Rare KR250S, free to good home

StrokerBoy · Post by **StrokerBoy** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:46 am

OK, so it needs a bit of tidying up. But it runs, it's a rare 'S' model (powervalve top-end) and it's just sat there waiting for someone to go collect it. I don't own a van though, so if someone can give me a lift to fetch it, I'll give you £50 for petrol.

Oh yeah, it's in Iraq.

col · Post by **col** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:24 pm

leave it, it'll be booby trapped

Cliff · Post by **Cliff** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:07 pm

It looks better than some of the dispatchers i see in London

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Probably the result of a friendly fire incident.

col · Post by **col** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:43 pm

looks like a suicide bomber was riding it when he went off

ScottaKR · Post by **ScottaKR** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:50 am

sniff..... It's sad to see a KR in that sort of state, lost and all alone in such a dangerous place.
Someone needs to call the U.N.!

I'm sure once they saw how badly treated and neglected it has been, they'd call in a special forces squad to rescue it asap. I'm sure it would be given refugee status.... [-o<
I'd take it in, where it could be with some of it's relatives whilst undergoing rehabilitation, and after a while it could join the rest of the community and live a happy and productive life... $\:D/$

BTW where did you find this poor thing Tim?

StrokerBoy · Post by **StrokerBoy** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:28 am

Bloke called Dan was 'working in Iraq' a couple of years ago, found it abandoned, stuck some fuel in it and managed to get it running. He wanted to take it back home to the US but wasn't allowed.

He didn't know what it was though, so did a bit of research when he got home, found my website and sent me a couple of pics.

Are we up for a rescue attempt then ? I'll bring some sandwiches if someone else will bring a BlackHawk helicopter and some flak-jackets.

ScottaKR · Post by **ScottaKR** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:40 pm

So it's to be a multi-national task force then.

Unfortunately, my Black Hawk is in getting a new turbine fitted

But my bike jeans are Kevlar linned, so I should be OK if I step on a land mine!!

Hell, I'd be happy just to get the top end of the thing.

mmmm......... power valves......

Stormdragon · Post by **Stormdragon** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:55 am

StrokerBoy wrote:Bloke called Dan was 'working in Iraq' a couple of years ago, found it abandoned, stuck some fuel in it and managed to get it running. He wanted to take it back home to the US but wasn't allowed.

If he could find a container to stuff it into, I could probably find a home for it.

(I can't believe I'm sticking my neck out like this. It must be the beer.)

StrokerBoy · Post by **StrokerBoy** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:21 pm

Another one !

Did all the 'S' models go to the Middle East ?

This one's in Iran, and has just been rescued by Saeid. He contacted me looking for a copy of the workshop manual. He's previously breathed life into an abandoned KDX200 so hopefully this one has a more hopeful future. [-o<

Stormdragon · Post by **Stormdragon** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:00 pm

Geeze! That one's actually in worse shape than mine was! At least the cans aren't rashed up.