I never want another sprots bike.

**carver** · 12th June 2006, 15:03

yes, the joy of owning adventure Barges, like my fugly KLR

exploring is cool, raglan-pt waikato is cool, bonus in winter is beaches are deserted!

**Krayy** · 12th June 2006, 16:43

I was trolling through the advriders site and found the Ulyssses phgot thread Dave started (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120486). Check out the second post he made where he's standing next to the Uly.

When I stand next to one, the seats almost at waist height!! Big Dave truly is!!

**terbang** · 12th June 2006, 17:03

Know the area well, I live there...!

**Motu** · 12th June 2006, 17:25

When I came back to the ''mainland'' 10yrs a go I had plans for the bike I was gunna buy,something go fast with incredable handling....I'd show these young pups how to ride.....

Yeah right - give it three months and I knew I'd be bored shitless riding the same old same old roads,I'd have it on the gravel and have stoved in the pipes mounting a curb.I know where my heart is,it's in gravel - so why the delusion?.It doesn't really have to be an adventure bike for me....but it has to be a damn sight more versatile than a sprostsbike.

**Clivoris** · 12th June 2006, 18:46

Nice piccies Dave. Bike seems ideal for your needs and even comes with a bit of mana.

**Big Dave** · 12th June 2006, 20:27

Originally Posted by Krayy

I was trolling through the advriders site and found the Ulyssses phgot thread Dave started (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120486). Check out the second post he made where he's standing next to the Uly.

When I stand next to one, the seats almost at waist height!! Big Dave truly is!!

Cheers! I drive 'em all crazy in the Triumph groups too - I bang on about my thunderbird there, too.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 12th June 2006, 22:52

bikers come in all shapes and sizes. I am 162cm in my sox. most offroad bikes have the seat at around my chest height. May as well be a goddamn horse for all the use that is to me.

A triumph scrambler, now thats a different story.

**9cents** · 13th June 2006, 02:49

Hey that's the road from Waiuku out to Kariotahi beach! I grew up in that shitty little town haha. Heaps of fun roads out there but there's plenty of maniac boy racers to share them with so be careful.
Not much to do in that town except drink, smoke, drink, drive and now and then have a drink. You woulda noticed how small the town is? yet it has three dedicated liquor outlets (not counting the bars and supermarkets) and they are open later than any here in Hamilton.

**Motu** · 13th June 2006, 07:31

The thing I've noticed about Waiuku is the over abundance of eating places,takeaways and restraunts,they are just everywhere - why so many in such a small town?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 13th June 2006, 09:58

Originally Posted by Motu

The thing I've noticed about Waiuku is the over abundance of eating places,takeaways and restraunts,they are just everywhere - why so many in such a small town?

all that "smoking" causes the munchies?

**9cents** · 13th June 2006, 13:36

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

all that "smoking" causes the munchies?

Something like that

and for some reason the locals consider the town to be somewhat of a tourist attraction, hence all the eating places, but what it is that does the attracting beats me...

**Wolf** · 13th June 2006, 13:54

Originally Posted by 9cents

Something like that

and for some reason the locals consider the town to be somewhat of a tourist attraction, hence all the eating places, but what it is that does the attracting beats me...

It's not "Auckland"