Many moons ago, I used to tool around on an XL125. Great little commuter, however one sunny afternoon a colleague rode in on the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen or heard - a Yam XT500. He even let me have a go across the works yard. I promptly took off on one wheel, simultaneously shat myself and fell in love.
I've always wanted one since but I'm not about to pay the lunatic prices now being asked. Sadly, my mechanical knowledge is pish poor. I'm a lover, not a fighter Michael and I can just about work out one end of a spanner from another so perhaps building one from a frame up would be a stupid thing to attempt??
For those who can use a reversible flange balancing whatchamacallit, how easy do you reckon it would be for a mechanical retard such as myself to build one up using a Haynes manual and a collection of assembled parts?? Just a stupid dream or something that might be possible?? I would of course, be happy to post the pics of scabbed knuckles, scarred arms and shattered big end bearings on here.
Possible or downright expensive stupidity? I, my wallet and possibly my sanity are at your mercy.
I've always wanted one since but I'm not about to pay the lunatic prices now being asked. Sadly, my mechanical knowledge is pish poor. I'm a lover, not a fighter Michael and I can just about work out one end of a spanner from another so perhaps building one from a frame up would be a stupid thing to attempt??
For those who can use a reversible flange balancing whatchamacallit, how easy do you reckon it would be for a mechanical retard such as myself to build one up using a Haynes manual and a collection of assembled parts?? Just a stupid dream or something that might be possible?? I would of course, be happy to post the pics of scabbed knuckles, scarred arms and shattered big end bearings on here.
Possible or downright expensive stupidity? I, my wallet and possibly my sanity are at your mercy.