It's official. I'm addicted

[blackballs]

Well guys after a year without wheels and the last bike been KTM 640e I took the plunge and purchased a 950a
http://blackballs.smugmug.com/photos/486496593_ox22a-XL.jpg
this bike is great in fact it rocks my world, yesterday an excellent 2 up ride with the wife on the road for a couple of hours and then today 3 hours of gravel and single track down the waimak :eek::devil2::second:

this bike is so much more capable than I will ever be, I guess practice will help (she had wee nap today all be it a breif one:doh:).

Took me about six weeks to decide to buy this unseen.

I love this bike great fun on the road and just as capable
off-road..

Sorry for all the dribble guys you know what its like when you get a new bike calling ya everytime ya go in the shed..

Looking forward to hooking up for some great South Island
Adventures guys.....

[Ally67]

Nice bike if i was lookin at getting a KTM I would sure think about one of them.

[pampa]

Hi, very nice bike!

Cheers,
Pampa

[Eddieb]

oooooh Thats nice.

In fact thats very nice.

That should definately be on Padmei's cool wall.

[Padmei]

Nice bike if i was lookin at getting a KTM I would sure think about one of them.


Ahhh so you are looking elsewhere...

[JATZ]

:niceone::Punk:
That is one very slick looking bike, lucky bugga

[Woodman]

very nice.

I am having a bit of a ktm fetish issue at the moment:Police:

[Lonebull]

Well guys after a year without wheels and the last bike been KTM 640e I took the plunge and purchased a 950a

this bike is great in fact it rocks my world, yesterday an excellent 2 up ride with the wife on the road for a couple of hours and then today 3 hours of gravel and single track down the waimak :eek::devil2::second:

this bike is so much more capable than I will ever be, I guess practice will help (she had wee nap today all be it a breif one:doh:).

Took me about six weeks to decide to buy this unseen.

I love this bike great fun on the road and just as capable
off-road..

Sorry for all the dribble guys you know what its like when you get a new bike calling ya everytime ya go in the shed..

Looking forward to hooking up for some great South Island
Adventures guys.....

Nice job Blackalls

I almost bought that bike. Took it for a test ride and loved it but decided to wait for a new one. It has some awesome accessories on it. I have a new KTM now as well. good on ya

[JATZ]

very nice.

I am having a bit of a ktm fetish issue at the moment:Police:

I think you should try one. I could just see you falling off one of them:laugh:

[blackballs]

cheers guys and gals:scooter:

First thing I did was remove all the smog valves and junk and put a new chain and spockets on, I went up 3 teeth on the back to a 45t, much nicer
around town and not so much clutch work down the river.

ADVrider is a wealth of info on all things ADV as you all know..

[cooneyr]

Well guys after a year without wheels and the last bike been KTM 640e I took the plunge and purchased a 950a

Ya lucky bugger. Noticed it had disappeard off TM and wondered if you had picked it up. Looks even better in your pic! Look forward to hearing the wings sing some time.

Cheers R

[young1]

Welcome to the dark side Luke!

[Paladin]

Damn that bike looks seriously HOT!!!!!! :niceone:

Bet you're just grinnin ear to ear - well done that man!

[blackballs]

It is a grin machine alright, great for removing anything that's on your mind, like any bike ya can get on and put all of your effort into riding the road or track ahead improving your skills.

She was a bit fat thru the guts for one of the Waimak steel fences yesterday (anyone got a battery powered angle grinder?? for the fence not the bike..)

[Peril]

It is a grin machine alright, great for removing anything that's on your mind, like any bike ya can get on and put all of your effort into riding the road or track ahead inproving your skills.

She was a bit fat thru the guts for one of the Waimak steel fences yesterday (anyone got a battery powered angle grinder?? for the fence not the bike..)

What time were you out there?
I was out there from about 11:30 to 2pm and didn't notice any big KTM trenches dug :msn-wink:

[Oscar]

Nice.
Same model and colour as mine.
I need to do the high fender thing.

[pampa]

If u r a adv lurker u may have seen this thread but just in case u didn't here is the link

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147440

is really good

Cheers,
Pampa

[blackballs]

What time were you out there?
I was out there from about 11:30 to 2pm and didn't notice any big KTM trenches dug :msn-wink:

I took the kids to the beach till about 1430 and earned the leave pass from about 1530:innocent:

[blackballs]

If u r a adv lurker u may have seen this thread but just in case u didn't here is the link

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147440

is really good

Cheers,
Pampa

thanks Pampa I'm a big time lurker, kiwi biker and ADVrider daily reads for me, I have followed a couple of farkle threads
from orange crush.

[Oscar]

If u r a adv lurker u may have seen this thread but just in case u didn't here is the link

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147440

is really good

Cheers,
Pampa

Lurker?
Nope, very early member - it's the best site (I've even got a smilie named after me).

That's a cool thread.

[pampa]

Good on ya and Yeas it is cool.

Regretably I don't have that bike and much less the skills to do what this guy did to the bike (not to mention riding it) but still good learning and encourages u to do some maintenance on the bike :cool:



Lurker?
Nope, very early member - it's the best site (I've even got a smilie named after me).

That's a cool thread.

[Oscar]

Good on ya and Yeas it is cool.

Regretably I don't have that bike and much less the skills to do what this guy did to the bike (not to mention riding it) but still good learning and encourages u to do some maintenance on the bike :cool:

As i used to do a bit of work on my race bikes back in the 80s and 90s: putting pistons in IT200s or rebuilding the suspension on a PE175 Floater, I thought I had nowt better to do than start fiddling with my 950...wrong!

It's awful complex under that hood...wires 'n tubes running very which way..so aside from basic things like brake pads, tyres, chains and sprockets and such - I consult my authorised KTM dealer.