ECKS-Man wrote:
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JRD, what about your twin-carb XL250? That was a weapon – at least it was until it lunched itself and stuck a valve through the piston! Even had combined headlight/taillight so you could ride at night if one went out (well OK, JRD’s headlight failed and he rode about 15km using the light from his taillight and braille?)!
Yes it was very reliable. I spent nothing on it and rode it for years :laugh:
As for the tail light story, people would think I’m lying if I told it. But it’s true..
Here’s a short version… I rode over to my mates place (ECKS-man) to go shooting that night.. I was running late and they left for an early loop and would come back to get me later.. My trusty XL250R was running on high beam because low beam had blown a while back. I didn’t want to miss out on the action so I headed off into the back reaches of the property… Needless to say whilst I was out there the high beam side of the globe blew :S, and I still hadn’t located the shooting group… So I decide to head back following the known sheep trails(Yes I knew all the sheep trails). As I got back to the house I waited and when they turned up we went out for the night and I told my little adventure.. After the nights shoot we came inside for the normal hot Chocolate.. I was offered a bed or another bike to ride. But I was feeling confident I could ride home with just looking backwards, again:blink: .. I made home with no problems.. I must make note that the XL250R’s tail light was quite large and although didn’t shine any further forward than the back wheel, it was bright.. The end
I also used to ride a 125 motocross bike home in pitch black as well… No lights :side:
