hillsy said:
As far as tanks go, the SR's and XT's have an oil in frame set-up, so the backbone is a bit wider than a "normal" bike. A lot of other tanks won't fit.
Just something to keep in mind
This is true, but I have a hammer, i have a welder, I have torches, i can make anything fit
It happened sooner than expected!
Got my order from mikes XS today, so I tossed on an exhaust gasket and a petcock, welded up a hole in the exhaust, tossed the tank on and went tearing off like a fool through the fields!
First observation: this much torque on grass with a street tire is just ridiculous. Anything past 1/2 throttle and the rear wheel just spins all day long in gears 1,2, and 3.
This realization led to.......you guessed it.....drifting around and donuts.
About 5 minutes into this I got a little overzealous and started sliding and trying to transition to a donut on the move.
Fail. Just a hair too much throttle and I was on the ground and the old girl was revving her heart out hahaha.
Picked it up, brushed it off, it started first kick and I was off to more hooligan-ish behavior.
I am in love.