Hyperspace,what bike for adventure trails, tracks, gravel and tarmac

[merv]

Hi there,
The DR650 is not heavy, and you can lower them about 40cm with suspension adjustments front and rear!!

mm brother mm, cm are a bit bigger.

[Gizzit]

mm brother mm, cm are a bit bigger.

Quite right Merv ..... a slip of the finger ..... 40cm is exagerating things a smidgen !!! 40mm is the right number !!

[navek]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the input and have now bit the bullet, have F800 GS. Reasons, low seat height, 21 " front wheel, good ground clearance, relative low weight and low vibrations, good range of accessories. Just have to explore back blocks BOP/Waikato, etc any riders from Tauranga?

[Padmei]

Nice choice Navek. They look hot & nice engine. Let us know how you find the seat. We were talking about them yesterday & that seemed to be the only bad thing about them.

[cave weta]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the input and have now bit the bullet, have F800 GS. Reasons, low seat height, 21 " front wheel, good ground clearance, relative low weight and low vibrations, good range of accessories. Just have to explore back blocks BOP/Waikato, etc any riders from Tauranga?

Hey Navek- Im in Waihi- I run an adventure enduro tour business.
Ive just bought myself a BMW F650 and Im keen for some gravelly backroad action!
Ive also got places that I can take you up here that will put hair on your chest if you are keen?

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[dino3310]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the input and have now bit the bullet, have F800 GS. Reasons, low seat height, 21 " front wheel, good ground clearance, relative low weight and low vibrations, good range of accessories. Just have to explore back blocks BOP/Waikato, etc any riders from Tauranga?

well im from there i just dont live there,
nice bike mate real nice

Ive also got places that I can take you up here that will put hair on your chest if you are keen?

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or even multi quote.
Hey CW is it still posible to do thompsons all the way over, did it in my teens but havent been up there for 20 odd yrs, when my pigs running again i wanna head over the track, do some visiting then back over again

[cave weta]

Hey CW is it still posible to do thompsons all the way over, did it in my teens but havent been up there for 20 odd yrs, when my pigs running again i wanna head over the track, do some visiting then back over again

If I was gonna do it I would do it right now! the weather is perfect- no rain in the last 3 weeks. Take a minimum of 3 riders.

[dino3310]

would love to do it now. 3 riders shite is the eastern side still rough as gutts
it use to be an adventure trying to guess who was who under all the mud, hard work but shit loads of fun

[cave weta]

would love to do it now. 3 riders shite is the eastern side still rough as gutts
it use to be an adventure trying to guess who was who under all the mud, hard work but shit loads of fun

It is just as you remember it x10!

[dino3310]

saweeeeet

[junkmanjoe]

9fiddy country dino mate......................

JMJ

[dino3310]

Not really mate, we use to hit it with XR500s etc in the 80s.
eddie had his one up there on the western side, i wouldnt touch it after rain, piss on it and you'l bog down to your tank, not sure about the eastern side but what i get from CW it would be pretty knarly, but hey its ADV, worth a shot.

[Waihou Thumper]

Don't even try the Eastern side unless you are on a AG bike, that would be the perfect bike for that! I hear there is a jeep still there buried up to the windows! There are puddles there that would swallow a whole 990A! Never to be seen again...

[Gizzit]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the input and have now bit the bullet, have F800 GS. Reasons, low seat height, 21 " front wheel, good ground clearance, relative low weight and low vibrations, good range of accessories. Just have to explore back blocks BOP/Waikato, etc any riders from Tauranga?

Congrats on the new bike. Thats a serious piece of equipment, and you should really enjoy it !!

[navek]

Hey Navek- Im in Waihi- I run an adventure enduro tour business.
Ive just bought myself a BMW F650 and Im keen for some gravelly backroad action!
Ive also got places that I can take you up here that will put hair on your chest if you are keen?

Handy Hint for the day: when you are replying to a person on here- hit the 'reply with quote' button that will embed what you are refering to into your post- then it will make more sense for others who come in later to read it.

Great Cave Weta, can we meet up sometime for coffee. Keen as mustard for a ride. I went out for a short ride on Sunday but it was such a great day ended up going up over the forgotten highway to Whangamonoma, got my passport then back to Tauranga via New plymouth. Had a great ride.

Don't know the protocol here can we exchange contact details??