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    Nov 18, 2019 3 minutes

    Derek Stevenson’s Yamaha SR500 And SDR200

    Greetings from the Antipodes! The SR500 which I restored kicked back so furiously a few times that my ankle is permanently damaged. The solution was an SDR200 as a rolling resto: small and two-stroke, and very easy to start, despite my being hobbled. Oh,and should I win the Tamiya kit, don’t bother and sending the prize to Australia. Donate it to a local bike club for them to raffle!

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