I never want another sprots bike. [Archive]

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:17

Come to think of it - I've never had one in the first place.
I reckon there are much better ways to ride NZ.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2816915&postcount=1

White trash

9th June 2006, 20:18

Come to think of it - I've never had one in the first place.

That's coz you aint "man" enough to own one.

Macktheknife

9th June 2006, 20:21

Cool pics, thanks for sharing.

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:22

That's coz you aint "man" enough to own one.

But man enough to say I don't need one.:nya:

White trash

9th June 2006, 20:24

Yeah OK, so after I looked at the pics I thought "Hmmm, pretty cool"

If I had a motard I'd join ya on some of them trips I reckon.

White trash

9th June 2006, 20:25

But man enough to say I don't need one.:nya:
What? A man? Fuck I don't need one of them either thanks all the same....

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:26

Yeah OK, so after I looked at the pics I thought "Hmmm, pretty cool"

If I had a motard I'd join ya on some of them trips I reckon.

Hippie has the dirt tyres on the DR and is hangin for a bash too.

so get out there and sell sell sell!

JimO

9th June 2006, 20:27

nice pics.... pity there is some old motorbike spoiling them:doobey:

White trash

9th June 2006, 20:29

Hippie has the dirt tyres on the DR and is hangin for a bash too.

so get out there and sell sell sell!
Hows about you BUY BUY BUY!!!!

Anyways, sonner rather than later I'll be out there terrorizing the wildlife.

UrbanMyth

9th June 2006, 20:29

wow awesome pictures!

Motu

9th June 2006, 20:35

The beach would look a bit different if I was there......

No burnt out cars? There will be monday morning.....

Edbear

9th June 2006, 20:35

Great pics! Nice bike! Very jealous!:cool:

Zed

9th June 2006, 20:36

Come to think of it - I've never had one in the first place.
I reckon there are much better ways to ride NZ.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2816915&postcount=1 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2816915&postcount=1[/quote) Nice thread that one Danger_Dave! Always appreciate seeing NZ roads & scenery, more especially if i'm *on* my bike.

And yeah I agree that your bike is better to "ride NZ" on, in that it is more adaptable and able to be ridden both on and off road...but you still shouldn't knock a sprotsbike till you've owned one! :Punk:

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:37

The beach would look a bit different if I was there......

No burnt out cars? There will be monday morning.....

There are two hulks about 7km up.

Morepower

9th June 2006, 20:43

Great pics , I never knew there was a Buell "superfarmer" model with carrier and handlebar guards though ??:killingme

Seriously ... just fooling with you .....its a nice bike

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:43

[/URL] Nice thread that one Danger_Dave! Always appreciate seeing NZ roads & scenery, more especially if i'm *on* my bike.

And yeah I agree that your bike is better to "ride NZ" on, in that it is more adaptable and able to be ridden both on and off road...but you still shouldn't knock a sprotsbike till you've owned one! :Punk:

I've ridden all of them Zed. Tested a lot of them for $ too.

('Big' dave was already taken.)

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:45

Great pics , I never knew there was a Buell "superfarmer" model with carrier and handlebar guards though ??:killingme

Seriously ... just fooling with you .....its a nice bike

Cheers - I'm Un-offendable about it - I call it 'the Tractor'

Zed

9th June 2006, 20:49

I've ridden all of them Zed. Tested a lot of them for $ too.Yeah we'd all luv to have your job mate! There is an appreciation that comes from owning a bike long term that you won't get from mere test rides and short affairs, you may think differently...

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:50

Yeah we'd all luv to have your job mate! There is an appreciation that comes from owning a bike long term that you won't get from mere test rides and short affairs, you may think differently...

Oooh - sounded a bit big headed. I take that back
however:

If you can keep your licence long enough!

**R1**

9th June 2006, 20:51

Hmmm I think I'll stick to the balls out sport bike and the chook chaser....looks ok tho

White trash

9th June 2006, 20:53

Sorry son, yours aint "balls out" anymore. It's simply past it.

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:53

Hmmm I think I'll stick to the balls out sport bike and the chook chaser....looks ok tho

See post 19. Line 3 :blip:

beyond

9th June 2006, 20:54

Very nice, would look even better with a GSX1400 in the shots aye? :) :blah:

XTC

9th June 2006, 20:55

Nice Pics of kariatahi Dave. Didn't drop in and see me :( I was busy playing with some panniers for the XT anyway.

XTC

9th June 2006, 20:56

:) :) :) :) :)

Zed

9th June 2006, 20:56

Oooh - sounded a bit big headed. I take that back
however:

If you can keep your licence long enough!To clarify: no it didn't sound big-headed.

And not every speedster on the road is a sprotsbike!!!!!!!!! :nya:

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 20:59

Very nice, would look even better with a GSX1400 in the shots aye? :) :blah:

Ahhh - I have had several similar units to a GSX1400. I call that a 'standard' rather than a sprots bike.

But Sand and o-ring chains?

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 21:00

Nice Pics of kariatahi Dave. Didn't drop in and see me :( I was busy playing with some panniers for the XT anyway.

That would be because I don't know where to find you!

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 21:01

To clarify: no it didn't sound big-headed.

And not every speedster on the road is a sprotsbike!!!!!!!!! :nya:

Hey Boomer! Get over here.

beyond

9th June 2006, 21:01

Ahhh - I have had several similar units to a GSX1400. I call that a 'standard' rather than a sprots bike.

But Sand and o-ring chains?

Yeah, get your drift mate. Sand and chains aint a good mix. Bit like a dentist with a Black and Decker drill. :)

XTC

9th June 2006, 21:02

That would be because I don't know where to find you!
You can find me on KB most of the time :o

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 21:06

You can find me on KB most of the time :o

hmmm - guilty as charged m'laird

XTC

9th June 2006, 21:10

hmmm - guilty as charged m'laird
I had to watch the twins today anyway. Had a couple of 3 year old apprentices helping me weld up some pannier racks... Can't wait till Clints ride next weekend.

far queue

9th June 2006, 21:10

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 21:19

Great Pics, and looks like a fun ride ride. Did you have a play on the beach after you were done with the photos? As Motu said I can't imagine it looking that way for long, I'd certainly be having a play :yes:

As the saying goes ... "take only photos, leave only footprints" do wheelprints count :whistle:

Yah - I did some power slides. Couple of grands worth of cameras on board makes me a little more circumspect - but one or two dontachknow.

Wheelprints below the high tide mark count.

**R1**

9th June 2006, 21:31

Sorry son, yours aint "balls out" anymore. It's simply past it.true.. still more so than yours tho aye:scooter: and ample for the road..and way more so than that buel thing..

**R1**

9th June 2006, 21:33

See post 19. Line 3 :blip:oh its plenty fast enough to keep that:motu:

sAsLEX

9th June 2006, 21:33

could of riden all you pic sites on the NC30, the gravel road to raglan is fun on it! And the beach looks fairly hard packed as well, would just need to clean it........

Big Dave

9th June 2006, 21:38

could of riden all you pic sites on the NC30, the gravel road to raglan is fun on it! And the beach looks fairly hard packed as well, would just need to clean it........

Do it easy. there is a bloke that does the Capital Coast adventure on a Honda CB250 Super Hawk with Knobbies - he kills it too.

rogson

10th June 2006, 08:05

........I was busy playing with some panniers for the XT anyway.

I've been wondering how I was going to carry my gear, but I see you have enough room for it.......Ta

Dafe

10th June 2006, 08:20

Come to think of it - I've never had one in the first place.
I reckon there are much better ways to ride NZ.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2816915&postcount=1

Maybe thats because you'd need the odd knee joint here and spinal section there regreased before you'd realise that sports bikes can be very comfortable.
I guess it depends whose riding it.
I hear ya though, I test rode a V-Rod and fark me, It was NIIICCCEEEEEEE!

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 08:31

Maybe thats because you'd need the odd knee joint here and spinal section there regreased before you'd realise that sports bikes can be very comfortable.
I guess it depends whose riding it.
I hear ya though, I test rode a V-Rod and fark me, It was NIIICCCEEEEEEE!

it's the wrists that get me after an hour - and the knees.

inlinefour

10th June 2006, 09:24

Come to think of it - I've never had one in the first place.
I reckon there are much better ways to ride NZ.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2816915&postcount=1

Kinda nice to have the option though (be it a cruiser for you?), but I know what your saying about being able to get off the road and into more interesting situations.

Skyryder

10th June 2006, 09:43

Have not read all the posts so some one may have already asked but what lens mm have you used? Nice looking country up that way. Sort of reminded me of the Pacific Highway?? south of Carmel.

Skyryder

Brownbikerbabe

10th June 2006, 10:58

Hi BD,

Love those pics!!!!! especially the one where the rainbow ends at your Buell!Very Extremely Cool!!!!

boomer

10th June 2006, 11:04

Hey Boomer! Get over here.

reporting for duty...sar!!!

TONO

10th June 2006, 11:34

hXc

10th June 2006, 11:39

Nice piccies there bud. Keep it up

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 12:22

reporting for duty...sar!!!

Point duty - you go ahead and draw the heat. You've had practice.

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 12:28

Dave I think you have been reading:blip:
http://pages.infinit.net/mcrides/road-test/buell/ulysses.htm

Cheers, had a quick scan, but nah - I try not to read anybody elses stuff.
It means i can't even subconsciously plagiarise it.

boomer

10th June 2006, 12:48

Point duty - you go ahead and draw the heat. You've had practice.

i've learnt my lesson; there'll be no stopping me now.. sing along.. no stopping me now...

Oscar

10th June 2006, 15:02

I see ya finally got the tractor on the beach, ya big gurl.

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 15:13

I see ya finally got the tractor on the beach, ya big gurl.

Aye. When we going to see your new stump jump plow then?

Oscar

10th June 2006, 15:28

Aye. When we going to see your new stump jump plow then?

You won't see nuthin' but a silver blur...

Prolly time fer another ride.
I got a mate coming over from Aus. (he finally got parole) in July and I thought I'd take him exploring around Aotea and Kawhia. Wanna come?

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 15:48

You won't see nuthin' but a silver blur...

Prolly time fer another ride.
I got a mate coming over from Aus. (he finally got parole) in July and I thought I'd take him exploring around Aotea and Kawhia. Wanna come?

Yeah - if you think the rubber on the buell is up to where yer going.

Big Dave

10th June 2006, 15:51

You won't see nuthin' but a silver blur...

Forgot to say:

???? the mirrors on the Buell are OK?

HenryDorsetCase

12th June 2006, 12:04

I was saying to my other half yesterday over coffee in Akaroa that it would be nice to be able to take cool(er) pix but you need so much kit to lug around. (prompted by the guy with the big camera bag, and Canon EOS slung round his neck).

It would be worth it for results like that though.

mmmm Buell Ulysses. v. cool.

Insanity_rules

12th June 2006, 13:53

Nice pic's BD, love the bike too. My bike shop is trying to talk me into test riding a Yammy XTX660 at the mo. I may relent and take it for a fang.

Oscar

12th June 2006, 14:01

Forgot to say:

???? the mirrors on the Buell are OK?

KTM v. Buell on gravel.
I can feel a bet coming on...

Wolf

12th June 2006, 14:31

Great stuff, BD. I had never seen a Buell Enduro bike before. Great pics - love the "pot of gold" shot.

Hear what you're saying about sprots bikes. Gave them up ages ago, sodding uncomfortable things. Tried a cruiser and found that uncomfortable over distances too. Back on an Enduro where I belong.

carver

12th June 2006, 15:03

yes, the joy of owning adventure Barges, like my fugly KLR:blip:
exploring is cool, raglan-pt waikato is cool, bonus in winter is beaches are deserted!:gob:

Krayy

12th June 2006, 16:43

I was trolling through the advriders site and found the Ulyssses phgot thread Dave started (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120486). Check out the second post he made where he's standing next to the Uly.

When I stand next to one, the seats almost at waist height!! Big Dave truly is!!

terbang

12th June 2006, 17:03

Know the area well, I live there...!

Motu

12th June 2006, 17:25

When I came back to the ''mainland'' 10yrs a go I had plans for the bike I was gunna buy,something go fast with incredable handling....I'd show these young pups how to ride.....:yes:

Yeah right - give it three months and I knew I'd be bored shitless riding the same old same old roads,I'd have it on the gravel and have stoved in the pipes mounting a curb.I know where my heart is,it's in gravel - so why the delusion?.It doesn't really have to be an adventure bike for me....but it has to be a damn sight more versatile than a sprostsbike.

Clivoris

12th June 2006, 18:46

Nice piccies Dave. Bike seems ideal for your needs and even comes with a bit of mana.

Big Dave

12th June 2006, 20:27

HenryDorsetCase

12th June 2006, 22:52

bikers come in all shapes and sizes. I am 162cm in my sox. most offroad bikes have the seat at around my chest height. May as well be a goddamn horse for all the use that is to me.

A triumph scrambler, now thats a different story. :)

9cents

13th June 2006, 02:49

Hey that's the road from Waiuku out to Kariotahi beach! I grew up in that shitty little town haha. Heaps of fun roads out there but there's plenty of maniac boy racers to share them with so be careful.
Not much to do in that town except drink, smoke, drink, drive and now and then have a drink. You woulda noticed how small the town is? yet it has three dedicated liquor outlets (not counting the bars and supermarkets) and they are open later than any here in Hamilton.

Motu

13th June 2006, 07:31

The thing I've noticed about Waiuku is the over abundance of eating places,takeaways and restraunts,they are just everywhere - why so many in such a small town?

HenryDorsetCase

13th June 2006, 09:58

The thing I've noticed about Waiuku is the over abundance of eating places,takeaways and restraunts,they are just everywhere - why so many in such a small town?

all that "smoking" causes the munchies?

9cents

13th June 2006, 13:36

all that "smoking" causes the munchies?
Something like that :nya: and for some reason the locals consider the town to be somewhat of a tourist attraction, hence all the eating places, but what it is that does the attracting beats me...

Wolf

13th June 2006, 13:54

Something like that :nya: and for some reason the locals consider the town to be somewhat of a tourist attraction, hence all the eating places, but what it is that does the attracting beats me...
It's not "Auckland"

:devil2:

kiwifruit

26th June 2006, 11:25

Took a xb12x for a test ride (thanks anza motorcycles) over the weekend,
had a blast on it! I see why you like the bike Dave, its bags of fun.

Big Dave

26th June 2006, 13:36

Took a xb12x for a test ride (thanks anza motorcycles) over the weekend,
had a blast on it! I see why you like the bike Dave, its bags of fun.

Mostest funest bike wot I ever had - no doubt - How is young Eddie at ANZA?

Big Dave

26th June 2006, 13:38

yes, the joy of owning adventure Barges, like my fugly KLR:blip:
exploring is cool, raglan-pt waikato is cool, bonus in winter is beaches are deserted!:gob:

What about futher inland - Onewhero and south from there - quite speccy too.

kiwifruit

26th June 2006, 13:44

Mostest funest bike wot I ever had - no doubt - How is young Eddie at ANZA?

Dont know if young Eddie was there.... twas on sunday
Bloody good show from them tho, letting me take the buell out, didnt think they were going to let me - filthy gsxr1000 with no mirrors etc, prolly thought i was some sort of hoon!