They're here!

[T.W.R]

Well the new beastie on the block is in the shops :Punk:

KLX450A8F (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46364&d=1163795035)

Our one arrived today :woohoo: apparently due to limited numbers there's only one allocated to each dealership at present :shutup:

I'll be putting this puppy together tomorrow, so will snap some pics

:done:

[cheese]

Looks nice!!!!!!

[T.W.R]

Looks nice!!!!!!

looks better in the flesh :Punk:

[MyGSXF]

OOOoooohhh... :shit: it's..... GREEN.... :shutup:



How unusual....















:chase:

[T.W.R]

OOOoooohhh... :shit: it's..... GREEN.... :shutup:



How unusual....















:chase:

Wadda ya mean GREEN

green with envy huh??????????? :shutup:

[nudemetalz]

Betcha she fairly honks along too !!!

[T.W.R]

Betcha she fairly honks along too !!!

Somehow I think the answer to that will be HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!! :Punk:

[MyGSXF]

Wadda ya mean GREEN

aaawww... that's puuuurdy!! :msn-wink:


green with envy huh??????????? :shutup:

nah.. now MAYBE if it looked like THIS.... :love:

[scott411]

had a quick ride on our demo one yesterday, very nice to ride, ultra smoth and will be very quick in teh bush, and only $11490,

[cheese]

Wish i have that much to spend on a bike.... :(

Oh and that pic of the Britten. you know how old is that bike and it still looks fucking cool.

[NZsarge]

WR 450......:Punk: .....:dodge:

[takitimu]

http://www.klx450r.net/ have some links to reviews.

Looks a real nice bike, the tests with the WR450 will be good reading :)

[SDU]

:rockon: looks like a great bike


......................
Seat Height 940 mm :angry: buggar!

[T.W.R]

had a quick ride on our demo one yesterday, very nice to ride, ultra smoth and will be very quick in teh bush, and only $11490,

???? demo one ? they don't become classed as demo bikes until after 60days is completed then you can apply to Kawasaki for a demonstrator bike rebate :yes: the next shipment is due in 5weeks.

didn't get a clean run at it today but it got it's packing frame off :shifty:

[pete376403]

HAve you been given a release date of the KLR650?

[merv]

No use to me unless it has the road legal kit and then what would really get me off my WR?

[nudemetalz]

Thanks for the pics, Bill.

Do you have any more ?

[T.W.R]

Thanks for the pics, Bill.

Do you have any more ?

Of the bike getting put together? nah not as of yet. That pretty much where it ended up on Tuesday :yes: Though I've got a sneaking suspicion that Dave may have been tinkering today at work, so god knows what tomorrow will bring :shutup:

There's a bit of updated info here with pics etc

http://www.buykawasaki.com/Products/Detail.aspx?id=207&content=introduction

[nudemetalz]

Wow !! It has so many changes from the F model. I thought it was just lights and maybe a heavier flywheel. I wonder how easy it would be to road-legal one.

[scott411]

not that hard, we may be doing a road legel version later in the year. i beleive it can be done,

[T.W.R]

Some pics of it assembled :yes: :shutup: Dave couldn't keep his greasys off it yesterday. Goes OK but it's bloody quiet :shit:

Yeah given a bit of time there'll be plenty of aftermarket kits available :Punk:

[T.W.R]

HAve you been given a release date of the KLR650?

Will let you know :yes:

[scumdog]

Sorry Bill, it would clash with my tassles!!:lol: :killingme :rofl:

See ya tomorrow for smoko - one sugar and milk for me, a slice of lemon in the tea for CB, Ta!!

[T.W.R]

Sorry Bill, it would clash with my tassles!!:lol: :killingme :rofl:

See ya tomorrow for smoko - one sugar and milk for me, a slice of lemon in the tea for CB, Ta!!

Oooh you'd look good in GREEN tassles :shutup: :sick:

lols you'd be a brave man to have anything from our smoko room :puke: even we head elsewhere :slap:

[nudemetalz]

Great lookin' machine. Bill.
I'm sure you could get it to be a little louder..... !! ;)

[T.W.R]

Great lookin' machine. Bill.
I'm sure you could get it to be a little louder..... !! ;)

:yes: we have ways! :innocent: but check pic 3 you may be able to see the muffler & the size of the hole in it :sick: can't even get my finger in it it's that small :oi-grr: restricted to buggery :angry:

[scott411]

take the pea shooter exhaust out, (undo the endcap its easy) still quiet but will actually run well

[scumdog]

Oooh you'd look good in GREEN tassles :shutup: :sick:

lols you'd be a brave man to have anything from our smoko room :puke: even we head elsewhere :slap:


Hmm, keep yer phone turned on - we WILL need smoko.

[T.W.R]

Hmm, keep yer phone turned on - we WILL need smoko.

Always is :yes: & kept in the top tray of my tool Chest :innocent:

what time ?just so I know when to expect you:chase::innocent:

demanding old bugger aren't you :nya:

[scott411]

took our demo one for a ride on sunday, went the huntly mcc maize paddock day in Te Kauwhata, great day

bike is awesome, very smooth power, alot easier to ride than a mx 450 for sure, still handles well and suspension is very good on that sort of riding, maybe a abit soft for big mx jumps but would be awesome in the bush, the magic button is awesome,

[Buddy L]

Watched one at the "ken fells MX series" was in the endruo class, looked so good out their
bright green, you would watch it go passed then around the next corner untill out of sight. Other bikes you would watch go passed but not bother watching them disapear, always woundering when that green machine would go passed again.:yes:

[T.W.R]

Did the 1st service on our 1 (which has been sold but stays at the shop until our next ones arrive) today after a trail ride on Sunday :yes: a few observations though are Fark it collects some shite around the motor especially around the front sprocket & also the bash-plate and brush guards. The wiring for the tail-light isn't going to last long :bye:

The owner reckoned the bike had enough tit to keep almost everything behind it at the trail ride and the suspension was the plushest he'd ridden on.

Might just see what it'll do tomorrow seeing the motor has loosened up a bit now :innocent:



HAve you been given a release date of the KLR650?

The new all new model according to the pricing lists is stated as early 08 at a price of $9595 retail

[scott411]

the klr is due this month, it is an early realease 08 model, (same as the KLX450)

[takitimu]

Is there any more feedback on this bike, I'm sorely tempted :)

[scott411]

i raced one at a club mx in a m,aize paddock, awesome to ride, very smooth, suspension was great as well, i do have a demo one here if you want to ride one,

[takitimu]

i raced one at a club mx in a m,aize paddock, awesome to ride, very smooth, suspension was great as well, i do have a demo one here if you want to ride one,

Tks for the info & the offer Scott, the bike shop in KeriKeri has one which I'm going for a quick ride on this avo, so if it goes well I'll see about that one.

It'll be a scarey thing for a bit jumping to a 450, but yours & other comment's I've read make it sound like it's one awesome bike & hey I might make time at the Taupo TTR with some more power unlike Hukerenui ( just kidding, it'll be me growing some gonad's & going quicker that'll do that ).

Nigel

[young1]

I like what I have read re how quiet they are, might win a few more friends with quieter bikes.

They do look nice though, but compared to the 2008 KTMs, I am not so sure

[takitimu]

I like what I have read re how quiet they are, might win a few more friends with quieter bikes.

They do look nice though, but compared to the 2008 KTMs, I am not so sure

I had a quick ride this afternoon, everyone says it's power is smooth, but damn it's smooth.

You could well be right on the 2k8 KTM's, but $2,500 is a fair whack of change & I figure it'll be a few years before ( if ever ) I would be able to exploit the difference :).

I guess I have green fever, I've really liked the KLX300 along the shop I deal with, so the 450 just feels like a nice upgrade, a heap of real linear grunt ( not sure about whats at the top mind you, that might be brutal ), the handling I won't really find out about unless I buy it :innocent: :innocent:

[takitimu]

Well this is now sitting in my garage :)

The left engine guard got "missed" at the shop, so I'll sort that out Monday.

[jimmy 2006]

Very Very Very nice!!! good choice i say!!

[T.W.R]

Well this is now sitting in my garage :)

The left engine guard got "missed" at the shop, so I'll sort that out Monday.


:niceone: you're going to have some fun!:yes:

:shutup: The engine guards come already fitted to the bike in the crate :yes: so unless it was missed in the factory (highly unlikely) the shop has burgled it for another bike :yes: