What's large and loud but very gentle?

**marks** · 23rd August 2008, 11:49

This is

07 17K $7K and one ear splitting Jardine can.

Brought on Thursday on Tard-Me. Rode home from Christchurch yesterday (Ride report here).

**deanohit** · 23rd August 2008, 12:01

Ooooh, nice one Marks.

**cooneyr** · 23rd August 2008, 12:07

Nice one but dont forget to give the DT some lovin occasionally.

Coulda had a DR for less with less kms and an aftermarket tank and fairing

Cheers R

**portokiwi** · 23rd August 2008, 12:30

Great report on the trip.
Good to here Trade me didnt fail you as it has with some of the others here.
I sort off got mine from there

and love it.
Hope you have many kms of happiness.

**Cary** · 23rd August 2008, 14:28

Now all you need is a Tiger or 990 or 1200GS and you'll have a full set

**young1** · 23rd August 2008, 14:30

Very very nice, but will it fit on the trailer ha ha!

Will we see it next weekend?

**marks** · 23rd August 2008, 17:50

Originally Posted by deanohit

Ooooh, nice one Marks.

Thanks Deano

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Nice one but dont forget to give the DT some lovin occasionally.

The DT230 will still get used by my younger son as a trail bike and my older son as an occaisonal adv bike and by me for things like the CCA - so it wont become unloved

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Coulda had a DR for less with less kms and an aftermarket tank and fairing

Cheers R

I suspect that no matter what you did you wouldnt get the dr to be as relaxing doing bigish road miles as the klr - the klr is simply 'more roady'

Originally Posted by portokiwi

Great report on the trip.
Good to here Trade me didnt fail you as it has with some of the others here.
I sort off got mine from there

and love it.
Hope you have many kms of happiness.

our family has brought 7 bikes and 1 car off trade me in the last 2 years - all have been exactly as described. I certainly intend to try and put lots of km's on the KLR

Originally Posted by Cary

Now all you need is a Tiger or 990 or 1200GS and you'll have a full set

The greater the HP - the faster I go - the shorter my lifespan will be - hence a lethargic klr is a sensible choice

Originally Posted by young1

Very very nice, but will it fit on the trailer ha ha!
Will we see it next weekend?

It had better fit on the trailer - I still want the option of trailering. If I can get some non girly tires on it this week I will bring it - you'll hear me long before you see me.....

**tri boy** · 24th August 2008, 10:36

No need to take a fuel container, (or NZ Environmental air pollution exemption cert) any more.

**ducatijim** · 24th August 2008, 10:43

Sweet....well done you !

**twotyred** · 24th August 2008, 17:14

Originally Posted by marks

The greater the HP - the faster I go - the shorter my lifespan will be - hence a lethargic klr is a sensible choice

I hear that ...

**merv** · 24th August 2008, 21:29

Great you are a keen man Mark and it wasn't this one http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=80291 you bought so seems there are a few around now.

I'm sure you'll keep having fun and post us even more stories while the rest of us wished we had the time you seem to have.

**shafty** · 24th August 2008, 22:04

NICE Bike
GREAT buy
EXCELLENT Ride report
FABULOUS Pics!

Cheers Dude

**pete376403** · 27th August 2008, 19:28

Glad to see yet another around. Are you going to keep the jardine can on it (with or without some sort of noise restrictor)?
I've got a Micron (Ex James Deuce Kawasaki 750) that I am trying to get to fit - its a fraction of the weight of the standard muffler.

And Oxford heated grips are a well spent $115

**marks** · 27th August 2008, 20:32

Originally Posted by pete376403

Glad to see yet another around. Are you going to keep the jardine can on it (with or without some sort of noise restrictor)?
I've got a Micron (Ex James Deuce Kawasaki 750) that I am trying to get to fit - its a fraction of the weight of the standard muffler.

And Oxford heated grips are a well spent $115

I'll keep the can - it may make my ears bleed and fail wof's but I like it

Ordered the heated grips this morning (will order crash bars tomorrow)

Had a local bike shop grease everything today. Steering head and swingarm were dry and others weren't much better....