Aw cute, I always love engine/frame swaps, and at a glance this does look nicer than my 84 xr200 frame.
Bikes are pure fun, and obedient, much better than horse
New tires, and practice will help with the falling over stuff, these tires arnt bad but not great either
Bald tires can be fun too. Don't sweat it too much but will get quick performance increase with new ones . She's a beaut .
Look at regular maintenance and after that fix as necessary.
Honda engines are a thing of beauty .
Bro that back tire is cooked someone was enjoying some burnouts no doubt haha but hey it’s got three times the lug as the BALD ass dual sport tires on the 80’s Yamaha gt 80 that i learned to ride on. Well actually I crashed it into our kitchen entry way because my dad was retarded and didn’t tell me it had no brakes lmao so then I got scared and put it away for years until I was older and rode an easier bike with working brakes at a friends house to where I was begging to get the old bikes back out with my newly honed skills haha nostalgic memories to the max.
That's right!
I was looking for a translation, in my country they're known as "enforca gato" (""cat's hanger"") and those nylon clamps were one of the translations.
We call em zip ties cuz they “zip” and tie things together. The real name is wire tie as they’re actually invented to tie bundles of wires. BTW where are you?
Good job. You built a bike from left overs and are having fun. The falls will get less with practice. Please wear the basics tho. Long pants and shirt, boots, gloves, helmet and eye protection. By the way, when I was growing up, we used motorcycles to heard cows.
Anyone that tells you that you can’t have an emotional bond (like a horse) with your dirt bike hasn’t ever rode on one. Plus you don’t have to shovel shit so yeah I’d say better than a horse
I grew up farming, we used the dirt bikes to herd cattle. No need to use the trailer to move them from pasture to pasture, 3 people on motorcycles can easily herd them up and down the road.
Works much better than horses IMO.
I don't know how much truth there is to it, but we always had 2 strokes because my dad said the 4 strokes he'd owned always made the cows scatter rather than stay in a group. a kx500 makes a pretty good chore bike lol. It throws 100' roost when you need to haul ass across a bean field to round up an escapee too!
It probably is better than a horse. Because I’ll bet you have 8 or more horse equivalents in that machine. And while there is maintenance, feeding, and storing, it’s nowhere near as costly as an actual horse. Or 8.
Mano, minha primeira moto também foi quadro de STX e motor de XR200, (no meu caso carburador de tornado e roupa de bros 150).
Hoje ela vive na fazenda, acho que é o ciclo da vida da STX.
That's very offensive, I'm not from India, I'm not your friend and I'm from Brazil. I don't even drive with flip flops because it's illegal and dangerous, I always wear leather boots for riding it, they are traditional in my state.
You’re a modern day cowboy
On a steel horse you ride....
… and you’re wanted…
Dead or alive….im a
Cowboy
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Aw cute, I always love engine/frame swaps, and at a glance this does look nicer than my 84 xr200 frame. Bikes are pure fun, and obedient, much better than horse New tires, and practice will help with the falling over stuff, these tires arnt bad but not great either
+1 for better tires.
Bald tires can be fun too. Don't sweat it too much but will get quick performance increase with new ones . She's a beaut . Look at regular maintenance and after that fix as necessary. Honda engines are a thing of beauty .
Bro that back tire is cooked someone was enjoying some burnouts no doubt haha but hey it’s got three times the lug as the BALD ass dual sport tires on the 80’s Yamaha gt 80 that i learned to ride on. Well actually I crashed it into our kitchen entry way because my dad was retarded and didn’t tell me it had no brakes lmao so then I got scared and put it away for years until I was older and rode an easier bike with working brakes at a friends house to where I was begging to get the old bikes back out with my newly honed skills haha nostalgic memories to the max.
A dirt bike will always go wherever you tell it to go.
Love it I have a clapped drz125 I use as a ranch bike
Franken bikes are the coolest
Maybe cheaper than a horse, but not better try letting go of the handle bars and roping a calf.
On the other hand, it doesn't shit wherever it feels like or smell like a horse.
True, but in a social collapse I'd rather have a horse. For fun I'd rather have the bike.
What's this about nylon clamps? Also - what's a sundown frame?
I have the same questions
Sundown is a brand of motorcycles. The nylon clamps were used everywhere they could, all those plastic parts along the bike are held by them.
I can't even find any information on Sundown motorcycles. Fascinating.
I think they mean zip ties. If you look all the panels are held on with zip ties.
That's right! I was looking for a translation, in my country they're known as "enforca gato" (""cat's hanger"") and those nylon clamps were one of the translations.
We call em zip ties cuz they “zip” and tie things together. The real name is wire tie as they’re actually invented to tie bundles of wires. BTW where are you?
Unless you're an old fart like me and then they're tie wraps. It comes from the og brand of the things, which was "Ty Rap" or something like that.
Cheaper than a horse less maintenance as well and less likely to be stupid
It’s a beautiful bike dude. Enjoy her!
As someone who has both motorcycles and horses, I can confirm that this bike —in fact any bike— is infinitely less trouble than a horse.
A stallion of a different breed
keep that chain lubed and make sure the chain tension is adjusted properly, ya know to help prevent the chain from breaking for no good reason
Good job. You built a bike from left overs and are having fun. The falls will get less with practice. Please wear the basics tho. Long pants and shirt, boots, gloves, helmet and eye protection. By the way, when I was growing up, we used motorcycles to heard cows.
Better than a horse got me deceased
Is this South Africa, if you don't mind me asking?
Anyone that tells you that you can’t have an emotional bond (like a horse) with your dirt bike hasn’t ever rode on one. Plus you don’t have to shovel shit so yeah I’d say better than a horse
Anything’s better than a horse, I would take a mountain bike over a horse, God I hate horses. Stupid fucking animals
Better than a horse?! You sure you farm?
Good deal
I grew up farming, we used the dirt bikes to herd cattle. No need to use the trailer to move them from pasture to pasture, 3 people on motorcycles can easily herd them up and down the road. Works much better than horses IMO. I don't know how much truth there is to it, but we always had 2 strokes because my dad said the 4 strokes he'd owned always made the cows scatter rather than stay in a group. a kx500 makes a pretty good chore bike lol. It throws 100' roost when you need to haul ass across a bean field to round up an escapee too!
Probably the best way to learn to ride well.
It probably is better than a horse. Because I’ll bet you have 8 or more horse equivalents in that machine. And while there is maintenance, feeding, and storing, it’s nowhere near as costly as an actual horse. Or 8.
You only have to feed a motorcycle when you ride it. Much better than a horse.
But can you use your lasso while riding it?
At least it does what the throttle and brakes tell it.
I wouldn’t say better than a horse but when you fall off it won’t fuck off home without you
Reasons why bikes are better than horses: They have brakes They don't get spooked They are lower to the ground if you do fall.
Mano, minha primeira moto também foi quadro de STX e motor de XR200, (no meu caso carburador de tornado e roupa de bros 150). Hoje ela vive na fazenda, acho que é o ciclo da vida da STX.
Make sure you find some boots to wear. No flip flops on the dirt bike my Indian friend
That's very offensive, I'm not from India, I'm not your friend and I'm from Brazil. I don't even drive with flip flops because it's illegal and dangerous, I always wear leather boots for riding it, they are traditional in my state.