T.W.R
12th March 2007, 18:38
:yes: On the beauty afternoon that was yesterday here in Canterbury a mate & I headed to Akaroa for quick ride. Now anyone who knows the local scratch pad, it's got the works when it comes to being a bikers road.
Now my mate has a 04 Meanstreak fitted with some nice aftermarket kit :yes: and we swapped mounts on the return journey, Don't get me wrong but my 1st thought was "HERE?". But I was pleasantly surprised how well this bike (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=47556&d=1165211497)
:shit: and it was actually great fun, behaved well, and felt pretty reasonable at high speed :innocent: (had to keep an eye on what he was doing on my bike of course )
Having been a few years since riding a big block V-twin or a shafty, I wasn't sure what to expect with a combo of both. But the on/off power transfer was smooth and pretty solid :yes:, the gearbox was a bit long & slow in action but grew on me pretty quickly. The long wheel base & lack of clearance made for a totally different approach to the tight hilly stuff but it was a fun :Punk: Tractor mode :yes:
Out on the open pieces of road between Little River and Motukarara is a mix of 55kmh - 100kmh sweepers and the Meanie just soaked them up & at about 3250rpm in top was pretty delicious, just ticking away.
We swapped back over at the Wheatsheaf and compared notes on how much fun we'd had :2thumbsup my mates last mount when in England was a 96 GSX-R 750 so he managed to vent some old feelings on my ZXR and is now on the hunt for a cheapish sportsbike to keep the Meanie company and I'm starting to get the 'what next' thoughts simmering :scratch:
Piccy from March Hare of it
Now my mate has a 04 Meanstreak fitted with some nice aftermarket kit :yes: and we swapped mounts on the return journey, Don't get me wrong but my 1st thought was "HERE?". But I was pleasantly surprised how well this bike (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=47556&d=1165211497)
:shit: and it was actually great fun, behaved well, and felt pretty reasonable at high speed :innocent: (had to keep an eye on what he was doing on my bike of course )
Having been a few years since riding a big block V-twin or a shafty, I wasn't sure what to expect with a combo of both. But the on/off power transfer was smooth and pretty solid :yes:, the gearbox was a bit long & slow in action but grew on me pretty quickly. The long wheel base & lack of clearance made for a totally different approach to the tight hilly stuff but it was a fun :Punk: Tractor mode :yes:
Out on the open pieces of road between Little River and Motukarara is a mix of 55kmh - 100kmh sweepers and the Meanie just soaked them up & at about 3250rpm in top was pretty delicious, just ticking away.
We swapped back over at the Wheatsheaf and compared notes on how much fun we'd had :2thumbsup my mates last mount when in England was a 96 GSX-R 750 so he managed to vent some old feelings on my ZXR and is now on the hunt for a cheapish sportsbike to keep the Meanie company and I'm starting to get the 'what next' thoughts simmering :scratch:
Piccy from March Hare of it