The Baja is found!!!

After waiting for 4 weeks for the 'phantom' container to arrive from Japan stacked full with Baja's we started looking around for alternatives and homed in on the Yamaha TTR250.

So as we were following our crusade to find the perfect bikes we accepted Lois's kind invitation to come have a look at her TTR250. When we got there the TTR was in at David Lamberth (http://www.davidlambeth.co.uk/) being made trip-ready for her latest adventure but we had a look at Lois's Serow and took it for a spin. We were pleasantly surprised at how low it was and how even with both of us on board riding pillion it still pulled like a little steam engine (that's not implying we need to go on a diet). This little bike reconfirmed our decision to go for smaller bikes. Although the Serow was a nice ride we did feel it was just just just too little.

On getting home that same evening we thought we might as well have a look on www.biketrader.co.uk (the kind of thing you do on a saturday evening) and low and behold there it was...a XR250 Baja for £1650. We immediately phoned the owner up who agreed to hold it for us. The next morning we grabbed our cash, hired a van and headed off to Dartmoor; stopping off for a cream tea in Princetown. Took the bike for a test run and although it was a bit dirty and a couple of scratches here and there it was very well priced so we handed over the dosh and headed home.

XR250 Baja, 1998 (R reg), standard light, 9lt tank, kick and electric start.

Within the week of getting the bike we fitted the lowering link we bought off Ebay 6 weeks ago for £15, had the seat cut out by an upholster in Dorchester (E Davids & Son), compressed the monoshock, slid the forks throught the yokes and now the seat height is 795mm. Although this is higher than the Funduro the seat is about 5cm narrower and the bike weights only 115kg compared to 170kg of the Funduro.
Rensche took the bike for a spin yesterday ALONE and she came back with a huge grin...wooohooo!!!!!!