Benjah's new WeeStrom

[Benjah]

Here she is chaps. Dakars gone to a new family in Nelson.

Bash plate coming soon..

[Eddieb]

Nice, looks good mate.

When are you christening her on Sutherlands?

[Waihou Thumper]

Nice set of wheels, colour is nice, like the blue...:)
I am sure you will scrub it in sufficiently real soon....
Good on ya!

[Paladin]

Nice, looks good mate.

When are you christening her on Sutherlands?

He better get a bashplate sorted before he goes anywhere like that! He's trying to convert me away from the DR to a more touring orientated Adv bike! Peer pressure from a work colleague LOL!

[Benjah]

He better get a bashplate sorted before he goes anywhere like that! He's trying to convert me away from the DR to a more touring orientated Adv bike! Peer pressure from a work colleague LOL!

hehehe.. ya big fibber. The only peer presure your getting is from your eyeballs as you peer at my new bike.:devil2:

[Paladin]

hehehe.. ya big fibber. The only peer presure your getting is from your eyeballs as you peer at my new bike.:devil2:

Or when I'm peering at all the hot totty walkin around welly at lunchtimes!

:laugh:

[Benjah]

Nice set of wheels, colour is nice, like the blue...
I am sure you will scrub it in sufficiently real soon....
Good on ya!

Thanks Eddy. You'll have to take her for a spin on the next outing. I'm planing on picking up a cheap 350-400cc dirtbike to take over the rough stuff as well. Something I don't have to worry about dropping..

[Padmei]

well done Benjah. looks great


You may be interested (or not) that Ricor shocks are now about to make a rear Inertia vaalve thingy shock for the weestrom. Apparently will make them nicer to ride when it gets a bit more rugged on the gravel. this is Just what i've read in the last few days...

[snodpete]

Nice looking bike, I'm biased of course... What sort of bash plate you considering? I have a BB Offroad which is pretty good, though I'd like an engineer / friend to find a better way to anchor the plate at the front. I have landed pretty hard on a rock doing about 20km/hr with a pillion so it's certainly paid for itself!

[bart]

Nice Strom


I'm planing on picking up a cheap 350-400cc dirtbike to take over the rough stuff as well. Something I don't have to worry about dropping..

I've got just the thing sitting in my shed, and I know it doesn't mind being dropped occasionally. :whistle:

[Benjah]

I just ordered the B&B bash plate. A bit pricey but it certainly looks the business. I guess you never regret buying quality.

Good news re the valve emulator things. Sounds like a cheap way to improve the suspension which would be on my farkle list. Next up though is a givi screen and the madstad screen adjuster thingy.

The bike is really really nice to ride. The engine is light years ahead of the dakar donk. I can now do 60km in 1st gear.:Punk:

[NordieBoy]

I just ordered the B&B bash plate. A bit pricey but it certainly looks the business. I guess you never regret buying quality.

Good news re the valve emulator things. Sounds like a cheap way to improve the suspension which would be on my farkle list. Next up though is a givi screen and the madstad screen adjuster thingy.

The bike is really really nice to ride. The engine is light years ahead of the dakar donk. I can now do 60km in 1st gear.:Punk:

Ricor also do Intiminators for front of the DL too.

[junkmanjoe]

ben mate, your lucky you brought a suzi........other wise there be trouble...

hope to see you out on it, over here in the rapa soon...

JMJ

[upshift]

Here she is chaps. Dakars gone to a new family in Nelson.


Very nice, good choice and great looking colour. Must pop around for a ride, maybe Tues or Wed?
Sad to see the Dakar go, a great bike as well.

[Benjah]

Well Bash plate has been added. Should of taken 45mins to put on. I won't say how long it took me but lets just say ... quite a bit longer than that :crazy: Next up are some decent mirrors. I found a place in NZ that sells a set of Aprilla Tuono mirrors for $75. They apparently screw straight on and are a big upgrade over the OEM ones.

Me and the bike are heading over to Tora in the Wairapa this weekend. Going to be doing some sound work for a private function. Should be a nice first proper ride.
:2thumbsup

[Benjah]

Very nice, good choice and great looking colour. Must pop around for a ride, maybe Tues or Wed?


Any time! you know where I work. Be warned though... once you ride one you may end up scanning trademe..

[Dakar]

The bike is really really nice to ride. The engine is light years ahead of the dakar donk. I can now do 60km in 1st gear.:Punk:

its one thing getting rid of the Dakar, but to slate it too, it just to much for me:crybaby:

nice colour tho!!:calm:

[Benjah]

There there.. The Dakar engine is still very good... for a one lunger. But now I've got a twin there's simply no going back.

[kevfromcoro]

My last bike was a wee strom
they go well for 650... did find the front end a clunky in the rough stuff.
think you are onto it putting those valve things in the front

[Benjah]

Depends on how good/pricey they are.. besides which, the hooligan in me is already eyeing up the 1000cc version vstrom.. I hear they have better fron suspension:crazy: