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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass View Post
    Everything is Torx fastenings now too, so different set of tools.
    Aye, but most of the KTM is too.
    Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Only the very wealthy or silly would take a $35k bike through such terrain.
    Firstly, the bike belonged to BMW NZ.
    Notwithstanding that, you'd have to be stupid to shell out all that cash on a bike and NOT explore its capabilities.
    The BMW is very capable off-road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bass View Post
    But but... how come you didn't know that before you took said machine in there? It was one of the first things I discovered.... or was it one of those situations where only the owner knew and he hadn't taken precautions.
    Everything is Torx fastenings now too, so different set of tools.
    Yeah, assumption is the mother of all fuck ups.
    It was the BMW press bike and no one even thought to check if it had tools.
    Most of the group are ex-enduro riders, so there was plenty of kit being carried...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    It was the BMW press bike and no one even thought to check if it had tools.
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    Never thought of that. Was a surprise to me to discover paucity of kit as well - in the showroom however.
    I may not be as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I always was.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    But they cant handle deep water crossings/mud too well as the photos show. By not taking the bike into extreme off road conditions it may actually last longer than if you don't. You sound like someone rich with your thinking anyway. Have you not thought the sheer weight of them alone maybe why the can not handle extreme conditions irrespective of price?
    You seem to have missed the point.
    It was a press bike.
    We were testing it.

    Have you ever ridden one?
    Maybe you should before speculating on line...

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Press bike or not the photo shows clearly you were taking it into terrain its not suited too. There is no speculation on my part as the photo says it all. I have ridden one and if I ever bought one would not be rich or silly enough to take the bike where you have.
    If you wouldn't do it, why does it bother you?

    At the risk of repeating myself, the problem was not the terrain but the water temp (it was melted snow off Ruapehu mid-winter).
    Those bikes are quite capable of that terrain, so maybe you are the problem?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    You seem to have missed the point.
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    She misses every point....
    Hasn't even got a clue as to what a clue itself would be..
    The more you try to reason with her, the more irrational her responses become.

    Don't bother....
    Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has got one, but that doesn't mean you got to air it in public all the time....

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    So if I ride one of those bikes in the snow or a snow storm when the water melts on them they could die?. You are the one with the problem trying to justify their ability to handle that terrain in Winter when your photo shows they can't. You could always edit out the photo from your review and any hint anything went wrong with the bike when you do your review perhaps.
    Er...that's seven years ago.
    I'll see if I can find a back issue.

    But part of adventure riding is the ability to assess the risk and ride accordingly based on your abilities and those of the bike.
    However in your case I would encourage you to ride one in the snow...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oscar View Post
    However in your case I would encourage you to ride one in the snow...

    With road tyres fitted...

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Press bike or not the photo shows clearly you were taking it into terrain its not suited too. There is no speculation on my part as the photo says it all. I have ridden one and if I ever bought one would not be rich or silly enough to take the bike where you have.
    You have contradicted yourself..if you bought one you would be rich enough.And in doing so some would say you were silly.

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    cassina, seriously, stop being a retard

    Look at the link for an idea of what these kinds of bikes are expected / capable of doing.

    This is the reason they exist, to go places other motorbikes can't or won't

    https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=BM...w=1613&bih=455

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    But, wait..... Relatively fresh big Beemer adventures. Not to mention the boxer prototype entered into Romaniacs which can be read about elsewhere.

    http://amcn.com.au/editorial/brand-n...e-desert-race/
    Manopausal.

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    I remember seeing a GS1200 on display at Phillip Isl MotoGP that has done the Finke.
    It must have been 10 years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    No you are the retard. Have you not heard the saying the more complex something is the greater the chance is of something going wrong? There are many reports on the internet that those bikes are not as bullet proof as you think.
    Im not sure that anyone is under the illusion they are bulletproof.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    No you are the retard. Have you not heard the saying the more complex something is the greater the chance is of something going wrong? There are many reports on the internet that those bikes are not as bullet proof as you think.
    Gee, now if it's on the internet it must be true.
    Do you do all your bike testing on-line?

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