Days of the Donk

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Days of the Donk

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Time realy does fly !!!!

So lets start way back !!! feels like yesterday :blink:

The Donk arrive back in 2011
https://goo.gl/photos/ABLrts6rgYK5iEQ36

and went through a few changes
https://goo.gl/photos/2snrhy6HMfsHfwjm9

https://goo.gl/photos/LZEkgtofXfYDttzx9

https://goo.gl/photos/iQ2LPKn5z3LdH24s6

got to see a few things

https://goo.gl/photos/4dGDSV7myL4UvuaEA

https://goo.gl/photos/grE7SZA9g9eWrdAp6

https://goo.gl/photos/3AihAHa91gP1SgHp7

https://goo.gl/photos/bbGHoHTviMWVWYEq8

https://goo.gl/photos/5AzZsTG9rpNM4dQ87

https://goo.gl/photos/8s99qRFnXYjh2xXXA

Got it dirty

https://goo.gl/photos/1vtMcVS4qNyXR2pH7

https://goo.gl/photos/DAKubWN8mYJNZXDB9

https://goo.gl/photos/2aYiePMN3PBD2b7x8

https://goo.gl/photos/ph1gghZtkbAKGXo98

Laid it down :whistle:

https://goo.gl/photos/LtJPPRBjY69Lw8B19

https://goo.gl/photos/EsMuKYeSCX9oxCFB6

And occasionally washed it

https://goo.gl/photos/bhoGx6vom4MAPs3f8

Well that took longer to do than ride !!!

Just got back from the RB10/5

But before i left i'd read somewhere you have to change the oil some times :laugh:

Did it and found this

https://goo.gl/photos/zzTtykx1LTvATMHd7

Went up some hills , down others , through rivers, got hot , got cold ,got lost, had tons of brews and proper enjoyed it :woohoo:

She never missed a beat ......but went and bought this when i got home

The old and the new ;)

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MT21 rear after 1800kms from new :S

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Re: Days of the Donk

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Ace stuff mate and a new donkey in thw stable Mary lol...get a 18 rear wheel then you can use them ace maxxis it rears, mine still has 5mm after 3000mls....mix of road and trail from 18mm new ...
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Tramp wrote:Ace stuff mate and a new donkey in thw stable Mary lol...get a 18 rear wheel then you can use them ace maxxis it rears, mine still has 5mm after 3000mls....mix of road and trail from 18mm new ...
Can you use an 18inch wheel in the xt660 the Maxxis on the DRZ are great so would be great if I could fit on the Xt (thumbs)
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You greedy bugger! anyway the new one looks ace and it'll be handy when I duff up my next casing :whistle:

I guess the MT21 rears don't last too long, my Karoo has got 2800kms on it now and only half worn. I've reversed the MT21 front to get more out of it :laugh:
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:laugh: :laugh: I'm gonna start calling the workshop a "STABLE" :laugh: :laugh:

I'm well pleased with the front MT and will revers it and the back was realy good off road and for that matter on road !! but not a patch on the E09 for longevity

:whistle: :whistle: There's a blue one going cheap aswell :whistle: :whistle:
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B)

Thanks for sharing the pics phil I did enjoy them keep em coming.

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"""""" i have no idea why some pics come up and others don't """"""
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PHILinFRANCE wrote:"""""" i have no idea why some pics come up and others don't """"""
It's the 'Tramp' effect :laugh: :laugh:
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Magic fingers my arse :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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PHILinFRANCE wrote:Magic fingers my arse :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

To be fair though, he knows how to find the nice back roads.
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