Thread: Something a little different

So... wanna tell the story as to how you came to have two.

Originally Posted by strangy

So... wanna tell the story as to how you came to have two.

Well I used to have four Disco's at the same time so two MT01's is me showing restraint I would argue. ...

The reality of it was I was waiting for the first one to come over from WA, which took nearly three weeks, when I noticed a new advert pop up on Gumtree with one for a absolute give away price, so I just rang him and said yes. I was his first call and if I had been his second call then I would have missed out, it was that good a deal.

When compared side by side the second one is in even better condition than the one from WA and both are very low mileage for their age, so I'm rapt and two is better than one so they say. Anyway I have cut down to two Disco's so now with two identical bikes there is once again balance in the universe ... now if I could only find a way to have two wives ...

Originally Posted by TerryO

The gruesome twosome finally together.

Maybe it's because I'm no longer a spring chicken but the more I ride these good old MT01's the more I enjoy them, Im rapt to have found a big bike that is just good old plain fashioned fun to ride and that you don't need to be doing at least a hundred mile per hour on to feel like your actually even moving like modern sports bikes do.

I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea but for me anyway they truly put a huge smile on my face every time I go for a ride..

It seems that you and I had very similar goals and thought that the same sort of bike would suit. A simple, basic, no frills, old fashioned bike appealed to me too.

However while I wanted the same experience, I found a quite different bike would achieve that. Mine has just one cylinder, a carby and kick start. You can't get much more basic than that!

It is a 1980 Honda CB250RS, the only road bike I have ever considered buying.

It isn't quite as big as your Yamaha, but since I am a bit smaller than you and the Honda is quite light, we probably have a similar power to weight ratio.

Last Saturday I rode it up to Goulburn and back. Even without doing anything silly, that trip up the Clyde was the most enjoyable trip I have had up the mountain.

I feel the same way about my Honda as you do about your Yamaha.

Originally Posted by TerryO

Well I used to have four Disco's at the same time so two MT01's is me showing restraint I would argue. ...

The reality of it was I was waiting for the first one to come over from WA, which took nearly three weeks, when I noticed a new advert pop up on Gumtree with one for a absolute give away price, so I just rang him and said yes. I was his first call and if I had been his second call then I would have missed out, it was that good a deal.

When compared side by side the second one is in even better condition than the one from WA and both are very low mileage for their age, so I'm rapt and two is better than one so they say. Anyway I have cut down to two Disco's so now with two identical bikes there is once again balance in the world ... now if I could only find a way to have two wives ...

Be careful what you wish for is all I will say. With all the good comes double the pain. They would gang up on you. I have two daughters, a female shepherd, a male beagle and an ex-wife. I certainly wouldn't like two of her. Maybe they would argue with each other and leave you in peace to ride your bikes.

The improvements continue on, both bikes now have Italian Matrix shocks fitted and RaceTech Gold valving and heavier springs done to the forks by Shock Treatment in Sydney. The way they handle has dramatically improved from these changes.

The blue one has had its ECU reprogrammed in Germany and it runs much stronger and smoother now. The dark one will have a race kit ECU fitted soon. While the recent photo doesn't show it since then both bikes now have bar end mirrors and the dark one has now had its handlebars lowered and moved forward now along with a bikini screen. The original mirrors were hopeless and you couldn't see the coppas in them, the bar end mirrors are great.

Still really enjoying these two bikes, looking around for a good local engine builder now to fit the engine kit soon. I also have tracked down and bought a 5mm larger set of throttle bodies for the one that will get the engine kit, the original throttle bodies were only 40mm, which is tiny for such a big engine.

What started off as a cheap way to get into road riding again is proving to be quite expensive, as I said I am lucky I have a understanding wife who doesn't check the credit card payments. ...

I have just about finished the build up of the two MT's, less fitting the Patrick racing engine kit to the purple bike, apart from that there is not much more to be done to finish the bikes off to the way I want them.

In all seriousness I have never seen a bike that gets so much interest, every time I pull up at a road house on a Sunday ride within ten minutes there are other motorcyclists checking it out and walking round and round it trying to figure out what the bike is. Most think it's a Buell or some trick Harley they don't know about, having spoken with a number of other MT-01 owners they all say the same thing happens to them. I guess that shows how few sold over here.

The blue bike is the two-up bike and is by far the more comfortable and fun of the two to ride long distances. The purple ones seating position and suspension set up make it a bit harsh for going to far, well to far that is for a fat old bugger like me ...

Are you in that photo or haven't you got that wide angle lense yet

Nice bikes BTW, I'd never seen one before but there was one at a roadside stop that I had a squiz at on my last ride, looked pretty good, the H2 looked a bit out of place beside it.

Basil, I'll have you know I am back at the gym after many many years not going and shedding kilo's, soon I'll be able to see my toes again ... Well maybe!

As for not being in the photos, you know the story one can't be in two places at once, plus it's always just about the bikes.

You guys still thinking of coming up this way sometime? If you are then bring your helmet. The H2 is looking great by the way, it's obvious to see that lots of hard work has gone into getting it into that condition, I like the look of those chambers by the way.