DR/KLR = waste of money?

[3L4NS1R]

Scooters are for fags.

Sports bikes are for fags who want to get to thier boyfriends place faster.

Tourers are for fags who want thier boyfriend to give them a sore ass, not thier bike.

Dirtbikes are cool. Only cool hetro's have dirtbikes.
And they all wish they had a bigger bike.

Que: KLR/DRs.

[PirateJafa]

All you need is just some knobblies.

Plus it's got USDs, so t'would be able to stop from 60km/h in two metres.



'Course, I'd've left the fairings and clipons on myself, but for some reason people like the street-fighter look. Sjaak Lucassen would tell them to harden the fook up too.

[Slyer]

Scooters are for fags.

Sports bikes are for fags who want to get to thier boyfriends place faster.

Tourers are for fags who want thier boyfriend to give them a sore ass, not thier bike.

Dirtbikes are cool. Only cool hetro's have dirtbikes.
And they all wish they had a bigger bike.

Que: KLR/DRs.

Understand this:
Small Dirt bikes = Awesome
Huge Dirt bikes = Lame

[3L4NS1R]

Understand this:
Small Dirt bikes = Awesome
Huge Dirt bikes = Lame

But then how would you do something like... say... bike from Britain, through Europe, Russia, Mongolia, then take the Road of Bones and across to America to New York? And film your numerous escapades at the same time?

Huh? Huh?

Oh, yea, I'd do it on my KLX, there'd be no problem... whatsoever...

Riding a 600 on gravel for the first time was an absolute blast. It's a lot easier than my klx, something about having an extra 350ccs of power makes the whole process less of a survival ordeal and more of a thrill.

[Slyer]

But then how would you do something like... say... bike from Britain, through Europe, Russia, Mongolia, then take the Road of Bones and across to America to New York? And film your numerous escapades at the same time?

Huh? Huh?

Oh, yea, I'd do it on my KLX, there'd be no problem... whatsoever...

Riding a 600 on gravel for the first time was an absolute blast. It's a lot easier than my klx, something about having an extra 350ccs of power makes the whole process less of a survival ordeal and more of a thrill.

We're not saying they don't have their use, we're saying that the vast majority of their owners never even do this sort of thing.

[Mikkel]

We'll be riding in the South Island if you recall?

Ah, in that case I have a wee challenge for you when you get to Christchurch

Now, sometimes google maps sucks arse, here's a map to give you an idea.

What you want to do is go from A to B - not via the marked route, but via Worsley's Road and Summit Road. If you manage that on your VFR400 I'll buy you a whole crate of beers. Worth a try isn't it?

I'll even come along to keep you company, point and laugh, etc.

Huge Dirt bikes = Absolutely brilliant for cruising all day on shingle.

Fixed.

[Bass]

Let's face it. These "adventure" bikes serve no purpose.

Get a real bike, you poofters.

Hmmmmm....... an interesting point of view.
What say we put it to the test???
I had in mind a race from say Perth to Cape York and back.
Just to make it interesting, we have to use the Canning Stock Route, the Gibb River Road and The Burke Developmental in both directions. Also have to carry our own supplies and accomodation.
You use the VF and I'll use my DR.
I do have some advantage having done much of this before so I'll give you 2 day's start.
We will have to move fast though. It's dry season only stuff. Next month would be great.
What do you say?

[3L4NS1R]

ahhh... but dreams are free (and klrs are cheap...)

You would destroy that for them?!

Might I ask what these sports bikes with knobblies do regarding bashplates/ground clearance - like that extreme R1? (genuine question...)

[Bass]

Let's face it. These "adventure" bikes serve no purpose.

Get a real bike, you poofters.

Ahem....
Yoo Hoo ......over here

We're not saying they don't have their use, .

[PirateJafa]

Bit optimistic guys.

Mikkel doesn't realise that our South Island trip will be two uni students on a 72cc 70's beast.

Bass doesn't realise that, being a student, I can't even afford a new set of tyres (which I desperately need) let alone his little "macho-man" challenge. (why the fuck would I want to go to AU anyway? Boring country tbh, much prefer the UK - the beer is far better.)

And 3L4NS1Rneeds to do moar wheelies, evidently. Don't need no steenkin' ground clearance.

[Slyer]

I want to see you lot complete the red bull endurocross track on your 650's.
http://www.deflux.co.nz/redbull/

[Bass]

Bit optimistic guys.

Bass doesn't realise that, being a student, I can't even afford a new set of tyres (which I desperately need) let alone his little "macho-man" challenge. (why the fuck would I want to go to AU anyway? Boring country tbh, much prefer the UK - the beer is far better.)

Ah right........I'll take that as a "Thanks, but no thanks" then.
Im almost tempted to pay your expenses just to make a point, but hey, let's not lose our sense of humour here, eh?

BTW, when you deem this sort of riding in Oz to be boring, you display a great deal of ignorance. Having said that however, to be honest, I have to admit to having a somewhat similar attitude until I went and did it.

[.chris]

I want to see you lot complete the red bull endurocross track on your 650's.
http://www.deflux.co.nz/redbull/

You have no idea how much I wanted to.
I reckon the pro's could do it easily, after all bikes like mine are only about 20-30kg heavier than the bikes they use.

[Mikkel]

Mikkel doesn't realise that our South Island trip will be two uni students on a 72cc 70's beast.

All I hear are excuses... Don't have to take the pillion. And what's being a uni student got to do with anything?

If anything you're more likely to succeed on the 72 ccm bike than your 400 ccm. Unless of course it's a 72 ccm dragbike.

[Slyer]

You have no idea how much I wanted to.
I reckon the pro's could do it easily, after all bikes like mine are only about 20-30kg heavier than the bikes they use.

A stock Yamaha WR250F is 118kg wet
The 690's is 152kg dry.
So we're looking at 40-50kg difference
Not a small difference. =/