That'd be the upside to someone pillioning you down, you'll be riding with someone else so if you strike trouble there is immediate assistance.
EDIT: How fat are you?
That'd be the upside to someone pillioning you down, you'll be riding with someone else so if you strike trouble there is immediate assistance.
EDIT: How fat are you?
L-Plate Rider
iv been riding for 3 months i know its a really short time but i think i can do it i mean i did get alot better on the road and i learned on a dirtbike which is a good thing so i heard
Yep, that's me!
It's do-able. I bought my bike in Wanganui, pillioned down and rode it back. I'd had my learners license 2 weeks. Good way to get to know your bike. The snow on the desert road was interesting too.Originally Posted by scarwall
lool!! skelstar sounds like a good guy i would be happy to take the bike off him and i thought of going by plane and ride it back but i never tried riding a long distance like that on a bike that i just bought
but i guess everything has a begining
Exploring pastures anew...
L-Plate Rider
im not fat but tall about 185cm that why i need the comet
heyy swanny can you help me out whats the bad things you find about the comet?
Pretty good bikes all round really.im not fat but tall about 185cm that why i need the comet
heyy swanny can you help me out whats the bad things you find about the comet?
Cheap to service if you do it yourself (4,000km intervals, $150'ish from a Dealer, $30 - $40 if you do it yourself).
Standard Tyres aren't great in the wet but ridden with some maturity they are fine. Good mileage, I got 12,000km out of my rear and have heard of other people getting 20,000km +.
There is a very noticable flat spot between 6,000rpm and 7,000rpm roughly, which is most often found in 3rd gear.
400km Fuel Mileage if you cruise (keep under or around 7,500rpm) and cost a few dollars under $25 to fill the tank.
350km 'ish if you go for it...
Suspension isn't the greatest but kept within its limits works fine.
The only real negative point is its lack of top end speed, to do 100kmp/h you'll be sitting around 7,000 rpm and to do 120kmp/h you'll be sitting around 8,000 rpm and the red line is 10,500 rpm.
The solution, I've been told, is to take three teeth off the rear sprocket. The guy who told me this said its because the engines over-rev. He is a member of this site so maybe he'll see this thread and give more insight.
I'd tend to agree with him so have it done.
Will give you 500rpm or so and no real noticable difference in acceleration.
Get a screen too... $120 'ish
Muffler sounds good debaffled too, but I'd recommend spending $500 - $700 and getting a proper sports exhuast for it. You'll gain 5 - 10 kmp/h top end if not more. There are lots of mod's available too. Jetting, opening up the air box, etc. Check out http://www.korider.com/ for more info.
Definitely buy it dude.
L-Plate Rider
thanx mate i appreciate your help its sound like a great bike looks cool too not too much power for me not to handle im really keen on buying it, its just my friend is telling me to buy a xr250 because he likes dirtbiking (his username is carver if you know him) but i want to try sport tourer bikes because i really like them
thanks again for the info
No point in getting a trail bike unless you're going to be riding off road a lot.
But a Honda XR250 would be a nice bike as well. I use to have a XR80 when I was younger and loved it. Very reliable.
Buy the Hyosung, you won't regret it. They're good on gravel roads too
Large Falcon Collider
Hey mate, was going to email/PM you but thought I might as well do it here.
To be honest I dont know how much it would cost exactly to transport, but do know its fairly expensive (ie at least $100++). It wouldnt be a huge issue to ride it to Hamilton. All ya do is leave ealry and take 12 hours to get there if you have to. The bike has heated grips (very nice) so getting cold is less of an issue. Ive been tempted to change the grips over to my current bike, but have resisted...which could be good news for you.
Let me know what you want to do.
"If life gives you a shit sandwich..." someone please complete this expression
Forum whore
hE WANTS TO BUY IT....
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the evening,
we will remember them
World's fastest Cook Islander
Don't sell it cuz, Trade it for a four hundy. Then we can go racing at Manfield. Forumula 3 bro!
L-Plate Rider
yeah i decided to drop by at willington after my exams ends and ride it back home, im really excited to ride it and im not going to wait a week for it to arrive.
hope your ok with that
Large Falcon Collider
If you think that youre cool with riding it back, then thats fine. You OK for gear?...
"If life gives you a shit sandwich..." someone please complete this expression
Hardcore Biker
jdmwellington is selling his brand new never worn Quasi Cordura gear & boots. PM him if you're interested - he's tall too so it might be perfect for you.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=31071
Large Falcon Collider
Was going to offer a cordura jacket, and maybe some boots, and gloves for the trip. You'd have to send back.
"If life gives you a shit sandwich..." someone please complete this expression
L-Plate Rider
thanx mate but im all good bought all the gear and im going to be ready for the trip, il be coming to willington at the first of july to pay you for the bike and ride it back to hamilton, unless a big storm stands in the way.
if you want to set anther time im okkay with it
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