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Hi all, it's been a long time since I've been here, In fact it might have been 2019 when I last posted. People with a long memory may remember my bike was in bits for many years.

Well good news TTR fans it's back together.

I think it was around 2011 I bought the bike but couldn't live with the condition so the plan was my Father takes it apart, I get everything nice and he puts it back together. The taking apart happened and that was it. 

It sat in his garage years then he had a stroke. Eventually I brought the bike home and found a forum member on here who was willing to rebuild the engine. It's had many many new parts and the engine came back to me around 2017. Again it sat and eventually someone fairly local said they'd build it back up.

So after 15 years of being in bits it's here ..........

That's the good news. It's had thousands spent on it, starts on the button, looks half decent with it's new paint and graphics and overall I was happy until I took it out on it's first adventure which involved riding around the block to see if anything fell off or it didn't stop.

That was it's 1st and last outing. I came back in and the thing is stuck in gear. Not amount of rocking it with engine running, engine stopped, pulling as hard as I dare to try and get it out of gear is doing anything. 

So there you have it, a 1 minute ride after 15 years and it's now an ornament again. I think it's time to throw the towel in on this bike.

-- Edited by spud351 on Sunday 4th of October 2026 04:43:05 PM