Manawatu Rant n Rave

[NZsarge]

hey Besty never missed a trick either ... (for a change) but she is not quite as old as Bonez ole girl

yes indeed this is true... On both counts.

[HornetBoy]

You should'nt be too surprised to be left behind by someone riding a SD, they are a weapon on twisty roads.

shit yea! was crazy how fast he rode that bike through the twisties ,didn't really lean like on a sport bike ,he just seemed to stick his leg out like a motocross rider.

really like the styling and how light and flickable they feel ,maybe something i look at later on i think,after i have sold this hornet.

by the way Napier has some beaut twisty roads around although in some parts the gravel shows up at the worst of times

think i might go for some rides around that area more often

[NZsarge]

really like the styling and how light and flickable they feel ,maybe something i look at later on i think,after i have sold this hornet.

Unless you get one with higher milage you'll find even second hand ones still quite expensive. If you do look into one check the front end out in detail particularly the steering head bearings coz they mono real easy, if I had one i'd be pulling mono's all the time, just a twist of the throttle away in first but it's more a torque mono than a power mono so it's more low speed.

[HornetBoy]

Unless you get one with higher milage you'll find even second hand ones still quite expensive. If you do look into one check the front end out in detail particularly the steering head bearings coz they mono real easy, if I had one i'd be pulling mono's all the time, just a twist of the throttle away in first but it's more a torque mono than a power mono so it's more low speed.

yea i figured that ,as the guy who owned it showed me a couple of them when he took off ,he was saying that it is so easy and so tempting to do it everytime you take off from the lights etc ,so ill have to remember to look at the steering then.

well i have been talking to a couple of bike shops and they pointed me in the direction of a couple 2nd hand ones with about 8-10k on the clock for about $16k+ which is not entirely out of reach... but yes still quite expensive considering what you can buy for that area of $$$

also considering a fz6 or something similar as i like how comfortable the setup is,is very rev hungry to tho which i was a bit unsure of, apparently its the tuned down r6 engine the fella was telling me ....? dont want something too racy just yet tho ,so im disregarding stuff like gsxr's and the like at this point

[banditrider]

Just back from our wee jaunt: 5,656kms in 11 days (10 days riding). Awesome weather the whole time. Bike loved it's exercise although had to have a slow leak fixed in Tauranga this morning. Will be sticking up photos & doing a write up at some stage. Watch this space...

[ynot slow]

Just back from our wee jaunt: 5,656kms in 11 days (10 days riding). Awesome weather the whole time. Bike loved it's exercise although had to have a slow leak fixed in Tauranga this morning. Will be sticking up photos & doing a write up at some stage. Watch this space...

Sounds like a good ride by all,weather has been primo as well for the jaunt.

[chanceyy]

Just back from our wee jaunt: 5,656kms in 11 days (10 days riding). Awesome weather the whole time. Bike loved it's exercise although had to have a slow leak fixed in Tauranga this morning. Will be sticking up photos & doing a write up at some stage. Watch this space...

welcome back .. .. might need to pick ya brain soon

[banditrider]

welcome back .. .. might need to pick ya brain soon

Go easy...

[Delphinus]

arrghh. Brand new coil, earth wires all checked. Fuses ok, sparkplugs all checked. It STILL F&%King blew again, this time just out of Masterton, but I managed to limp home to where I am staying tonight.. I have absolutely no idea whats going on now. At least its in a better end of the country this time...

What was the name or details of that diagnostics person that someone mentionned was in Opunake and really good?

Thanks
Jack

[chanceyy]

arrghh. Brand new coil, earth wires all checked. Fuses ok, sparkplugs all checked. It STILL F&%King blew again, this time just out of Masterton, but I managed to limp home to where I am staying tonight.. I have absolutely no idea whats going on now. At least its in a better end of the country this time...

What was the name or details of that diagnostics person that someone mentionned was in Opunake and really good?

Thanks
Jack

ahh crap so there is something else underlying causing it .. .. let me text dogs & get back to you re the guy in opunake just forward details to you via text jack

[chanceyy]

Go easy...

.. I been test riding .. a few more to go yet

[cowboyz]

Just back from our wee jaunt: 5,656kms in 11 days (10 days riding). Awesome weather the whole time. Bike loved it's exercise although had to have a slow leak fixed in Tauranga this morning. Will be sticking up photos & doing a write up at some stage. Watch this space...

you are a legend. weather has been fantastic here. hope it held up in other parts of the country.

well done.

[NZsarge]

yea i figured that ,as the guy who owned it showed me a couple of them when he took off ,he was saying that it is so easy and so tempting to do it everytime you take off from the lights etc ,so ill have to remember to look at the steering then.

well i have been talking to a couple of bike shops and they pointed me in the direction of a couple 2nd hand ones with about 8-10k on the clock for about $16k+ which is not entirely out of reach... but yes still quite expensive considering what you can buy for that area of $$$

also considering a fz6 or something similar as i like how comfortable the setup is,is very rev hungry to tho which i was a bit unsure of, apparently its the tuned down r6 engine the fella was telling me ....? dont want something too racy just yet tho ,so im disregarding stuff like gsxr's and the like at this point

Yeah I could definitely see the sterring head bearings and forks getting a pounding on a SuperDuke
Yeah $16k ain't too bad but as you say that opens the door to plenty of low milage second hand bikes, there is a very low milage blue '07 FZ1 SV for sale at PT's for $15k for instance or Barbenders '06 ZX14 for $15k fully kitted with ohlins rear shock, modded forks, PC3 and pipe and so on.
A light bloke like you does'nt really need that many cubes though, a 600cc would be plenty.
Yes as I understand it to be the FZ6 has a detuned R6 motor and they are supposedly quite peaky, same issue with my bike, detuned R1 motor but really no one home under 5-6k on the tacho....

[NZsarge]

well i have been talking to a couple of bike shops and they pointed me in the direction of a couple 2nd hand ones with about 8-10k on the clock for about $16k+ which is not entirely out of reach... but yes still quite expensive considering what you can buy for that area of $$$

What about a Kawasaki Z750? good looking bikes.

[banditrider]

you are a legend. weather has been fantastic here. hope it held up in other parts of the country.

well done.

Dunno 'bout legend - do legends get sore butts?

Still keen on the GC? Gotta get my entry away soon, may as well print out 2 (or more) copies...