    The XR200R re-assembly.....by a buddy of mine....



    The fenders and sides....painted OD green....



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    This is the one I just picked up....Suzuki 350S DR.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by slowz1k View Post
    We have mountain bikes... Been looking into getting them outfitted with airless tires.

    http://www.airfreetires.com/shopping...cle-tires.aspx
    Great.....now I'll have to get a couple of those to try.....you suck.
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