Top of the South Tag-O-Rama

**Padmei** · 12th October 2009, 06:37

Thats a nice looking KLX there pal. Put up a couple of shots of it. 300cc? Whats it like on dirt & the road?

**klxmerida** · 12th October 2009, 16:14

A few more pictures. On the road it will cruise at 110kph happily, passing I need to be accelerating out of a corner or changing speed zones ie 70-100kph. Or get a decent run up. Twisties are good fun such an easy bike to throw around. Off road, tires are a big let down, back is very close to bald down the center strip. Gets up any fire breaks I want it to in Sharlands and Mungatapu easily.

**NordieBoy** · 12th October 2009, 16:53

Originally Posted by klxmerida

Off road, tires are a big let down, back is very close to bald down the center strip. Gets up any fire breaks I want it to in Sharlands and Mungatapu easily.

Shinko 244 rear?

I'd go Pirelli MT21 front and on that lightweight bike it'd last forever and another 244 on the rear.

**klxmerida** · 12th October 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Shinko 244 rear?

I'd go Pirelli MT21 front and on that lightweight bike it'd last forever and another 244 on the rear.

Nope, rear is Bridgestone Trialwing 302. Wont pass next warrent by the looks of it. Whats difference between it and 244?

**NordieBoy** · 12th October 2009, 18:05

Originally Posted by klxmerida

Nope, rear is Bridgestone Trialwing 302. Wont pass next warrent by the looks of it. Whats difference between it and 244?

Better take this over to the tire thread.

**Padmei** · 13th October 2009, 06:49

We're gonna have to hook up for a ride sometime KLX. I'm on a mission to ride every bike in NZ.

**klxmerida** · 13th October 2009, 13:39

That could be arranged. What have you got for me to ride though??

**Padmei** · 13th October 2009, 17:08

I can get my hands on an old DR650. Don't look much but the owner reassures me he's replaced everything but the old tyres.

Nordie what ya doing on the weekend

**NordieBoy** · 13th October 2009, 17:52

Originally Posted by Padmei

I can get my hands on an old DR650. Don't look much but the owner reassures me he's replaced everything but the old tyres.

Nordie what ya doing on the weekend

Replacing some old tyres. Why?

**CrazyFrog** · 13th October 2009, 19:07

Originally Posted by klxmerida

Ok here it is, I know I said it was gonna be an offroad one but the camera had run out of batteries, which I didn't find out about until I went to take the photo. So I went back out with new batteries some where closer to home.

Back on topic.........

Went for a cruise to find the tag but all the bloody houses look the same up Panorama Drive, Highview Drive and Tasman Heights. To cut a long story short, I couldn't tag the bugger exactly, because the views all seem similar.
I did find a nice short dirt track dropping down to Marsden valley and another dropping down from Princes Drive to Washington Valley. Better not make a habit of doing those ones tho!

**klxmerida** · 14th October 2009, 09:04

I do the track up the back of Panorama to Marsden Valley whenever I go up there. You are on the right track. Look at what is close rather than the view.