Cowcalf
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- Location
- North of Scotland
beauty of two wheels its so easy to go along side of hill not possible with quad, ,prefer a light weight one as easier to pull out of overgrown sheep drains
Farm bike - do you have one?
- Thread starter HolzKopf
- Start date
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Honda’s CT 125 is coming to Europe. Factory files designs with EU patent office.
Honda’s filed a batch of design drawings with the European Patent Office which confirms the upcoming release of its newest Cub Trail 125. Following the big reveal of Honda’s latest generation CT 125 at the Tokyo Motor Show
www.morebikes.co.uk
Indicative price £3,5k and no range issues
Cowabunga
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- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Harry Metcalfe of EVO and Harry's Garage and Harry's Farm fame uses a bike to inspect crops. He has a collection of trail bikes including a few Africa Twins and Cagivas if memory serves.
Honda’s CT 125 is coming to Europe. Factory files designs with EU patent office.
Honda’s filed a batch of design drawings with the European Patent Office which confirms the upcoming release of its newest Cub Trail 125. Following the big reveal of Honda’s latest generation CT 125 at the Tokyo Motor Show
Indicative price £3,5k and no range issues
Just wants a small spinner designed for these, so as to pop down tramlines with slug pellets of Stubble turnips!
What an interesting tool, I could sell see my buying one as it would be so usable by Herself, as well as me.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Same here, my better half has done the research on it, she thinks it would suit her a treat . I just phoned the Atv services sales guru, and awaiting an e mail with a price !
2wheels
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
tit puller gets tits pulled?
- Location
- Somerset
Had loads of farm bikes here over the years, current model is a WK125 - cheap Chinese thing, pretty rubbish, but nobody is going to nick it because it's crap. Often conks out resulting in a push home.
Over the years there have been;
Suzuki ts185 - father's favourite, did 15 years or so until it rusted out and fell apart.
Yamaha ty80 - my starter bike, did ages 8-12 quite well, then I was too tall for it.
Yamaha dt175 - bought cheap, reasonable bike, did a couple of years then got stolen
Yamaha xt350 - little bit top heavy and father dropped it quite a bit, had a fair few issues with reliability and then the spark plug snapped off one day. Got rid.
Suzuki drz400 - great bike, needed high octane petrol or wouldn't run properly. Possibly a bit on the heavy side if you dropped it or the stand sunk in. Some toerag nicked it
WK 125 - bought new with insurance proceeds. Utterly rubbish, but nobody is going to nick it. Father copes with it, I walk round the cows.
Over the years there have been;
Suzuki ts185 - father's favourite, did 15 years or so until it rusted out and fell apart.
Yamaha ty80 - my starter bike, did ages 8-12 quite well, then I was too tall for it.
Yamaha dt175 - bought cheap, reasonable bike, did a couple of years then got stolen
Yamaha xt350 - little bit top heavy and father dropped it quite a bit, had a fair few issues with reliability and then the spark plug snapped off one day. Got rid.
Suzuki drz400 - great bike, needed high octane petrol or wouldn't run properly. Possibly a bit on the heavy side if you dropped it or the stand sunk in. Some toerag nicked it
WK 125 - bought new with insurance proceeds. Utterly rubbish, but nobody is going to nick it. Father copes with it, I walk round the cows.
Road registered too!!They should be fine now, I would expect Atv services would be one of the biggest sellers of Atv’s in Scotland. I’ll give him a ring and report back !
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How does the front wheel drive work, full time, or part time, manual/on demand?
Same here, my better half has done the research on it, she thinks it would suit her a treat . I just phoned the Atv services sales guru, and awaiting an e mail with a price !
Do let us know guide pricing...
As said here, Govt leccy grant and VAT off, will make it look good! What the grant on a bike is though, I cant recall....
Plug-in motorcycle grant: eligibility and applications
Technical eligibility criteria and application guidance for the plug-in motorcycle grant scheme for manufacturers.
Found some info. "the bike needs qualification for the Plug-In Grant, which offers 20% off the up-front price, up to a maximum of £1,500. " A grand off the UBCO and teh VAT, and it's cheap...
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Have you seen what those DT175's make now?Had loads of farm bikes here over the years, current model is a WK125 - cheap Chinese thing, pretty rubbish, but nobody is going to nick it because it's crap. Often conks out resulting in a push home.
Over the years there have been;
Suzuki ts185 - father's favourite, did 15 years or so until it rusted out and fell apart.
Yamaha ty80 - my starter bike, did ages 8-12 quite well, then I was too tall for it.
Yamaha dt175 - bought cheap, reasonable bike, did a couple of years then got stolen
Yamaha xt350 - little bit top heavy and father dropped it quite a bit, had a fair few issues with reliability and then the spark plug snapped off one day. Got rid.
Suzuki drz400 - great bike, needed high octane petrol or wouldn't run properly. Possibly a bit on the heavy side if you dropped it or the stand sunk in. Some toerag nicked it
WK 125 - bought new with insurance proceeds. Utterly rubbish, but nobody is going to nick it. Father copes with it, I walk round the cows.
Be interested to hear what you think - a mate has a fleet of 6 of them. I may be one of the first people to land a backflip on an UBCO electric bike
Flying W next week....
Would love to try one trail riding... Wet Welsh bog or muddy Shropshire lane in mid Winter.... 2WD, no problems
Have to take teh bike to the area first, as 75miles might be a struggle on range. Maybe do a day in a "figure of 8", change battery at lunchtime?
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Always fancied a bike for the farm. I'm not very 2 wheel savvy... what would be a good bike for someone with limited 2 wheeler experience.
Want to spend as little as possible as it'll be out of my pocket money and not a farm buy...
Want to spend as little as possible as it'll be out of my pocket money and not a farm buy...
- Location
- Scottish Borders
My crf 230 I bought off a farmer who was refreshing his bike. Cost me a grand, and I’ve changed the battery, and I would say it’s pretty bombproof. Good stand for when you’re stopped, but still starts when I drop it. Also not too heavy to pick up when it does cowp. And makes a very soft burble in low gears when checking the ewes.
@JP1 and others would know a lot more about it all !
Get one!
@JP1 and others would know a lot more about it all !
Get one!
JD-Kid
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- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
few places I worked on had 2 wheelers but most now quads or side by sides. alot of the dairy farmers gone back to 2 wheelers cheeper to buy and run
some of them. that cheep they just run them in to the ground then scrap them
some of them. that cheep they just run them in to the ground then scrap them
Many years ago a local machinery dealer sold me a new Yamaha AG100 - small ,low, light ,handlebar and footpeg protection and an enclosed chain (chain had done 9.5k miles when I sold bike on and was still VERY good - was oiled frequently). And it had a rack on the back. Farm bike from down-under - what a machine! Wish you could get that sort of thing in the UK now ....stupid bureaucrats!
There is an air-cooled light 200cc trail bike on the market with a Suzuki engine - it`s a Beta Alp 200 (Italian). Not as good as a Honda but OK ... downside nearly £4.5k!!!
There is an air-cooled light 200cc trail bike on the market with a Suzuki engine - it`s a Beta Alp 200 (Italian). Not as good as a Honda but OK ... downside nearly £4.5k!!!