Back to the Future

[Maha]

Somewhere between Taumaranui and Tauranga today (apart from standing in the snow) we bought a bike. I have been waiting for a big torquey road bike to catch my attention for under $5K and here it is NEDWN VIII. It's in very good nick for it's age. Thanks to buddy Mike from the BOP who checked it out last weekend for me.

[Blackbird]

Great choice Mark, classic, elegant lines :Punk: I'd happily own one.

[Maha]

Cheers Geoff, I was going to flick the Conti's on it but I will see what I think when I ride it home next Sunday, we are working in TGA for the week.

[BMWST?]

looks very clean!Roads round Mangakino may require some post ride effort!

[Maha]

looks very clean!Roads round Mangakino may require some post ride effort!

Last week we went to Taumaranui to work, so went through Bennydale and turned left at Waimiha.. had used that road a couple of years ago on the bikes and it was fine, not so much in a car. Logging trucks are working through there at the moment and subsequently chewing up the road somewhat. It's not really wide enough for trucks that size, at one point, 40 ton of Kenworth had it's right wheels just in our lane which was kind of a hairy moment.

[roogazza]

Love those big 'Nakeds' . Look like a real mans bike,at home amongest the Kenworths :laugh:

[Blackbird]

Last week we went to Taumaranui to work, so went through Bennydale and turned left at Waimiha.. had used that road a couple of years ago on the bikes and it was fine, not so much in a car. Logging trucks are working through there at the moment and subsequently chewing up the road somewhat. It's not really wide enough for trucks that size, at one point, 40 ton of Kenworth had it's right wheels just in our lane which was kind of a hairy moment.

We went down that road on our first Grand Challenge 1000 miler in 1996. Forever etched in my memory on account of a bloody huge Captain Cooker strolling down the middle of the road and bikes going in all directions taking avoiding action :crazy:

[Maha]

Love those big 'Nakeds' . Look like a real mans bike,at home amongest the Kenworths :laugh:

There's a guest here at the Motel that has owned two, and a ZRX. Think I'll search TM for a KW emblem or one of those Mack dogs ;)


We went down that road on our first Grand Challenge 1000 miler in 1996. Forever etched in my memory on account of a bloody huge Captain Cooker strolling down the middle of the road and bikes going in all directions taking avoiding action :crazy:

No real straight bits through there to speak of, I guess happening upon a animal would come as a great surprise for both you and said pig.

[roogazza]

We went down that road on our first Grand Challenge 1000 miler in 1996. Forever etched in my memory on account of a bloody huge Captain Cooker strolling down the middle of the road and bikes going in all directions taking avoiding action :crazy:

That brings to mind a funny scene,early 70's fanging up a fire trail behind my folks house in Stokes valley early one morning.
Round a bend and into a group of 6 to 8 wild pigs,revving the little SL125 I was on,I had to toot the horn to get them to move on. The SL was so quiet they hadn't heard me coming? :laugh::rolleyes:

[Blackbird]

That brings to mind a funny scene,early 70's fanging up a fire trail behind my folks house in Stokes valley early one morning.
Round a bend and into a group of 6 to 8 wild pigs,revving the little SL125 I was on,I had to toot the horn to get them to move on. The SL was so quiet they hadn't heard me coming? :laugh::rolleyes:

Hahaha! Pigs can be funny buggers eh? The one we saw didn't seen to give a toss about us being there. On the 309 dirt Road near where we live now, there's an eccentric guy who feeds the local wild pig population. On any given day, there are a couple of dozen of them wandering about on the road, taking no notice of anyone.

[Bassai]

Somewhere between Taumaranui and Tauranga today (apart from standing in the snow) we bought a bike. I have been waiting for a big torquey road bike to catch my attention for under $5K and here it is NEDWN VIII. It's in very good nick for it's age. Thanks to buddy Mike from the BOP who checked it out last weekend for me.

Nice bike. I have had several bike Suzies over the years. Very reliable. Considered getting another but settled on a ZZR1100 D1 which is being restored now.

I was a motorcycle courier way back when and I ran a GSX1100...couldnt kill it. You should get a long life out of it with regular servicing

[BMWST?]

Last week we went to Taumaranui to work, so went through Bennydale and turned left at Waimiha.. had used that road a couple of years ago on the bikes and it was fine, not so much in a car. Logging trucks are working through there at the moment and subsequently chewing up the road somewhat. It's not really wide enough for trucks that size, at one point, 40 ton of Kenworth had it's right wheels just in our lane which was kind of a hairy moment.
I was thinkin more of recycled grass :)

[old slider]

We went down that road on our first Grand Challenge 1000 miler in 1996. Forever etched in my memory on account of a bloody huge Captain Cooker strolling down the middle of the road and bikes going in all directions taking avoiding action :crazy:


The worst thing I ever hit in my truck was a large pig while coming down the para para in a fully loaded Ford D600 , some how I ended up facing back towards Raetihi. They are similar to driving over a two foot thick tree stump.

[MIXONE]

Looks like an excellent buy for under 5K Maha.I.too am a fan of the big nekkids.Just scored a '81 GSX11.
Speaking wild pigs had one trot across the road in front of me on the National Park Road.Saw him coming down the hill beside the road so had plenty of time to slow dow.He couldn't have given a toss and I was on my harley!Probably thought I was just another hog from his pack.;)

[caseye]

Noice bike there Maha, nearly as clean and tidy as your last one. Enjoy guys.

[mulletman]

Highish Ks for that good price - not that it matters on those oil boilers..gonna need to buy a 5tl oil pack for that donk, oil cooler lines easy to crack open when its time to change slippery stuff.

Hagons on the back ? Popular choice when the old ones gave up and leaked or the 3way XJR ohlins (sticker engineering-as SV boy says:laugh:) should be sweet.

Id recommend original GSX1400 rear indicators to replace those hard for others to see shitter ones on there, or Gen 1 Busa rears.

Bar end mirrors will greatly decrease turbulence and noise - well it did for me and 3 other 1400 owners I ride with.

My 2c

[Maha]

Rear vision is of the normal low standard ....as 'being standard' would suggest, but an easy fix. Oil and filters are being done this week (full service) as are the fork seals, it is 14 years old and they were showing signs of needing to be done.

[Laava]

Hahaha! Pigs can be funny buggers eh? The one we saw didn't seen to give a toss about us being there. On the 309 dirt Road near where we live now, there's an eccentric guy who feeds the local wild pig population. On any given day, there are a couple of dozen of them wandering about on the road, taking no notice of anyone.

Went thru there with a bunch of adv guys early this year and the warning signs were spot on! Luckily the weather was so shit we were going slow enough for it to not be an issue. Is that road always that cut up? I blew both front fork seals, right at the start of a 3000km jaunt!

[Blackbird]

Went thru there with a bunch of adv guys early this year and the warning signs were spot on! Luckily the weather was so shit we were going slow enough for it to not be an issue. Is that road always that cut up? I blew both front fork seals, right at the start of a 3000km jaunt!

Here's a photo I took last year of all the pigs wandering about on the Coromandel end of the 309 road and that was only about a quarter of them! The little wooden scooter in the foreground is part of another story!!

Sorry to hear about your fork seals. The 309 Road is only graded a couple of times a year so the weather plays a big part with respect to road condition. The biggest risk is bloody tourists who don't know how to drive on narrow dirt roads. Chances of ending up as a bonnet ornament are quite high. Riding up the coast road north of Colville to Fletchers Bay is much better. Road is graded regularly on account of the farms, walkways and DOC camping sites up there.