Hit with the ugly stick...

[07black&red]

Just get a Member's Only jacket and some parachute pants and ride that bitch!!

 

[ivar]

XJ is abandoned - found this instead - very tempting:

 

[strokerlmt]

Ivarrrrr...that looks fucking coolllllllllllllllll
LMT

 

[ivar]

have been wanting one of those for a time. This one's a 92 Dnepr 650, is in running condition, needs new brake bands , a carb rebuild and a seat cover. And, owned by a priest

 

[dschief]

Owned by a priest? Run away from it, unless he was a mechanic in a previous life.

Seriously though, it does look like it would be a very cool project!

 

[Nick Morey]

Now your talkin'! There is a bike with some class. :ride:

 

[ivar]

just sent him a mail that I'll take it. Have to pick it up w/ a trailer when I get on vacation. And asking price $300 less than the Yamaha

And - its 2-wheel drive :sidecar:
(Now need to go on eBay to find the matching machine gun mount)

 

[Gretsch]

Looks like something out of The Great Escape". And yes, I know that was a Triumph that Bud Ekins used in the jump.

 

[ivar]

looks like I'm missing some stuff compared to this...:

 

[Nick Morey]

yep, lotsa room for mods there!

 

[Boofhead]

If it has standard carbs get rid of them , i used mikuni 28 or 32 mm if my old brain is working right , i have owned 5 of these they were early 70s but probably the same
One of the most fun bikes i ever owned
I have a copy of the manual here as well

 

[ivar]

thanks,
probably not much diff. from year to year , except for more or less round wheels etc.. :lol:
Have found several manual links + forums for these.

Mikuni VM roundslide carbs?

 

[Boofhead]

Mikuni VM roundslide carbs?

Yes mate

 

[ivar]

thanks, should be not too hard to find on eBay

 

[ssjones]

Or maybe one should let it be - maybe the weird early 80's styling will be tomorrows classics and unmolested bikes rarer than hen's teeth :lol:

Keep telling yourself that.....<g>
I think it looks purposeful. How many miles?

 

[ivar]

Now have got the Dnepr halfway home. Will get it the last 70 miles tomorrow.
All rubber parts were in need of replacement , and the left carb leaked. But it started up and is in good working condition.

There's some rust to take care of though...

 

[tezza]

they used to sell them here in oz in the late 70s and the ad read 650cc for $650 and it came with optional machine gun mounts , cool. a guy i knew had one and painted it red with the hammer and sickle in yellow on the tank.still makes me laugh.

 

[BIGWIG]

they used to sell them here in oz in the late 70s and the ad read 650cc for $650 and it came with optional machine gun mounts , cool. a guy i knew had one and painted it red with the hammer and sickle in yellow on the tank.still makes me laugh.

I think they were URAL motorbikes that were selling then not Dnieper's

 

[tezza]

also sold under the name cossack ,the shop was on parramatta rd cant remember the name though

 

[ivar]

how not to fix a leaky carb:

Strange it ran at all - on the other carb, the plastic float were half full of gas.