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  1. 23rd June 2011, 12:16 #1
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    Cool I took the leap

    Six weeks ago I had this idea... Get another bike
    " found this forum while looking"
    Ok so its been 15 years since my last bike & prob 20 since my
    last dirt bike
    So anyway I picked up a 05 XR250 from Gisborne..
    "my first dirt bike with a disc brake"
    didn't have it 5mins & I'm looking for things to mod
    Desided I don't need a bike quit this high looks as if
    I can lower it 50mm with out to much drama...
    Ordered a set of bark buster..should save me a standing order
    at the local bike shop for levers.
    It came with a mickey mouse set of tyres .
    half worn nobb on the rear & MT90 on the front that things
    going to give great down hill brakeing on the dirt.."yer right"
    So I have a set of Dunlop 605s to go on... look like they should
    work on dirt and seal.
    I won't go on about the prise of rideing gear now..i need a full set.
    LOL.. I was in a tight ass mood & got a $85 helmet of TM... put it on/off a few times then back in its box where it will stay...
    So I still need a helmet...
    I will head for the hills on the week end & try some of this new fang dangle
    adventure rideing , only had dirt/trail riding in the old days..
    friday I will tell the boss I may not be in monday..

    PS..Cheap helmet for sale...

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  2. 23rd June 2011, 16:40 #2
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    nice one Pete...an welcome to the ADV forum : yup you gonna have to get some good gear alright, you don't have to spend a fortune there is some good stuff around at reasonable prices...good set of boots (alpine stars, sidi) would be my advice...don't go near the soft "adventure" boots out there they are useless when you need them!

    anywho....hope you enjoy your foray into the BEST time your gonna have on two wheels, Adventure riding
    ....wherezz that track go
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    Good stuff Pete - you will have a blast - I am +1 for night falcon's comment - I tried to do a bit of beach riding with road boots on - bloody stick went right through them (missed my leg though - phew) doesn't need to be expensive I picked up a pair of mint Forma MX boots for $40 of TM, set of new body armour for the same - you just need to know your size, keep looking and be prepared to wait for the right stuff - helmets they be a different thing, reckon you need to get them from a shop but again you can pick up a decent new adventure helmet for less than $200 - this forum has heaps of threads about gear use the search function and learn from other people's mistakes I say!

    Oh and coming from Blenheim - careful about that lot over the hill!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crim View Post
    Oh and coming from Blenheim - careful about that lot over the hill!
    Yeah, watch out for those weirdos from Ward.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    Yeah, watch out for those weirdos from Ward.
    O shit..both sides
    no where to run/ride
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    Hey Pete....Welcome to the wonderful, wacky world of Adventure Riding
    If your experience is like mine..you will meet some of the best people on 2 wheels

    Good luck with your new toy
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete-blen View Post
    O shit..both sides
    no where to run/ride
    thats right...two headed banjo pickers to the west, tussock jumpers to the south!
    ....wherezz that track go
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    Blenheim is awesome for riding, be sure to get up Mt Patriarch, the Branch, Onamulutu, and the river reserve is all good fun.
    There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't. We should come home from our adventures having faced their perils and uncertainties, endured their discomfort and beaten the odds, with a sly acknowledgment and revitalised solidarity of character.
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    Quote Originally Posted by buggsubique View Post
    Blenheim is awesome for riding, be sure to get up Mt Patriarch, the Branch, Onamulutu, and the river reserve is all good fun.
    Cool...will look those area up...
    I have not done any dirt riding here...
    Sort of gave the dirt away when I moved over
    from Nelson...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Night Falcon View Post
    thats right...two headed banjo pickers to the west, tussock jumpers to the south!
    Quote Originally Posted by pete-blen View Post
    Sort of gave the dirt away when I moved over
    from Nelson...

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