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Post by gav525 on Feb 9, 2021 23:47:08 GMT 1
Not sure how many of you are on the Facebook pages, but I've posted up on there also.
Entered a JB Performance raffle as I always do and ended up winning a Mars Bar 250LC! It's a Swedish import last year and the guy who imported it was already in touch through FB with photos which was much appreciated.
Always wanted a proper jap 2 stroke, albeit an RGV/NSR/TZR or the like as that's what I remember from growing up, but love this and the more I read the more I love it. I also have a BMW S1000RR and one of the new Honda Monkey 125s, but this will be staying where it is and I fully intend on enjoying it and taking it the road races and Classic TT when allowed again.
It's my first 2 stroke and still trying to understand the whole RD world so any advice and info much appreciated.Think first job I do will be to send the oil pump to arrow as from reading up on here it will be for the best. Set of Allspeeds would be great also to preserve the original exhaust.
Will post photos when I know how to!
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Feb 9, 2021 23:50:44 GMT 1
Fantastic luck, winning the bike and finding this forum!
Its great to hear a happy story.
I rebuilt a Swedish 250 LC previously and turned into a great bike and still out there as far as I know.
Enjoy yours and welcome to the forum.
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Post by arrdy350 on Feb 10, 2021 0:13:58 GMT 1
Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on winning the rd 👍
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Post by JonW on Feb 10, 2021 0:18:29 GMT 1
Welcome in and congrats!
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Post by arrow on Feb 10, 2021 0:26:57 GMT 1
Welcome in.
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Post by steve h on Feb 10, 2021 0:45:23 GMT 1
That must be the cheapest LC for many years..... Unless you spent £5k in tickets!!!  |
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Post by 29davyt on Feb 10, 2021 0:55:22 GMT 1
Welcome in ! And got to say you lucky bugger 😂 quiet often have a flutter on JB raffles but obviously never won anything 😢 enjoy the bike mate..
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Post by tony2stroke on Feb 10, 2021 1:06:56 GMT 1
Nice introduction, welcome aboard, you'll be hooked on 2 strokes once you feel the power band, and the sound with expansion chambers is ace  |
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Post by gav525 on Feb 10, 2021 2:53:36 GMT 1
Thanks all for the welcome!
Haha, if I added up what I'd spent in raffles I'd be sick! But this one o bought one ticket at 9 quid so can't be bad lol.
Honestly out of all my bikes I can't wait to get a spin in this. Followed by the Monkey and then followed by the S1000RR. Small bikes are all you really need in the road IMO.
Fastline Superbikes did a lot of the work to the bike before JB bought the bike, so will find out what they done then do anything extra from there.
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Post by stusco on Feb 10, 2021 8:40:34 GMT 1
I sold a pair of brake calipers to a guy in Sweden for a 4l0 ,has it had a brake upgrade?
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Post by liffy16 on Feb 10, 2021 8:49:25 GMT 1
My 350 is a Swedish import lovely original bike loads of patina on it !
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 10, 2021 8:50:08 GMT 1
Welcome in, and congratulations on your win  The ticket was money well spent when you consider what Lc's sell for these days. Enjoy the bike and the forum Dusty  |
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Post by skydemon on Feb 10, 2021 8:50:10 GMT 1
I always wondered about those competitions and now haye confirmed to me that it’s okay to throw my money at that instead of the lottery LOL congratulations on the win and welcome to the forum. The guys are proper knowledgeable here and you’ll be whizzing around and stinking of two-stroke very very soon
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Post by beardy on Feb 10, 2021 9:10:25 GMT 1
Welcome and congratulations on your new bike. Apart from my lc I have other bikes which are way faster. But the lc gives me the biggest grin with its character and sound 👍🏻
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Post by Norbo on Feb 10, 2021 9:52:58 GMT 1
so lucky you will love it come summer so much fun
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Post by julianboolean on Feb 10, 2021 11:17:06 GMT 1
Nice one, my first LC was a Mars Bar 250 that I bought from Squeaky Bob
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Post by lcmarky on Feb 10, 2021 12:07:51 GMT 1
Welcome along and congratulations!
My 500 was from Sweden (well Japan really, but you know what I mean!).
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Post by elsiefan on Feb 10, 2021 12:27:02 GMT 1
Welcome to the fold.
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Post by Delbert on Feb 10, 2021 21:30:29 GMT 1
Congratulations and welcome!! Best you buy a lottery ticket also 👌
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Post by sidney81 on Feb 11, 2021 21:38:39 GMT 1
Brilliant 🙂👍
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Post by avb on Feb 11, 2021 21:47:59 GMT 1
9 f**king quid !! thats a cheap LC welcome andy |
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Post by gav525 on Feb 12, 2021 3:10:00 GMT 1
Cheers all for the welcomes!
First newbie question then, I read that the German bikes were restricted. Does this apply to the Swedish as well? Is it just a matter of checking carb numbers?
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Post by JonW on Feb 12, 2021 4:06:34 GMT 1
carbs and pipes are good places to look.
Have a bit of a look on rd350lc.net as that will give you lots of good info.
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Post by kernow on Feb 12, 2021 21:00:31 GMT 1
Wow, that was nine quid well spent, about the price of a pint in Sweden, welcome to the house.
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Post by gav525 on Feb 13, 2021 3:10:26 GMT 1
Will get the carbs checked to see what they are, but exhaust will be getting changed regardless.
Talking of which, is there still a big wait for Allspeeds? From what I've read on here there can be a bit of a wait
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 13, 2021 9:45:57 GMT 1
My chromed Allspeeds for my 400e were 10 weeks from ordering to delivery, late last year. If I had bought them unchromed, it would have been 2 weeks. Seems the chromers can be a bit temperamental ! (Gibsons verdict, not mine ) Dusty |
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Post by busby on Feb 14, 2021 21:19:17 GMT 1
Congrats on the win. My brother won a KR1S from the same place last year. Amazing luck.
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