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+3 for the fuel pump!

Speedo is for sale out of it they said. I think they were chasing around $300 odd but. I think they are $500 brand new yeah?

Here are some photos I took of a DR30 front cut at a jap wreckers in Newcastle on a recent visit there. Thought you guys may be interested! The car had 80000km on it and I had a fiddle with it and got it running. Motor sounded good and strong. The cut looked to have aftermarket front 4 piston brakes, braided brake lines, pod filter, aftermarket rear shocks and a 260km/h Jenesis speedo. The reason it was cut as it had serious rust in the front wheel arch/chassis rail area (like all old DR30's). I think he had $4500 on the cut and he was firm on it as they are hard to get a hold of.

If you do decide to do a road/trail bike, something like a Yamaha TTR250 is a great bike to start on. I had one as my first bike, road it for two years and did nearly 15000km on it during that time with no problems whatsoever. I have since had a 2003 Yamaha WR250F and now have a 2007 Yamaha WR450 which I have motard wheels for. The maintenance side of owning a modern 4 stroke is a bit of a pain as I'm servicing it every 1000km, whereas the older 4 strokes, you can do service intervals at every 4000km. A good 2000-ish TTR250 or equvilant 250 trail bike should fit within your $3000 budget! The money you will save on fuel will be a blessing to, I was getting 150km for $10.50 of fuel (@ roughly $1.40/litre)

No sympathy for him from my end whatsoever.

Don't forget about the 7 demerit points you lose, more than the amount of points that either a red or green P plate holder can obtain! So its not just the fine you need to worry about. $1000 is a lot to pay in fines and you say its just $400 and $600? Does money grow on a tree in your backyard??

"The car has been sitting in a workshop since 93" If its a 1996 model, how could it have sat in a workshop since 1993, or is it meant to be 2003? Do you have more photos etc? What paperwork do you have? Thanks

They rust out in the front strut towers as the sheet metal is 3-4 layers thick. Water seeps into and cannot escape, therefore slowly rusting it away. It is a very common fault. Mine had it there and short of unstitching the originals and putting in new or good second hand ones, there isn't many other options to fix them!

Have a look on Ebay for a laugh. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RAGE-AGAINST-THE-MA...1QQcmdZViewItem

I PM'ed you. Did you get it?

Have you tried genuine Nissan??

Why do you need a tacho when there is already one in the instrument cluster??? Makes no sense to me, just pure wank factor!

If you can't drive a restricted vehicle, it will state on the rear of the licence in the conditions section, "Must not drive prohibited vehicles". The officer must have been on a power trip and wanted to give you a scare.

Sorry Blitz, but this question just has to be asked. Don't mean to hijack.......... In the 2nd picture, does the model leaning on the car on the right side of the photo looking straight at the camera only have a stump for an arm? Or is it just me?

Look like a Jap rim such as Volk or Veilside. Take one of them off and have a look at the inside of it.