Thread: Ct110...

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I use a Sherco 290 a lot, extremely powerful, can idle along no sweat and has a great cruising speed in top gear.

Splatshop in the UK have great prices on bike bits.

Motorbikes are perfect for covering lots of big country






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I was thinking an old TL could be good. The enduros are just too tall and 'tippy' up a big climb, particularly for a nupty like me. I did like my old XR200 though.

I watched the video and initially thought he had created something like an AG100 with a relocated fuel tank but it also had the benefits of the twist and go with both brakes as hand levers. The low range is a nice option so guess it is far better than a manual bike.

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Originally Posted by gadgetman

I was thinking an old TL could be good. The enduros are just too tall and 'tippy' up a big climb, particularly for a nupty like me. I did like my old XR200 though.

I had a 1987 tlr250r that i sold to steve338

Hope he's still enjoying it in tahr country


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Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I had a 1987 tlr250r that i sold to steve338

Hope he's still enjoying it in tahr country


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Saw them in action at a display in town many years ago. Astonishing where they'd go with someone that knew what they were doing in top..

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Mint, cheers. Gonna get one and stick a tray and shit on the back. Should be light enough to go over fences etc.

I used to try to get my DRZ out into the bush but I'm pretty short so as soon as I hit technical stuff it was a game of luck. Now I have a g650gs and I can go slower with my feet out but the bike is just too heavy to go anywhere better than a quad track. I am yet to find a bike I can use for both road and trail that matches my height. Maybe I'm meant to have 2.

Originally Posted by fetchfire

I used to try to get my DRZ out into the bush but I'm pretty short so as soon as I hit technical stuff it was a game of luck. Now I have a g650gs and I can go slower with my feet out but the bike is just too heavy to go anywhere better than a quad track. I am yet to find a bike I can use for both road and trail that matches my height. Maybe I'm meant to have 2.

2 is the absolute minimum allowed - remember you were born with a gap between your legs to put a motorcycle there

Surprised those CT110 guys didnt just use an xr200, still a cool effort and look like they work well. The 1990 on xr200's had low seat height, they lack a centrifical clutch, but six speed and with a big rear cog will climb anything and suspension would be a hair better. I run an XR250 and used to use a 200, The 250 is a tad heavy but more comfy in rough tussocky shit, I added a fork brace, made a huge improvement to the handling. I always liked the look of these FX Bikes Mountain Moto developed in chch? The early ones were 110cc I think with a 110 honda low ratio set up they would be pretty capable, 60kgs is half the weight of an xr250, a xr200 is about 100kg

The Sherco 290 is 68 kg


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Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

The Sherco 290 is 68 kg


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Same as me.

The sherco don't look like it would be too comfy for a lengthy ride over rutted wet tracks with 30 kg of boned out donk meat and gear in the back pack, with straps loosened so the seat takes the weight, plus rifle and a daypack full of gear balanced on the tank which all going well is the trip out

Originally Posted by yerimaginaryM8

The sherco don't look like it would be too comfy for a lengthy ride over rutted wet tracks with 30 kg of boned out donk meat and gear in the back pack, with straps loosened so the seat takes the weight, plus rifle and a daypack full of gear balanced on the tank which all going well is the trip out

Its not comfortable at all

Core strength is a must


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Fucken good fun when you don't shoot anything though