anyone got some pics?
pics of little older dirt motor bikes in back of troopy?
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What a singularly odd and unusually specific request... 
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Hmm, thank you but trying to entice my city teenagers to my bush block, very muddy, forested, hilly. Not sure they would be impressed with that one, but thank you. No insult meant.
As kids we played with old posty bikes, yamaha and honda 80-250s, xr's, yz. Ag bikes. Good old fixable bikes, not the chinese crap we see today. I found the 2stroke 600s a bit scary myself.
If I can see a compact little dirt bike in the back of a troopy like a piwi 80 on fb marketplace and it runs for around $600aud, I may have to grab it for my boys.
Lots of old firetracks, logging roads to secluded little waterfalls for them to explore.
Does the moped fit in the troopy?
As kids we played with old posty bikes, yamaha and honda 80-250s, xr's, yz. Ag bikes. Good old fixable bikes, not the chinese crap we see today. I found the 2stroke 600s a bit scary myself.
If I can see a compact little dirt bike in the back of a troopy like a piwi 80 on fb marketplace and it runs for around $600aud, I may have to grab it for my boys.
Lots of old firetracks, logging roads to secluded little waterfalls for them to explore.
Does the moped fit in the troopy?
Not sure, mine's a 73...probably not in that.
You might be able to fit a TW200 in a troopy as it is pretty low, but I'm not sure.
We cannot drive anything here without a license, insurance and a compatible driver's license and everything is almost double the price from Europe so it's difficult to keep too many vehicles in the garage....
I used to love the old xl 250's and xr 600's
The one that scared me in my youth was the Yamaha DT400 two stroke.
Nice that you let your kids ride
Good luck
Omri
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oh yeah I remember the xl 250, monoed through my mates mums rose garden on first ride, accidentally. Just a little one for the kids i reckon...wouldn't start them off on a big 2 stroke.
I think the start of the bond movie skyfall inspires one of them unfortunately, better to break a bone younger than older..
I think the start of the bond movie skyfall inspires one of them unfortunately, better to break a bone younger than older..
FJBen
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Another vote for a Yamaha tw200. I had one for years, can’t kill those bikes. Small enough to fit in.
Dimensions: 82.3 in x 32.3 in x 44.1 in
But the hitch rack is Probabaly the easiest.
Dimensions: 82.3 in x 32.3 in x 44.1 in
But the hitch rack is Probabaly the easiest.
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I think I was about 12years, felt very bad about it
The hitch on my 60 has the main hitch receiver (in the middle as usual) and one « auxiliary » receiver on each side of the hitch bar. Truck came with it and didn’t have a clue of what was the purpose of that until I thought about a bike in the back.
I guess there was a bike support with three bar to support and eliminate the torsional stress (twist)
I guess there was a bike support with three bar to support and eliminate the torsional stress (twist)
Yeah, she obviously took pity on you... 'whew!'
I had figured you had a full tank of fuel and you kept 'er pinned and never looked back to explain your survival... lol
Don't feel bad, when I was twelve my cousin let me try their Honda 3 wheeler and one of the first corners I took I put my leg down like you do with a dirt bike and promptly ran over my leg with the rear wheel. These did not get made very long before they brought out 4 wheelers. Dangerously terrible design, but rideable if you could get the back end sliding around corners.
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First time I released a clutch and revved!
yeah famously dangerous, lost count how many farmers pinned themselves under the quads. Lifelong limp.
Some thing fairly light but they still have to use some muscles is my figuring. Bit of frigging around with carbs and chains and spanners in the middle of nowhere would be good for them.
The rack is good, but I get sick of one trick pony tools and if I can just get the bike in the troopy for a one way journey and leave it in the bush. Bit like thunderbird 4 fitting in thunderbird 2..
I reckon 80's to mid 90's was the highest level of Japanese manufacturing integrity, all that stuff still runs and holds the value still. except suzuki, but the suz 600 2stroke was a scary monster, one mate endoed and broke his back at 14 years.
The little honda posties were bulletproof too, such an easy semi auto clutch, but they are a bit collectible like 40 series lcs now.
TreadingLight
"Overlanding is Sh*t"
I don't have any pics but I am trying to figure out how to carry a Honda Trail 90 on my Troopy without giving up my spare tire.
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Guess can use one of those racks which attaches to the towbar. , but maybe the tyre is still in the way.
I had a long range tank on my bj40 could travel at least 800km without stopping. But I only have the standard tank on my troop, I never find myself over 500km from a fuel supply. So my spare tyre is ok underneath, without a long ranger tank..
I had a long range tank on my bj40 could travel at least 800km without stopping. But I only have the standard tank on my troop, I never find myself over 500km from a fuel supply. So my spare tyre is ok underneath, without a long ranger tank..
I carry an XR250R on a hitch rack. It sticks out pretty far and seems to have a lot of leverage on the hitch but no problems so far.
