What's large and loud but very gentle?

[marks]

This is

07 17K $7K and one ear splitting Jardine can.

Brought on Thursday on Tard-Me. Rode home from Christchurch yesterday (Ride report here (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7696204#post7696204)).

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[deanohit]

Ooooh, nice one Marks.

[cooneyr]

Nice one but dont forget to give the DT some lovin occasionally.










Coulda had a DR for less with less kms and an aftermarket tank and fairing :dodge:

Cheers R

[portokiwi]

Great report on the trip.
Good to here Trade me didnt fail you as it has with some of the others here.
I sort off got mine from there:lol: and love it.
Hope you have many kms of happiness.

[Cary]

Now all you need is a Tiger or 990 or 1200GS and you'll have a full set :niceone:

[young1]

Very very nice, but will it fit on the trailer ha ha!

Will we see it next weekend?

[marks]

Ooooh, nice one Marks.
Thanks Deano


Nice one but dont forget to give the DT some lovin occasionally.
The DT230 will still get used by my younger son as a trail bike and my older son as an occaisonal adv bike and by me for things like the CCA - so it wont become unloved :)

Coulda had a DR for less with less kms and an aftermarket tank and fairing :dodge: Cheers R
I suspect that no matter what you did you wouldnt get the dr to be as relaxing doing bigish road miles as the klr - the klr is simply 'more roady'


Great report on the trip.
Good to here Trade me didnt fail you as it has with some of the others here.
I sort off got mine from there:lol: and love it.
Hope you have many kms of happiness.
our family has brought 7 bikes and 1 car off trade me in the last 2 years - all have been exactly as described. I certainly intend to try and put lots of km's on the KLR :)


Now all you need is a Tiger or 990 or 1200GS and you'll have a full set :niceone:
The greater the HP - the faster I go - the shorter my lifespan will be - hence a lethargic klr is a sensible choice :)


Very very nice, but will it fit on the trailer ha ha!
Will we see it next weekend? It had better fit on the trailer - I still want the option of trailering. If I can get some non girly tires on it this week I will bring it - you'll hear me long before you see me.....

[tri boy]

No need to take a fuel container, (or NZ Environmental air pollution exemption cert) any more.:clap:

[ducatijim]

Sweet....well done you !

[twotyred]

The greater the HP - the faster I go - the shorter my lifespan will be - hence a lethargic klr is a sensible choice :)



I hear that ...:o

[merv]

Great you are a keen man Mark and it wasn't this one http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=80291 you bought so seems there are a few around now.

I'm sure you'll keep having fun and post us even more stories while the rest of us wished we had the time you seem to have.

[shafty]

NICE Bike
GREAT buy
EXCELLENT Ride report
FABULOUS Pics!

Cheers Dude

[pete376403]

Glad to see yet another around. Are you going to keep the jardine can on it (with or without some sort of noise restrictor)?
I've got a Micron (Ex James Deuce Kawasaki 750) that I am trying to get to fit - its a fraction of the weight of the standard muffler.

And Oxford heated grips are a well spent $115

[marks]

Glad to see yet another around. Are you going to keep the jardine can on it (with or without some sort of noise restrictor)?
I've got a Micron (Ex James Deuce Kawasaki 750) that I am trying to get to fit - its a fraction of the weight of the standard muffler.

And Oxford heated grips are a well spent $115

I'll keep the can - it may make my ears bleed and fail wof's but I like it

Ordered the heated grips this morning (will order crash bars tomorrow)

Had a local bike shop grease everything today. Steering head and swingarm were dry and others weren't much better....

[Tony W]

Are those radiator shrouds part of the fuel tank?
ie. are they full of fuel?

[NordieBoy]

Are those radiator shrouds part of the fuel tank?
ie. are they full of fuel?

They're thin light plastic shroud things, not full of anything.

[pete376403]

On my bike one of them is full of cracks :rolleyes:

[NordieBoy]

On my bike one of them is full of cracks :rolleyes:

If there's air in the cracks then it should make it lighter.

[marks]

They're thin light plastic EXPENSIVE shroud things, not full of anything.

fixed.....

[Padmei]

:killingme
On my bike one of them is full of cracks :rolleyes: