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marks
26th August 2007, 21:30
Spent 2 hours cleaning all the crap from mmmmm off my bike on Saturday. It looked really good.

On Sunday Glen wanted to go for a liitle ride so we went and checked tire pressurs etc...

<img src=http://webcoda.com/images/bike/PICT0891.jpg>

And went to see what we could see..

<img src=http://webcoda.com/images/bike/PICT0895.jpg>

It was a bit more slippery than we expected..

This is where I dropped the 660..

<img src=http://webcoda.com/images/bike/PICT0899.jpg>

This is where Glen got stuck (needs a knobby)..

<img src=http://webcoda.com/images/bike/PICT0906.jpg>

I think I need to clean my bike..

<img src=http://webcoda.com/images/bike/PICT0902.jpg>
Wellyman
26th August 2007, 21:43
I've ridden in worse then that, Ya need proper knobblies for that for sure.
cool pics though man
WM
Transalper
26th August 2007, 21:45
good stuff, like to see bikes getting used, u a real adventurer :niceone:, hope you submitted some of your pics for the calander.:done:
alfonz
27th August 2007, 04:50
hey the photos are great good to see you getting the bikes dirty easy to get stuck in that stuff different tryes will help but you still get stuck even will the right tryes :yes:
Taz
27th August 2007, 06:06
I've ridden in worse then that, Ya need proper knobblies for that for sure.
cool pics though man
WM
Yeah but I bet you haven't ridden a big XT through stuff like that.
marks
27th August 2007, 07:55
Yeah but I bet you haven't ridden a big XT through stuff like that.

One magazine review called the xtx 'morbidly obese' and after picking it up yesterday I'm inclined to agree - 170 something kilos is faaat.
CBobR
27th August 2007, 08:33
Cool ride marks.

What model and size tyre do you have on the front of there?
Have you written anything on how it handles tar compared to the previous ones you had mounted?
tri boy
27th August 2007, 10:57
Time for a new E-09 ya think?
Good to see the beast is doing the bussiness.:Punk:
bart
27th August 2007, 18:18
Your bike looks good in brown.
marks
27th August 2007, 20:07
What model and size tyre do you have on the front of there?
Have you written anything on how it handles tar compared to the previous ones you had mounted?

Hi

the tire is a TKC 80 120/90-17 and is a vast improvement on loose services over the pirelli scorpion A/T that I had on it before. On sealed surfaces I cant tell any differences - which is pretty high praise because I think the Pirelli was a 90% on road 10% off road type of tire and never gave me any cause for concern. I suspect though that I simply lack to skill/experience/confidence to really push the envelope on (or off) road and as a consequence will never find the real limits of these high quality tires.


Time for a new E-09 ya think?

Nah - its got another 5mm on the center knobs or so before if gets replaced - its been an awesome tire.


Your bike looks good in brown.

yup - looks like I rode it through a septic tank :yes:
young1
28th August 2007, 10:16
Is that up in the Aka's Mark?
marks
28th August 2007, 13:33
Is that up in the Aka's Mark?

Up the very end of the Maungakotukutuku Valley Road. 15 minutes from home and we are in this stuff - we are so lucky :)
07fatboy
31st August 2007, 14:19
cool pics man...good to see some one out there doing it and not talking about it...stay safe