Best choice for a multi-purpose farm bike.

**T.W.R** · 25th February 2018, 21:36

KL250 Stockman

for a straight out farm bike or if you can find one a KL250 Super Sherpa both will run circles around mudbugs, Ags, & Trojans and 10x more durable than the bloody poxy Brazilian built XR150s & 190s

**Akzle** · 25th February 2018, 21:49

Originally Posted by T.W.R

KL250 Stockman

this is also very good advice

rbcifgap

**scott411** · 26th February 2018, 07:38

Originally Posted by T.W.R

KL250 Stockman

for a straight out farm bike or if you can find one a KL250 Super Sherpa both will run circles around mudbugs, Ags, & Trojans and 10x more durable than the bloody poxy Brazilian built XR150s & 190s

stockman are hard if not impossible to make road legal as they are not registered with LTSA when imported,

if you could find a super sherpa and put the stockman racks on them then it would be perfect,

you could look at a KLX150, but maybe a bit small for open road use, but does come road ready and with a farm kit, all for under 5k new
http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/catalog/fa...EEF-F/overview

**T.W.R** · 26th February 2018, 08:02

Originally Posted by scott411

stockman are hard if not impossible to make road legal as they are not registered with LTSA when imported,

if you could find a super sherpa and put the stockman racks on them then it would be perfect,

you could look at a KLX150, but maybe a bit small for open road use, but does come road ready and with a farm kit, all for under 5k new
http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/catalog/fa...EEF-F/overview

Isn't impossible to get a stockman on the road, just awkward sorting a few minor details out.... over a couple of years one of our customers ended up with a fleet of them for their farms of which at least 4 of the bikes were legalised for road use and used to herd stock between farms and we also did one for a professional pest controller who worked on multiple high country stations around the canterbury foothills (that's why I did say a straight out farm bike and Scott you'll remember who I was working for and that our bread & butter were supplying the agricultural sector...we weren't at the sharp end of Kawasaki dealerships in NZ & #1 south island for total new vehicle sales for no reason

)

A Super Sherpa would be perfect but another bit of dumbfuckery by KHI to drop them in 2010

Both bikes were nigh on 30hp & good for 130km/h-ish flat-out

**scott411** · 26th February 2018, 11:19

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Isn't impossible to get a stockman on the road, just awkward sorting a few minor details out.... over a couple of years one of our customers ended up with a fleet of them for their farms of which at least 4 of the bikes were legalised for road use and used to herd stock between farms and we also did one for a professional pest controller who worked on multiple high country stations around the canterbury foothills (that's why I did say a straight out farm bike and Scott you'll remember who I was working for and that our bread & butter were supplying the agricultural sector...we weren't at the sharp end of Kawasaki dealerships in NZ & #1 south island for total new vehicle sales for no reason

)

A Super Sherpa would be perfect but another bit of dumbfuckery by KHI to drop them in 2010

Both bikes were nigh on 30hp & good for 130km/h-ish flat-out

the last one we got through was a nightmare (thats why i think it still is a possibility, and it may depend on the person doing it at the testing station as if they dont want to help you its even harder)

but the owner did get it through, and that was over 10 years ago now, if its not on the system now they are hard to get through LTSA,

they got dropped because they didnt sell in big enough numbers, i am surprised that NZ and Aussie sell enough stockmans to keep them going as well, by far the best farm bike there, but you pay more at the start,

**Swoop** · 26th February 2018, 13:10

Something for agricultural use and occasional road use?
Obvious choice has to be a harley.

**Scubbo** · 26th February 2018, 14:17

sooooo wish the stockman was regable --- sherpa was an awesome bike !!!

**george formby** · 26th February 2018, 18:43

Originally Posted by Swoop

Something for agricultural use and occasional road use?
Obvious choice has to be a harley.

KLR 650. With a winch.

**AllanB** · 26th February 2018, 18:54

Originally Posted by george formby

KLR 650. With a winch.

FOr what he wants - farm use and motorway, the KLR may be the best suggestion.

**Akzle** · 26th February 2018, 20:33

Originally Posted by george formby

KLR 650. With a winch.

pics or it didn'y happen. also. come over my place and carve some sikk tracks[/LIST]

**Coldrider** · 26th February 2018, 22:58

Tas Taka, appreciating in value and it will never die.

**rastuscat** · 27th February 2018, 05:39

Originally Posted by Coldrider

Tas Taka, appreciating in value and it will never die.

I had no idea. Cool looking work horse.

**Scubbo** · 27th February 2018, 09:56

XTZ125 is a good option, though won't hold 100kph -- doesnt stop me commuting on the south western --- can definitely take a licking and keep on ticking --- a more farm version has more racks and a shitter front brake if thats what you need (costs ~1K more too lol)

**merv** · 27th February 2018, 11:02

Originally Posted by Coldrider

Tas Taka, appreciating in value and it will never die.

Had a mate with one of those back in the early 70's - really sounded like a power saw, a sound at the time not heard since the Jawas and CZs of the 60's.

Had some great adventures.

Here it is stirring up the snow on the Summit Road above Akaroa in 1974:

Here it is in 1975 crossing the Hurunui River well west of Lake Sumner.

Photos are from these threads I posted a while ago:

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...More-old-pics?

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...-ride-in-there