'03 Baghira Enduro parts bike $1200 Maryland USA

[DEmark]

I bought this bike new, the motor developed a knock at 36,000 miles, my guess is small end rod failure. I bought another Baghira and intended to use this one as a parts bike. I have sold the carbs off it and the back grab bars are missing. The battery is gone, horn bracket, instrument bulbs, various nuts and bolts are missing. It has a: Russell Day Long Saddle, Trailtech Vapor Speedo, KTM radiator guards, Acerbis hand guards. It is not worth fixing to me, but it would make a great parts bike, particularly given the state of MZ. $1200 usd. I am half way between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Email me at demark19702atyahoo.com if interested. I can supply more photos, field questions.

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[DEmark]

NEW PRICE! $1000
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WILL SELL FOR $800 minus the Russell Day Long Saddle and the Trailtech speedo

[BDOG1]

bump

[AtomicSpew]

$1K for this bike with the Russell seat is a steal. The enduro kit alone is a $1200 purchase. I paid $600 for a rolling chassis with rusted front spokes and broken handlebars, just to get the enduro set-up and extra plastics. And my find was a bastard-ugly '98 model (yeah, purple and yellow plastics, green gas tank, and a chewed up yellow seat). If you were on the Left Coast I'd be all over this one as well.

Somebody snatch this up before you regret letting it go...

[Sgt Rock]

Do you still have this bike? If so are you willing to part it out?

[DEmark]

Still got the bike, I don't want to part it out. Why don't you buy the whole thing? I can email you more pictures if you are interested......

[Sgt Rock]

What are the major differences in the Enduro Baghira and the SM Baghira? Would the plastics mount up along with other parts? BTW how much would the whole bike be?

[DEmark]

I've owned both the enduro and SM baghiras, they are very close to being the same. The major differences that I know of are wheelsize 18"x21" vs 17" x 17" for the SM, the front brake is different (better) on the SM, and the SM has shiney painted plastic (looks good but scratches show easy) the enduros color is in the plastic like a motocross bike, scratches are harder to see. There are probably others differences but I think that is it for the major ones, I am sure the plastic is interchangable. Somewhere the is a parts catalog online where you could verify interchangability.

$1000 takes the whole bike, keep in mind the carbs are missing and a few other tidbits as described in the first post in this thread....

[Sgt Rock]

That is a great deal and if it wasn't for the fact that my employment status is sucking right now I would be all over it. I'll have to see what I can do about coming up with the cash

[AtomicSpew]

Plastics are a straight-across match. In fact, everything is a match. Brakes are better on the SM, but you don't WANT a front brake as strong as the SM on a dirt bike. To do the dirt conversion you need the wheels and brake rotors, speedometer actuator, longer kickstand (comes on the Enduro bike)...I think that's it.

Think about the items one could harvest off this bike, and the price becomes quite reasonable...

[MSW]

Not to turn this into a "converting a SM into a dual sport" thread, but having recently done it, I'd even say you can do without the longer kickstand. in my opinion, the longer kickstand is actually too long. You constantly have to find a slightly tilted surface to park on so the bike can be leaning at an angle greater than 2 degrees. So you really only need the wheels and the speedo drive.

[AtomicSpew]

Screw it, I'm hijacking this thread for real. So how long did it take you to do the DS conversion, and if you see yourself swapping wheels out in the future, what'ya think your average, reasonable time to transform will be?

[MSW]

Screw it, I'm hijacking this thread for real. So how long did it take you to do the DS conversion, and if you see yourself swapping wheels out in the future, what'ya think your average, reasonable time to transform will be?

Hey, I'm all for hijacking. Now that I've actually done it (rather than just in my head), I'd say it should take me about an hour to do the swap under ordinary circumstances. I have one of those hydraulic moto stands, so I can get both wheels in the air at the same time. If you're working without that, it might take you a bit longer.

The front wheel is very straightforward. I just had a problem with the speedo drive, which I hope not to be a problem in the future (see upcoming speedo drive thread in the 660 forum). The kit came with a separate caliper bracket, but I couldn't for the life of me see the difference between that and the stock SM bracket, and the DS wheel fit right into the caliper with the SM bracket. So I left it that way. When I have time, I'll take the SM caliper bracket off and compare it side-by-side with the DS bracket and report any differences I see.

The back wheel is a bit more involved, but only because of the stuff you normally have to deal with when you R&R your back wheel (like when you change your chain/sprocket or tire). Again, though, the wheel bolts right up with the stock axle, caliper, etc. I have to confess that I didn't think it all the way through before I started, and I found myself mounting the DS wheel/sprocket to the same chain I used for the SM wheel/sprocket. I realize, of course, what a no-no this is, so I plan to mount a brand new chain and sprocket when I re-mount the SM wheels, and get a new, DS-only chain/sprocket. As long as my front sprocket is OK, though, I'm going to leave that one in place for both (I know, probably not technically correct, but I don't want to go through a front sprocket swap every time I switch wheels).

If all of this takes me less than an hour, I'm probably not taking the time to do it correctly (chain aligned/adjusted correctly, bolts properly torqued, etc.).

Now that I've done it, I can see myself doing the swap multiple times a year. At the very least, I'll do it twice a year, as I'll want to have my SM wheels on for winter/wet weather riding (DS tires and a 21" front are no fun on wet pavement), and I'll surely do at least one DS trip a year during the Spring/Summer/Fall. For now, I'll be keeping the DS wheels on so I can get more dirt riding in before the weather turns bad here (while I'm saving up for Distanzia SMs for my SM wheels).

It's just that easy!

[AtomicSpew]

(Hey DEmark, consider this thread hijack a cheapo 'bump' for your bike for sale--maybe if people reading this realize how easy it is to do a swap, they'll want to buy your roller!)!

MSW-
Thanks for the info. I'm dealing with: no garage, not even a carport. The best I can do for a level work space is a sunken slab of concrete by our downstairs entry, and that in itself is only as long as the bike's wheelbase, and about 3 feet wide. The "Oh my god what the F is that doing in here" option is, of course, to roll it inside our downstairs hallway and work on it inside, hopefully after the Missus has gone to bed. Plenty of light, and I figure it's the perfect Friday night project, as long as I finish it and get it out of there before morning!

Tires: take a look at an Avon combo for the SM set-up: Pro Extreme Rain up front, and a Distanza in the rear. I have that combo and love it. The front having a specific rain pattern has it's obvious benefits on wet pavement, but they also hook-up pretty well in the dirt, so if you find yourself on a fireroad, you're cool. They're also a fairly soft tire and give nice grip in the twisties. I do cook through the rear Distanza's almost 2-to-1 (I get the "SM" version for a softer compound, or you can get a standard version if you like your rear's a bit harder--you didn't distinguish that in your signature line!), but the amount I've been riding lately, it's not like I'm going to burn through a tire or two per year anymore...

Cheers-
Flip

[nopantsflyer]

is the bike still for sale?