Mobile, finally!

**Wolf** · 9th June 2006, 12:22

After so long without a bike, I am finally mobile again.

Of course, the irony was: after a month of waiting for the bike to be reVINned I got it two days ago but I was too sick to do more than ride it home from the shop.

Today is the first day I felt "well enough" to go to work and so was my first proper ride on it.

The bike is a Yamaha XT225 - chosen after compiling a list of criteria and researching what was available carefully.

I located a never-registered only-ridden-off-road XT225 at Supacross Cycles (formerly "Bikes & Bits") in Commerce Street, Frankton and asked them what it would take to get it road legal and registered.

They underwent a lengthy process that involved getting the bike's history from Yamaha NZ, coaxing the LTSA out of their cave to perform the appropriate sacrifices to the moon, and installing a set of Pirelli Scorpion MT90s in place of the knobbly tyres.

So finally I got a bike that fitted all my criteria - a road-legal Enduro (of a size suitable for strayjuliet to learn to ride on).

All the posers are welcome to come and check out the chicken strips - currently covering 100% of the wheels - and note that I do not have knee-sliders, scuffed or otherwise, on my leggings, and feel superior.

I'm well pleased with the bike so far - starts well in the mornings (better than I do), it's quick, nimble and comfortable to ride.

**Jonty** · 9th June 2006, 12:25

Good stuff Wolf, all the hard work paid off - enjoy

**Ixion** · 9th June 2006, 12:31

Congratulations...

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th June 2006, 12:32

Well done, young man. Now to enjoy your new 'significant other'....

**crashe** · 9th June 2006, 12:33

Well done mate.

Congratulations to your new edition to your family....

Now where is the pic of this new baby/bike?????????

**Wolf** · 9th June 2006, 12:35

Originally Posted by crashe

Now where is the pic of this new baby/bike?????????

Have to wait til I can get batteries for the camera.

Cheers all!

**scumdog** · 9th June 2006, 12:36

Well done that man!

Enjoy the experience of being back on your own two wheels

**Lias** · 9th June 2006, 12:54

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Well done, young man. Now to enjoy your new 'significant other'....

If your calling him young, you either havnt met him or they hadnt invented electricity when you were born

**kiwifruit** · 9th June 2006, 12:57

Congrats

**Wolf** · 9th June 2006, 12:59

Criteria:

Reliable and economical
250cc or less so strayjuliet can learn to ride and go for her licences
At least 200cc so it will withstand the rigours of a decent journey
Capable of reaching and maintaining 100km/h
Dual-purpose/Enduro for off road fun and adventure riding
Small, light and easy to manouevre for off-road and for strayjuliet to learn on
Within my budget
Not a Kawasaki.

Sorry to the Kawasakisti for that last one but I've had problems with Kawasakis in the past and no problems (aside from ones I created myself) with other makes. I'm sure that there are some damn fine Kawasakis out there but I opted to stay with what I know to be hassle free.

I did a lot of research online and came to the conclusion that, of the available bikes within my budget, the XT225 fitted my needs pretty much perfectly. The only minus I could find for the bike was an easily fixed starting problem which my particular bike does not seem to have - possibly because the exhaust system on my bike is not the same as the one they have on the US versions (don't know if that's a standard regional variation).

strayjuliet does not find the bike too tall; it is a better fit for her - height-wise - than a GN250.

I'm really loving being back on an Enduro after so many years of tourers and the LS400.

**Sniper** · 9th June 2006, 13:04

Awesome, well done and best of luck

**DemonWolf** · 9th June 2006, 13:27

Great stuff Wolf.. Be sure to put those pic's up when you get batteries for the camera! =)

**strayjuliet** · 9th June 2006, 13:35

He has had this new bike since tuesday and all I have been able to do is sit on it and test it for height, not even would wolf put the key in the ignition and let me sit on it with it going i'm feeling somewhat left out lol. Wait till I get my paper that says i'm legal to ride it then we will soon see who likes the bike better him or me, (Just gotta convince wolf to give me the keys once in a while.)

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th June 2006, 13:41

Originally Posted by Lias

If your calling him young, you either havnt met him or they hadnt invented electricity when you were born

....they hadnt invented electricity.....???? Mate, when I was born, they hadn't even invented birth....

**crashe** · 9th June 2006, 13:46

Originally Posted by strayjuliet

He has had this new bike since tuesday and all I have been able to do is sit on it and test it for height, not even would wolf put the key in the ignition and let me sit on it with it going i'm feeling somewhat left out lol. Wait till I get my paper that says i'm legal to ride it then we will soon see who likes the bike better him or me, (Just gotta convince wolf to give me the keys once in a while.)

awww mate that aint good at all...

Swipe the keys off him and just go out there and rev it up....

So when are you going to be sitting that test??????
Hurry up and do it...