So you think you're an ADVENTURE rider?

[NordieBoy]

Wow roll down the shirtsleeves joe...

Points are well taken however my question still stands - Why a 950? I don't recall any posts of 950 owners that doesn't mention throttle response & tyre spinning. If you're not planning on going fast on it wouldn't there be a more appropriate bike.

ADVriders Lucas with his ER6N 650 parallel twin powered KTM 640 Adventure would be an appropriate bike.

Oops. Drooling again....

[junkmanjoe]

sorry nordieboy, thats unsuitable bike as its a ktm
you have to find a more suitable bike for your adventures.

[Eddieb]

ADVriders Lucas with his ER6N 650 parallel twin powered KTM 640 Adventure would be an appropriate bike.

Oops. Drooling again....

This drooling is useless without a link.

[junkmanjoe]

Ambitions of owning a KTM 950 eh? Welcome to the orange (dark) side.
But, Joe, is that why you've got a picture of a KTM 640a in your signature line???

i put that pic there because i like it, not because of the make of bike.

[NordieBoy]

sorry nordieboy, thats unsuitable bike as its a ktm
you have to find a more suitable bike for your adventures.

Lucas also has an R1 trackbike and a DR650

This drooling is useless without a link.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456542

I'm tempted to try it with my spare DR650 rolling chassis

60 odd HP DR650 that gets even better fuel economy...

[Padmei]

at the end of the day it comes down to riders choice.

Reading thru the last few posts I think there's been a misunderstanding. I in no way intended to question your personal riding ability or history. Neither was I intending to slag off the KTM brand, however was questioning the merits of owning a 950 etc if the intended purpose wasn't for ripping around the roads & tracks as quick as you (or anybody) can.

That said we'll leave it as your quote says & best luck finding one for the stable.

craig

[junkmanjoe]

No worries padmei.

so do you think you are an adventure rider?

myself. JMJ
in a mild way, yes to a point.
as we can fairly much ride from coast to coast,
north, south,
east and west,
in some areas, in the length of 12hrs, or less.
un like over seas, 12 hrs can take you to the state line.
so i feel our rideing in NZ is limited,
not in beauty but in length.

[Padmei]

OMG Joe

Can you do Haiku?

A bike
A track
The serenity
Oh the fucking serenity
Listen a two stroke

I can't

[Woodman]

No worries padmei.

so do you think you are an adventure rider?

myself. JMJ
in a mild way, yes to a point.
as we can fairly much ride from coast to coast,
north, south,
east and west,
in some areas, in the length of 12hrs, or less.
un like over seas, 12 hrs can take you to the state line.
so i feel our rideing in NZ is limited,
not in beauty but in length.

Yep, adventure riding is a name to be used with a grain of salt really. Dual purpose is probarbly a better name, not that it matters really it is still a blast.

[NordieBoy]

OMG Joe

Can you do Haiku?

A bike
A track
The serenity
Oh the fucking serenity
Listen a two stroke

I can't

Not with 22 sillibulls you can't...

[Paladin]

......... Why a 950? I don't recall any posts of 950 owners that doesn't mention throttle response & tyre spinning. If you're not planning on going fast on it wouldn't there be a more appropriate bike.

Stick with KTM but get a 690A when available???

Havin said that, after seeing Jezza handle his 950A on Odlins Rd, you can't argue that that machine can do absolutely anything in the right hands! He can pootle on it or rip the snot out of a challenging track like he's on a DRZ - bloody impressive!

I'm also kinda intrigued by the 750 big bore kit for the DR650 that Nordie has mentioned. Add on a big tank, comfy seat & few bits to that and maybe you're startin to think the DR could have options as a longer distance adventurer, not that people don't already do huge distances on DR's. It would be pretty darn robust & no throttle snatch LOL! Could be a fun project maybe?

Thats got me thinkin, as well as a comment earlier: is adventure riding more the long distance out in the middle of nowhere, tent on the bike, carryin your own fuel kinda thing, very self-sufficient kinda thang; and what we do is dual sportin as its not necessary to be as self sufficient & is generally more "local" to where we live; or is it ALL adventure riding cos whatever we do we're all out havin an adventure anyway, the degree of which is unimportant?

I always feel I'm on an adventure when on a new back country gravel road or new track I haven't been on before, even if its only an hour away over the Rimutakas! Its the NEW experience that makes it the adventure!

I suppose that's what's so great about what we do - everyone can have their own individual experience which is awesome, but then get to share in a joint experience with others havin their individual experience - pretty cool really! Plus from what I have seen since last November, Adv/DS seems to attract great people, as opposed to certain other sides of biking!

Right am turning the romanticised drivel switch to "off" now - soz - just thinkin aloud!

[junkmanjoe]

ok id never heard of this word before today.

Haiku

so i looked it up
NZ Poetry, or some form of it.

it was just my thoughts on adv rideing in nz.

[pete376403]

Japanese poetry, and a very structured format; three lines of 5, 7 & 5 syllables (or the japanese equivalent)

I love to ride dirt
I have to work for a life
my bike waits alone

(or something like that)

[Eddieb]

I want one cause they are sexy as fuck and give me wood.

I would consider myself an average off road rider at best, and I think my PD is still a better bike than I am a rider. I certainly am not bored of it and I haven't reached a point where I feel it's holding me back in my development as a rider.

But in the same way road riders want the latest GSZXYZF1000RRRSP cause it's a sandflies fart faster than the previous years model, or it's got a new colour scheme or 60 other changes you can't see with the naked eye there's no real world rational reason for it.

Now if you'll excuse me there's something I need to take care of...

[JATZ]

If I had to have ONE bike a 950 would be right up there when it came time to test ride a few, aswell as a tiger and a big GS.
The thought of cracking the throttle on something with more cc's than the trumpy on gravel gives me the shits though.