mid-life crisis

Greg · Post by **Greg** » 21 Nov 2007, 16:56

[quote]hi Greg,
just curious as to where in the world the AR that your brother has just bought was?
i've had my eye on a "P" '98 AR in the Coventry area, just waiting on funds!
Its not been on ebay yet, but hes had it on offer for over 12 months, a tidy white one.
have i got to find another to aim for?
[/quote]

hi rob, it is a 98R and white but was located just outside Birmingham. hope its not the bike you had yer eye on but you know wot they say, 'he who hesitates masterbates'. Its got a red chain if thats any help.

slider · Post by **slider** » 21 Nov 2007, 17:10

[b]Greg :[/b]
> [quote]hi Greg,
> just curious as to where in the world the AR that your brother has just bought
> was?
> i've had my eye on a "P" '98 AR in the Coventry area, just waiting
> on funds!
> Its not been on ebay yet, but hes had it on offer for over 12 months, a tidy
> white one.
> have i got to find another to aim for?
> [/quote]
>
> hi rob, it is a 98R and white but was located just outside Birmingham. hope
> its not the bike you had yer eye on but you know wot they say, 'he who hesitates
> masterbates'. Its got a red chain if thats any help.

have i missed something here??, the hesitates bit is funny though greg

Greg · Post by **Greg** » 21 Nov 2007, 17:34

HI Slider. the above comment was in my aol mail box but not in my crm250.com messages. just thought i'd drop it on ere.

slider · Post by **slider** » 21 Nov 2007, 17:52

aaah!,so i havent gone daft then!

trebor-trix · Post by **trebor-trix** » 21 Nov 2007, 20:23

Damn, sounds familiar, even down to the red chain !! But the pics i have are of a "p" reg ?
as for the hesitation, well thats just another hobby i,ve got

8)

makes you blind apparently

trebor-trix · Post by **trebor-trix** » 21 Nov 2007, 20:27

[b]slider :[/b]
> aaah!,so i havent gone daft then!

well from what i've heard on the short time i've been on this ere forum, thats a matter of opinion

slider · Post by **slider** » 21 Nov 2007, 20:31

[b]trebor-trix :[/b]
> [b]slider :[/b]
>> aaah!,so i havent gone daft then!

>
> well from what i've heard on the short time i've been on this ere forum, thats
> a matter of opinion

oops should have read 'dafter'

Greg · Post by **Greg** » 21 Nov 2007, 22:04

[quote] But the pics i have are of a "p" reg ?[/quote]

my mistake Trebor it is on a 'p'

trebor-trix · Post by **trebor-trix** » 22 Nov 2007, 12:35

sounds like the same bike, he was after £1575 back in March, so i'd say your bro got a bargain, lets hope it runs as well as it looks

he used to advertise it every now & again on enduro news, and in the last ad he was after £1450.

it wasn't so much hesitation as complete lack of funds, i've a major rear garden landscaping project on the go........my time will come

i'd be interested in how the AR pits against your Mk2, keep us informed.

Greg · Post by **Greg** » 27 Nov 2007, 18:08

As promised we put my mk2 & wor younguns AR head2head & the outcome was, really a miss match. The mk2 is crisp, revs cleanly & has a distinct power band, whereas the AR feels under powered and very 'four stroke ish' to the point where he wondered if he'd purchased a XL125 in disguise. Is this normal for an AR in standard trim? Any comments would be welcome as he's feeling a bit deflated.

SaffieD · Post by **SaffieD** » 27 Nov 2007, 23:52

I've just bought an AR as well Greg and from what I've read and been told, what you say is right. The AR comes into it's own apparantly where you're looking for traction - seems to find it better than those with peakier power. I could be wrong and I'm sure someone will smack me on the head pronto if I am.......

I'm enjoying mine though - having not ridden the others, I reckon it goes ok. Actually entered a 3-hour hare and hounds with it this coming weekend - can't wait.

andypugh · Post by **andypugh** » 28 Nov 2007, 00:14

[b]Greg :[/b]

> the AR feels under powered

Cross-threading[1], is the throttle position sensor plugged in? (Or was that the same AR?)

[1] Not in the inept-mechanic way