Adventure Bike Rider Forum

Brenhden wrote:

Babbs wrote:Like the look of the ManRacks...anyone know if they make one for the front of the DR350, combining is with the headlight guard.

Would be nice to have a little shelf to tie, tool pouch for short trips, and maybe bedroll for longer ones!

Cheers babbs

I'd love one like that B)

If I get any form of reply from them I'll spread the word!

No joy from Manracks!

perhaps we can put an order together

cheers Spud

seat taken to the trimmers should cost in the region of £25

Tank off and the warm engine was washed in nice petrol :pinch:


Tank put in it's place

Frame is pretty clean though I burnt out my dremmel cleaning some of it

cheers Spud

Tappets and a oil change next then further cleaning of the frame before tank being fitted on.

Sump guard and exhaust guard being chased up

Shock and forks to be serviced and then some abuse

cheers Spud

Had a new DR350s in 1991. Couldnt keep the front wheel on the ground, realy good fun. Used to do great stoppies as well, after pulling the lever back to the bars about five times.

a mate is coming to help me strip the head races and swing arm to clean and re lube then he threw in why don't you get the frame powder coated while it's stripped :pinch:

cheers Spud

Redmurty wrote:a mate is coming to help me strip the head races and swing arm to clean and re lube then he threw in why don't you get the frame powder coated while it's stripped :pinch:

cheers Spud

I didn't have the time or the means locally to get mine powder coated, its amazing how well a tin of black hammerite will tart up the frame. Three coats painted on then two coats of spray hammerite to give a lovely smooth finish! (thumbs)

Babbs wrote:

Redmurty wrote:a mate is coming to help me strip the head races and swing arm to clean and re lube then he threw in why don't you get the frame powder coated while it's stripped :pinch:

cheers Spud

I didn't have the time or the means locally to get mine powder coated, its amazing how well a tin of black hammerite will tart up the frame. Three coats painted on then two coats of spray hammerite to give a lovely smooth finish! (thumbs)

must admit I was thinking nice new powder coat looking really smart then binning it on the first off road trip, so hammerite I think less time as well as I want it back on the road/off road.

Powder coating a frame around here is about £80 I was led to believe.

money spent so far.....

Bike £500 (thumbs)

off road tyres £100 ish

on road tyres £100 ish these are Mefo's a 50/50

Tank £240

seat £25 ish

Suspension £200 ish

so excluding tyre the bike will be sorted for less than a grand :woohoo:

engine, headstock and swing arm service being done as a favour and a lesson ie I will show you how to do it yourself

cheers Spud

Mrs has just said "the frames a little rusty are you having it painted" :woohoo:

so I'm now looking at powder coating

cheers Spud