Bumble Overlander Project.

**kanny** · 8th December 2007, 17:36

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Paint it the same colours as the scrambler.
Wear matching gear.

Get real.

**kanny** · 8th December 2007, 17:42

Originally Posted by deanohit

Mate, that looks AWESOME!!!!!

So has Kanny tried the seat height yet?

Yep i have

I cant wait to try it out.Triboy not going fast enough

**deanohit** · 8th December 2007, 17:43

Originally Posted by kanny

Yep i have

I cant wait to try it out.Triboy not going fast enough

Grab the drink out of his hand and kick his butt into action then!

Sorry mate!

**kanny** · 8th December 2007, 17:49

Originally Posted by deanohit

Bwahahahaha, found out mate! Guess we'll have to pm all the big ideas now!

And Kanny, wicked bike!

She sure is

Thanks to Triboy though.

**NordieBoy** · 8th December 2007, 19:32

Originally Posted by kanny

Get real.

Paint it the same colours as the scrambler.

Then you have the excuse of "Oops, I didn't mean to grab the Triumph, I thought I had grabbed Bumble, I wondered why she could do 120kph sideways around the corners all of a sudden".

**tri boy** · 8th December 2007, 20:07

Too late NB. She's got you in her sights now.

Prepare to be hit by Potato Salad at 100yds.

**NordieBoy** · 8th December 2007, 22:48

Originally Posted by tri boy

Too late NB. She's got you in her sights now.

Prepared to be hit by Potato Salad at 100yds.

Any meat in the salad?

**tri boy** · 11th December 2007, 11:38

Waiting on rear tyre.

**Crisis management** · 11th December 2007, 11:42

I've been here for half an hour so far, how much longer we got to wait?

**tri boy** · 11th December 2007, 12:09

Stretch out on the couch Ian, tyre will not be here till tomorrow.
Modifyed the bash plate, so it sits in close to the headers, and reshaped the top of it for extra clearance under hard braking/full suspension compression.

**tri boy** · 12th December 2007, 14:59

...so the rear tyre is in Hamilton, so a quick drive to pick it up this morning, whack it on the rim, do a few more minor adjustments, and bumble Stage1 is 99% complete.(the Ventura pack rack should be made up about xmas time).

**Rosie** · 12th December 2007, 15:05

Niiiiice. Looking forward to hearing how it goes on the gravel.

**tri boy** · 12th December 2007, 15:10

Bumbles first gravel test was quite a good one. I took it out the back of Raglan harbour, up Ruakiwi/waimai Valleys, and back into town on hwy 22.
Firstly, it brakes on the front extremely well, (nice and light), rear braking is just as good. The Trail Wings are fine on such a small bike, and so long as the road isn't super rutted, the suspension is fine also.
Another 5-10hp would be great, as power slides out of corners only happen if your riding at about 10kph.

Highway speed is a bit of an issue, (its revving quite high at 100kph), so a tooth less on the rear might be the go.
All up good first shake down run.