ducatijim
29th November 2010, 13:51
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I brought 'Darkie', my first 990 Adv, home from 18 months of exile in Orstralia back in late October.
30,000km of sensational riding under her wheels ; all around, across and thru we all went, and without any hitch( apart from always running outta fuel:facepalm:), covered so much of the red land with my wife.
We especially loved the remote camping, but no matter how much money was spent on 'miniscule' gear, how clever we packed(and my wife gets by on bugger all, really!), we just could not nail 'comfort' when camping. Not from the back of the bike, it was just not possible for two of us.:angry:
So, without complaint, we finished up the southern regions this sept/oct and stayed at a variety of cheap( and not so cheap!) digs, but the desire to freedom camp still tugs at both of us, strongly, I am well bittern by the 'bug' and in love with the red land :shutup:.
The return of Darkie closes that chapter for us, we have been there and done that, now we will be going back and doing it all again, each NZ winter, from the modest comfort of our new packhorse...so a new door opens for us >with the emphasis on sight seeing and remote camping, taking our time this time, all from the back of our recently aquired 4x4 Delica TD!:facepalm: Sorry to let the side down, feel free to lambast, chastise etc!
Picture shows both the old steed and the new steed making aquaintances at our last digs in Taigum, Brisbane, just before returning home.
FOR SALE: 2007 KTM990 ADVENTURE, 41000KM,1 CAREFUL OWNER, ALWAYS SERVICED ONTIME. 9000KM ON NEW CHAIN AND SPROCKETS, NEW MITAS TYRES, FRESH SERVICE AND VALVE CHECK, S&W ENGINE BARS, GIVI PANNIER RACKS, CHOICE OF HI/LO SCREEN, CHOICE OF STD/GEL SEAT. VERY NICE ORDER AND GOES VERY WELL. OFFERS AROUND $15000.
I brought 'Darkie', my first 990 Adv, home from 18 months of exile in Orstralia back in late October.
30,000km of sensational riding under her wheels ; all around, across and thru we all went, and without any hitch( apart from always running outta fuel:facepalm:), covered so much of the red land with my wife.
We especially loved the remote camping, but no matter how much money was spent on 'miniscule' gear, how clever we packed(and my wife gets by on bugger all, really!), we just could not nail 'comfort' when camping. Not from the back of the bike, it was just not possible for two of us.:angry:
So, without complaint, we finished up the southern regions this sept/oct and stayed at a variety of cheap( and not so cheap!) digs, but the desire to freedom camp still tugs at both of us, strongly, I am well bittern by the 'bug' and in love with the red land :shutup:.
The return of Darkie closes that chapter for us, we have been there and done that, now we will be going back and doing it all again, each NZ winter, from the modest comfort of our new packhorse...so a new door opens for us >with the emphasis on sight seeing and remote camping, taking our time this time, all from the back of our recently aquired 4x4 Delica TD!:facepalm: Sorry to let the side down, feel free to lambast, chastise etc!
Picture shows both the old steed and the new steed making aquaintances at our last digs in Taigum, Brisbane, just before returning home.
FOR SALE: 2007 KTM990 ADVENTURE, 41000KM,1 CAREFUL OWNER, ALWAYS SERVICED ONTIME. 9000KM ON NEW CHAIN AND SPROCKETS, NEW MITAS TYRES, FRESH SERVICE AND VALVE CHECK, S&W ENGINE BARS, GIVI PANNIER RACKS, CHOICE OF HI/LO SCREEN, CHOICE OF STD/GEL SEAT. VERY NICE ORDER AND GOES VERY WELL. OFFERS AROUND $15000.