My dad had one (Jawa) when I was about 9 years old, a 250cc two stroke I believe. He the had a CZ 250cc Stroker as cheap simple transport to get back and for to work. Aparently simple bikes to work on; and you never forget the two stroke smell. He later got a Honda CB250 which was a much nicer and more modern machine.
I love those XT's, and the SR500's. I played around with one of those e-starts about 6 years ago then removed it. They're driven by a wheel that bolts on the lh end of the crank and locks into the rotor. Too much stress on a crankshaft that's not designed to operate this way. I can start my XT/SR's by hand using the kicker on the centrestand. It's simply a matter of getting piston/valve timing correct and pushing the kicker all the way through. Technique vs laziness.
Had this exact feeling the other day when I looked in the two bags of carb parts I had vapor blasted………….calmed myself…”have diagrams will succeed”!
Kenny!!! Great photo
Yes! Looks like Daytona.
I rode one of those off road LA to Vegas. Was just tractor going up hills! Wasn’t fun picking it up when I crashed (first time in deep sand so happened a lot
but did everything asked of it!!! I have a friend with a DRZ400SM and it appears to be super fun as well.
Many thanks for that. I looked at the DR-Z400 but like the 650 better bc it's air-cooled v. liquid, it's bigger/torquier and has a deep aftermarket since it's been around "forever".I rode one of those off road LA to Vegas. Was just tractor going up hills! Wasn’t fun picking it up when I crashed (first time in deep sand so happened a lot
Looks like it's from the race of a poster I have...
