Another new bike!

[Lou Girardin]

I'm triple blessed this week. I should have my bike off the road more often.
I took the new KTM 990 EFI Adventure home. It only had 40 km's on, so I couldn't do much with it. But I'd be more at risk of losing my licence on this than anything else I've ridden short of a litrebike.
I pulled out of a side street and short shifted up to 3rd and was at 'walking' speed before I realised it.
It has very deceptive feel to it being a V2 and so tall, plus the wind protection is very effective. I can see why Charlie Boorman was pissed off at not getting these for the trip.
The only negative thing I noticed, apart from being so bloody high, was the same injection glitch that the Superduke has, only not quite as bad. I mainly noticed it while in nana mode on wet roads this morning.

[Motu]

Take it through the glitch by snapping the throttle open - once the wheel is spinning and the bike crossed up you'll find you can ease back on the throttle into the glitch area and still keep the wheel spinning.Glitches only happen when opening the throttle,seldom on closing.If that doesn't work out I'd suggest a name change and not going to work again....

[Lou Girardin]

Take it through the glitch by snapping the throttle open - once the wheel is spinning and the bike crossed up you'll find you can ease back on the throttle into the glitch area and still keep the wheel spinning.Glitches only happen when opening the throttle,seldom on closing.If that doesn't work out I'd suggest a name change and not going to work again....

Uh yeah right Motu, apart from lack of ability, the thought of the $2000 excess if I dropped it is a powerful disincentive.

[Motu]

Well it always worked on my XR200,I don't see why it wouldn't work on a 990cc V twin that's worth damn near twice what my accountant says I earn a year?

[Ixion]

Yeah, but Transit NZ might complain about reverting Mr Giradin's route to gravel. Especially the Harbour Bridge. Not that *I* would complain if you can talk them into it.

[Lou Girardin]

Yeah, but Transit NZ might complain about reverting Mr Giradin's route to gravel. Especially the Harbour Bridge. Not that *I* would complain if you can talk them into it.

Give them time. I believe it's in the new Road Safety initiative.

[vifferman]

Give them time. I believe it's in the new Road Safety initiative.

It's a bloody good idea.
If they made the roads worse instead of straighter, wider and "safer", the road toll would be sure to decrease. A few dangerous drop-offs either side, no guardrails, no marker posts, narrow blind corners - THAT'S the sort of 'improvements' that will make people pay proper attention to their driving.

[Ixion]

It's a bloody good idea.
If they made the roads worse instead of straighter, wider and "safer", the road toll would be sure to decrease. A few dangerous drop-offs either side, no guardrails, no marker posts, narrow blind corners - THAT'S the sort of 'improvements' that will make people pay proper attention to their driving.

I have maintained this for a long time. Completely serious. "Improving" roads increases the road toll. Cos people take more chances because the road doesn't SEEM scarey. And because drongos figure they can handle this nice easy road. Make all roads gravel, potholed and NARROW. Traffic goes way down, accidents ditto. Drongos stay home (a win all round)

[marty]

It's a bloody good idea.
If they made the roads worse instead of straighter, wider and "safer", the road toll would be sure to decrease. A few dangerous drop-offs either side, no guardrails, no marker posts, narrow blind corners - THAT'S the sort of 'improvements' that will make people pay proper attention to their driving.

so you'll be talking about the tauranga side of the kaimais then?