Defected to a Honda

JohnnyBoxer · Dec 6, 2006

NOT QUITE

Bought a HRC Honda Montesa 4RT 250 last night for a bit of winter trialing to keep me bike fit

Trick bit of kit from HRC with programmable fuel injection (you can buy the soft ware and alter performance via a switch on the bars

) and a 4 stroke motor in an alloy frame and the alloy tank is a work of art.................Honda HRC do make some lovely bikes

Positively svelte (unlike me

) @ around 70kg's compared to a GS

The 4 Banger motor sounds lovely with a deep growly bark

Hardly done any work and half the RRP price when bought new last year

- That's steep depreciation

Hopefully be out on Sunday @ Scarborough Trial

unshift · Dec 6, 2006

ooh she is nice

Bert · Dec 6, 2006

very nice Johnny

But where the heck do you mount the touring cases????

JohnnyBoxer · Dec 6, 2006

Bert said:
But where the heck do you mount the touring cases????

Feck the panniers Bert, there's nowhere for a Corbin or Sargent seat even

Timolgra · Dec 6, 2006

That was some bunny hop :clap

Bigtwin · Dec 6, 2006

It's a start. It'll look cracking with some muffs and a gaucho

Bert · Dec 6, 2006

JohnnyBoxer said:
Feck the panniers Bert, there's nowhere for a Corbin or Sargent seat even

Pity! but it is drop-dead-gorgeous though

Guess the sum of TT parts would weigh more than the bike

But that saddle...did I say saddle....I meant cheese-wire..... I guess you must spend all your time "up-on-the-pegs" with this one if you value your chances at passing on your DNA

Enjoy!

Kenny · Dec 6, 2006

Mate...can I borrow it please

JohnnyBoxer · Dec 6, 2006

Kenny said:
Mate...can I borrow it please

Only if you don't run me down with it................

Seriously Kenny it would be ideal for you to 'hone' your off-road skills on in say a Quarry or Wood

Because it's very light @ 70kg, very flickable - but has plenty of grunt and has a very low seat height at about 20", so you'll get both feet flat on the ground with bent knees and most importantly for you it's very crash resistant

Spikehammer · Dec 6, 2006

Mind me asking what sort of money it was? I sold my Fantic in 2004 and regret it but if I get another one I want a 4 banger.

Kenny · Dec 6, 2006

JohnnyBoxer said:
Only if you don't run me down with it................

Seriously Kenny it would be ideal for you to 'hone' your off-road skills on in say a Quarry or Wood

Because it's very light @ 70kg, very flickable - but has plenty of grunt and has a very low seat height at about 20", so you'll get both feet flat on the ground with bent knees and most importantly for you it's very crash resistant

I didn't actually run you down......just simply nudged you over the side of a bridge and then my g/s decided to have sex with your g/s...not my fault at all !!!

Actually..looks like I'm going to sell my G/S and return to Honda/Suzuki to play with

JohnnyBoxer · Dec 6, 2006

Kenny said:
Actually..looks like I'm going to sell my G/S and return to Honda/Suzuki to play with

You know you're going to regret it

Anytime you want to play out on the dirt or road, let me know and I'll be there

JohnnyBoxer · Dec 6, 2006

Spikehammer said:
Mind me asking what sort of money it was? I sold my Fantic in 2004 and regret it but if I get another one I want a 4 banger.

£4600 new in Aug 2005 & only paid just over half that in Dec 2006 with a spare new rear mudguard worth £60-70 and it's only done 5-6 trials in Cotswolds which would have been mud and roots so it's virtually unmarked.....bargain

No more than 30 hours use I reckon, if that

Vern · Dec 6, 2006

Is the motor as torquey as they're meant to be then?I love those things,where did you find it,I thought they were like chickens teeth??

Lend it to Kenny,and when he falls off and kills himself,I'll snaff his 100

Timolgra · Dec 6, 2006

JohnnyBoxer said:
Seriously Kenny it would be ideal for you to 'hone' your off-road skills on in say in Tescos empty car park at 3am

Fixed it

darkhorse · Dec 6, 2006

Johnny

do you have someone walking in front of you laying rubber car matts over any rocks that you may be going over, so as not to scrape the sump guard

just an observation !!

MasterDabber · Dec 6, 2006

So how does the 4-stroke feel versus the older (original) 2 -stroke?

Shep · Dec 6, 2006

That looks great, i was bought up riding 4 stroke trials bikes, and never really got used to the two-strokes Had a couple of TY250's one with a shirt frame and a 250 Kawasaki Trials a KT250 i think :nenau

Many years ago now I'm afraid

I'd still like a go on one like yours though

Looks fun

Shep

Kenny · Dec 6, 2006

timolgra said:
Fixed it

Oi you lot stop picking on little delicate and quiet me !! :tears

I'll have you know some of the kerbs in tesco

s car park are quite a challenge :confused:

legger · Dec 6, 2006

Nice bike John are you going to set up a section around the paddock.....might come up and watch

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