Saturday Winter (not the WNR)

[helenoftroy]

Peeteey!its awesome you want a trail bike!

Sams XR650R is here in the garage if you want to give it a try,& you can take the DR out again any time......

Look at the Adventure/dual Purpose Bikes section -theres a thread -XR650R owners thread(for 600s too!)where you might like to move your post to

The guys over there will be happy to give you informative, honest feedback

[helenoftroy]

and you who has been talking about getting a dirt bike for how long?????? just go buy one hehehe then i can have a turn

Yeah come on cruza!

you know you want too!

[neels]

you know you want too!

I think there are a few that want to...I'm even having vague thoughts about what would be required to road legal the xl.

Anyhoo, what's on for saturday?

If it's a bit crap up on the hills after the snow, how about tunnel-bays-gebbies, little river and back for those that want to or direct to tt pub for a change if there are a few newbies not keen on too much open road? Depending on the weather of course, looking a bit crap at the moment.

Perhaps keep it short so we can get emotionally prepared and suitably attired for HOT's later on...

[Peeteey]

Thank you everybody! What a bunch of darlings you are ...

Peeteey!its awesome you want a trail bike!

Sams XR650R is here in the garage if you want to give it a try,& you can take the DR out again any time......

Look at the Adventure/dual Purpose Bikes section -theres a thread -XR650R owners thread(for 600s too!)where you might like to move your post to

The guys over there will be happy to give you informative, honest feedback

Crikey Helen, you're so generous with your bikes! That's very kind of you. I wonder if we could wrangle a little blat down the road on early Sat eve, maybe just before dinner, if that works for you? I'd be on my way to work and could stop by about 5.30-ish ...
Let me know, no worries if that doesn't suit ... I may be so in love by the end of the ride that I'll disappear with the bike and leave you my car and all my music gear as a trade!

If you want to take a XL for a ride to see what you think of it you can borrow mine for a play, it's only a little 250 and not road legal, but it might help to give you an idea of how they behave.

Thanks Neels, I may just take you up on that.
I did have, well, my neighbour had, an XL250 years ago and rode that all over the farm. At that point I was a little too small to reach the ground but such trivial things didn't stop me. Power wise it felt to me then like HOT's 650 did last weekend, now that I'm bigger and heavier and used to larger bikes ... how things change ...

Hi peeteey

First I reckon you should not be a tight arse and spend some more coin, You like the dr650 of helens..........

Yea yea! I'm not limiting my budget for fun you know. Even $20 is pushing the limits right now so 3k is the absolute outer limits! Would preffer under 2k but that's not really going to happen ... *sigh* Why can't people just *give* me stuff?

Peety - my 2c (partly as an ex-XL250 owner but that was donkeys' years ago)

Thanks for the great info Max!

[cruza]

and you who has been talking about getting a dirt bike for how long?????? just go buy one hehehe then i can have a turn

Cool , Thats cleared the money I was saving for the wedding ..................

Still got that annoying squeak in the landcruiser too , so don't tell anyone I've had gearshift and dash out twice today trying to found it , when I could have been cleaning ya bike to sell..........

[cruza]

Yea yea! I'm not limiting my budget for fun you know. Even $20 is pushing the limits right now so 3k is the absolute outer limits! Would preffer under 2k but that's not really going to happen ... *sigh* Why can't people just *give* me stuff?

Understand , sometimes false economy going too cheap .......repair bills can quickly out weigh a cheap buy some times. maybe tidy up and move on one of the other 2?

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[helenoftroy]

Thank you everybody! What a bunch of darlings you are ...



Crikey Helen, you're so generous with your bikes! That's very kind of you. I wonder if we could wrangle a little blat down the road on early Sat eve, maybe just before dinner, if that works for you? I'd be on my way to work and could stop by about 5.30-ish ...
Let me know, no worries if that doesn't suit ... I may be so in love by the end of the ride that I'll disappear with the bike and leave you my car and all my music gear

That will be fine,just call round...lol music gear!...party.....

[Peeteey]

Understand , sometimes false economy going too cheap .......repair bills can quickly out weigh a cheap buy some times. maybe tidy up and move on one of the other 2?

DR..........................DR.................... ..............DR...............................DR. .................................DR........

You're not trying to tell me something are you?

Yep, have decided, once and for all, to sell the Katana. That's where the money is going to come from to pay for dirt bike. Was/am (hopefully) going to borrow cash off dad until I sell the Kat.
Have lots of spares to go with, including now a complete and working spare engine, carbs, electrics (coils etc), rims, sprockets and tyres. Reckon they'll help sell it. Rather, I *hope* they'll help.
Should be all up and running tomorrow if I get a good nights sleep Maybe even REG and WOF for Saturday ...

[Peeteey]

DR..........................DR.................... ..............DR...............................DR. .................................DR........

Speaking of that, here's one I keep coming back to ... I could be very happy with this I think, Gem can walk ...

[McWild]

Understand , sometimes false economy going too cheap .......repair bills can quickly out weigh a cheap buy some times.

I can confirm this.

[Peeteey]

Speaking of that, here's one I keep coming back to ... I could be very happy with this I think, Gem can walk ...

Hey! I can quote myself! Excellent ...

I forgot to put the link in:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=296847917

This is very tempting too, and it's local!

[Peeteey]

I can confirm this.

Me too, all the "fun" I've had with cheap stuff over the years is finally starting to grate just a little. I just want something that works ... Problem is I can't afford it!

Anyone have a spare rich benefactor?

[JellyBellyKelly]

Gem can walk ...

what about getting gem a bike..................... i'm selling my 225 scorpio for a bigger ride

[kerryhare]

Where is the ride going this Saturday?

[leopardskin]

If it's a bit crap up on the hills after the snow, how about tunnel-bays-gebbies, little river and back for those that want to or direct to tt pub for a change if there are a few newbies not keen on too much open road? Depending on the weather of course, looking a bit crap at the moment.

i like neels idea if it ain't persisting down - rode down from nelson in the rain on sunday and i vaguely remember thinking at the time something about never doing this again.....